Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. Apple is reportedly considering a partnership with Google to integrate the Gemini AI model with Siri. A new AI-powered smart ring is in development to record users’ thoughts. Google is making modifications to its Play Store regarding third-party accessibility. And a group of employees from a company specializing in negotiating cyber-attack ransoms has been indicted for running their own cyber-extortion scheme.
• Abrar shares how Apple plans to partner with Google to utilize the Gemini AI model in its updated Siri model.
• Mikah talks about a new AI-powered smart ring in development that you can speak into to record & ask questions.
• Ryan Whitwam of Ars Technica joins the show to talk about the changes Google has been ordered to make to its Play Store to better accommodate third-party apps following Epic Games’ lawsuit against the company.
• And Mikah shares a story about a group of employees at a company that specializes in negotiating cyber-attack ransoms who were indicted for, ironically, running their own cyber-extortion scheme.
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti
Guest: Ryan Whitwam
Tech News Weekly Episode 412
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