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    #424: When Cars Hover Gently

    February 9th, 2023 · 82 minutes

    Microsoft and Google have got it and they’re flaunting it. It being AI-POWERED SEARCH. Then, a Right to Repair bill has passed in New York State. For dessert we have Jason Torchinsky and Matt Hardigree of The Autopian calling in.

    Guest Starring: Matt Hardigree and Jason Torchinsky

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    Rocket | Cotton Bureau
    Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing is open for everyone to try starting today - The Verge
    Google’s AI chatbot Bard makes factual error in first demo - The Verge
    Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AI - The Verge
    How Big Tech rewrote the nation’s first cell phone repair law | Grist
    John Deere commits to letting farmers repair their own tractors (kind of) - The Verge
    Metroid Prime remaster comes to Nintendo Switch - Polygon
    Ferrari Patent Shows They've Been Thinking About A Jet-Propelled Car, Just Like Isaac Newton - The Autopian