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TEC212: Google’s latest announcements of new hardware and software show where personal tech is going. However, Dom Bettinelli and Jack Baruzzini discuss the ethics and philosophy of how we use that technology in general. Plus, copyright’s limitations on the internet and more.

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Links for this episode:

• Google I/O 2023: the nine biggest announcements – The Verge
• The Pixel Fold is Google’s $1,800 entry into folding phones – The Verge
• Google’s new Pixel Tablet is a $500 slate for the home – The Verge
• AI is coming to Google search through Search Generative Experience – The Verge
• Google Pixel 7A vs. 7 vs. 7 Pro vs. 6A: specs comparison – The Verge
• Magic Editor: At what point does computational photography just become AI generated pictures?

• Texas Dad Says ‘Find My iPhone’ Glitch is Directing Angry Strangers to his Home
• If we lose the Internet Archive, we’re screwed – The Statesman
• Hachette v. Internet Archive – Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
• NASA’s Makenzie Lystrup Sworn In On Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ – Gizmodo
• Tipping at Self-Checkout Has Customers Crying ‘Emotional Blackmail’ – The Wall Street Journal
• An archived version of the tipping article

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