On this week’s extra=chatty episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the New York Police Department’s new security robot on patrol in Times Square, as well as new artificial voice technology, iOS 17, sassy chatbots, the end of the Netflix DVDs and much more. Order yourself up a pizza and have a listen to PTJ 373!
• Top 10 features to try out with iOS 17 (9to5Mac)
• Meta’s AI chatbot plan includes a ‘sassy robot’ for younger users (The Verge)
• Spotify is going to clone podcasters’ voices — and translate them to other languages (The Verge)
• ‘Power, influence, notoriety’: The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars (Reuters)
• NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room (NASA)
• 400-Pound N.Y.P.D. Robot Gets Tryout in Times Square Subway Station (The New York Times)
• Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope (The New York Times)
