| It's August 8, 2022—International Cat Day! You know what that means? More cat photos, videos, and memes than we can stand. If you're more of a dog person, then just hide away until tomorrow. | | | ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds | | | Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): | | 207 articles, 6 podcasts, 9 press releases, 300 tweets, and 12 YouTube videos | | | 1. Meta Wants You to Chat With Its AI | | Meta is throwing its Skynet hat into the ring by releasing its latest chatbot, Blender Bot 3, on the web, so we can test its conversational abilities. Just be nice to it. We don't want another Tay on our hands, which was Microsoft's chatbot that Twitter users taught to be a huge jerk in mere hours. | | 2. DuckDuckGo Will Block Microsoft's Tracking Attempts, Too | | DuckDuckGo's tracking protections used to make exceptions for Microsoft trackers, but no longer. The company is making amends following user backlash by removing such special treatment, as well as being more transparent about how its privacy systems are designed. Nice job, people. | | 3. iRobot and Roombas Now Belong to Amazon | | You know what Roombas needed? More Amazon. At least, that's probably what the online retail giant thought, as it has now acquired iRobot, maker of the smart vacuums. What can you expect from this? We're betting on better Alexa and Echo integration, and more Amazon branding. Y'know, the usual. | | | Most of us probably tap our iPhone's screen to see the time and any missed notifications, but what if the screen was just on all the time? Let Oliver Haslam tell you all about the iPhone 14 Pro's rumored always-on display, and how it'll likely change how we use our phones. | | | Never doubt the popularity of DuckDuckGo's search engine. What started off as a "mere" 16 million search queries in 2010 quickly ballooned over time, turning into 99 million searches in 2011, 496 million in 2012, and over 35 billion by the end of 2021. That's a lot of information to share. | | | "TV has all the answers." —Molly McLaughlin, Senior Content Strategist | | | 💎 You Know You Want It | | Everyone wants a little robot companion, right? If so, check out the Segway Loomo. It's part self-balancing two-wheel scooter, part smart assistant. You can ride it, set it to shadow you, communicate with other people through it, customize it with new features, and more. It's kinda cute, too. | | | Join the Nextlander crew as they delve into the games they've been playing and news of the week. From Tomb Raider to Elden Ring to... the lottery? Basically, there's a bit of everything. Give it a listen. | | | |
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