• Bluesky buzz: Why the social media platform is being called the next Twitter. 
• The Best Dressed Stars From the 2023 Met Gala. 
• Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in. 
• Google plans to add end-to-end encryption to Authenticator. 
• For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter. 
• Chrome replacing HTTPS lock icon with Material You redesign. 
• Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site.
• Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail. 
• Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy. 
• 'The Godfather of AI' Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead. 
• IBM to Pause Hiring for 'Back-Office' Jobs That AI Could Kill. 
• Edtech Chegg tumbles as ChatGPT threat prompts revenue warning. 
• Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Search for Meaning: Oliver Sacks on ChatGPT, 30 Years Before ChatGPT. 
• Why Chatbots Are Not the Future. 
• Google Photos is getting a more powerful search. 
• Stability introduces AI that can incorporate text into images. 
• LinkedIn Cofounder Reid Hoffman Launches a ChatGPT Rival.
• Kamala Harris to discuss A.I. in meeting with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs.
• A Brain Scanner Combined with an AI Language Model Can Provide a Glimpse into Your Thoughts. 
• New Standard for Car Entry Using Your Smartphone (UWB and Bluetooth). 
• Bluesky codes for sale for $150+ 
• Publishers insist platforms owe them money for linking to them but whine when they don't link. 
• Gmail is adding a blue checkmark to better verify senders. 
• Google officially teases the Pixel 7a, confirming May 11 availability. 
• Your Google TV Just Got a Nice Performance and Storage Boost. 
• Nest Hub 2nd Gen updates to Google's Fuchsia operating system. 
• Android 13 with May security patch live; download Pixel OTA image now.
• YouTube Music is officially launching podcasts in the US on Android, iOS, and the web.

Picks: 

• Stacey - UnaBell, Smart Button for IoT. 
• Jeff - Apple's Unionized Store Workers Seek Tips and Higher Holiday Pay. 
• Jeff - a font of type (Ryan Cordell's U of I class) 
• Ant - Black Community Version of Succession? 
• Ant - The Michael Jordan of YouTube? (bad pun, I know)

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