Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 131

Episode 131: It’s time for Flawed Online Safety Bill, MSFT says no to API costs, ChatGPT costs a lot, IBM gets sued, Red Cross upset at MP games and ARM Surface and new Pixels

Welcome back to the WTR as Karl and Jay discuss the latest tech news, gadgets, games, & films!

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This week we covered:

• News
  • WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps urge UK to rethink ‘flawed’ legislation
  • Microsoft rejects $42k+ Twitter API subscription, pulls it from ads platform
  • ChatGPT costs $700,000 per day to run, which is why Microsoft wants to make its own AI chips
  • GlobalFoundries sues IBM for flogging chip secrets to Intel, Rapidus
  • Please stop doing war crimes in multiplayer games, it’s upsetting the Red Cross
• Rumours
  • Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go 4
  • Google will reportedly announce a foldable Pixel phone at I/O next month

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