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Google wrote a ‘Robot Constitution’ to make sure its new AI droids won’t kill usGoogle wrote a ‘Robot Constitution’ to make sure its new AI droids won’t kill us
OpenAI will open its custom ChatGPT store next weekOpenAI will open its custom ChatGPT store next week
OpenAI’s news publisher deals reportedly top out at $5 million a yearOpenAI’s news publisher deals reportedly top out at $5 million a year
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Amazon’s last drive-up grocery store is gone.

In the spring of 2017, just before Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion and made big plans to reshape physical stores, it opened two drive-up AmazonFresh Pickup grocery locations in Seattle.

Now, with grocery delivery commonplace, incumbent chains offering pick-up orders, and Amazon’s own retail plans in retreat, leaving planned storefronts empty, GeekWire and the Seattle Times report both Fresh PickUp locations have shut down, including one in Sodo near Starbucks headquarters that closed in December.

AmazonFresh Pickup parking spots and storefront
AmazonFresh Pickup location in Seattle, WA
Clicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creatorsClicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creators
Amazon’s note-taking Kindle Scribe has fallen to one of its best prices to dateAmazon’s note-taking Kindle Scribe has fallen to one of its best prices to date
Google appears to be working on an ‘advanced’ version of Bard that you have to pay forGoogle appears to be working on an ‘advanced’ version of Bard that you have to pay for
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Slack now has a Stream Deck plug-in.

We love the Stream Deck here at The Verge. It’s already a great Zoom controller and ideal for automating tasks on Windows or MacOS, and now it’s getting Slack support. The new plug-in lets you quickly mute notifications using a Stream Deck button, or open direct messages, group messages, channels, and more. If you assign a button to direct message a particular friend or colleague you’ll even see their online status on the button. You can get the Stream Deck Slack plug-in over at Elgato’s marketplace.

You can assign Stream Deck buttons to a variety of Slack tasks.
You can assign Stream Deck buttons to a variety of Slack tasks.
Image: Elgato
Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
“How does LinkedIn become an AI-first product, just like we became a mobile-first product or a social-first product?”

LinkedIn COO Daniel Shapero says we should all get comfortable with AI, and dismisses the notion that AI is overhyped.

And if you’re considering job hopping and want some advice? “The best career decisions that I’ve ever made have been about the people I got to work with,” he says.

How to Get a Job in the Age of AI: Tips From a LinkedIn Executive

[Bloomberg]

You can get $50 in Samsung credit when you reserve a Galaxy S24 phoneYou can get $50 in Samsung credit when you reserve a Galaxy S24 phone
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Hard Drive, the satirical publication about video games, is starting a Patreon.

Hard Times, the independent company that owns the very funny website Hard Drive, said today that “our sites can no longer survive without some help.”

The Patreon has three tiers: $5, $10, and $25 per month. However, if Hard Times doesn’t get enough patrons, “we’ll refund everyone who subscribed and shut the Patreon down.”

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Nvidia has some new Super GPUs ready.

Nvidia is heading to CES next week to announce some new 40-series GPUs. A new teaser makes it clearer than the various leaks that Nvidia has some GeForce announcements to make. We’re expecting to hear about a new RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Super Ti, and even an RTX 4080 Super. All the cards have been heavily leaked in recent weeks, so all that’s really left is to make them official on Monday January 8th.

Razer updates Blade 16 and 18 with new displaysRazer updates Blade 16 and 18 with new displays
Jon Porter
Jon Porter
Is that a Steam Deck competitor you’re teasing, MSI?

Between Asus, Lenovo, and now MSI, it feels like every major PC gaming brand is lining up to compete with Valve’s Steam Deck. MSI’s Instagram teaser for next week’s CES announcement doesn’t give too many hints about the specs or features of its competitor. But it does seem to confirm it’ll have plenty of fan grills and RGB.

A Steam Deck-style device in shadows.
Close up of fan grills.
MSI’s logo.
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Looks pretty Steam Deck-like to me.
Image: MSI
Chris Welch
Chris Welch
For the second year in a row, Sony won’t have new TVs at CES.

Sony is no longer abiding by the industry norm of announcing its latest and greatest TVs at CES each year.

The company skipped Vegas and waited until last March to introduce its 2023 lineup. And even then, the lauded A95 QD-OLED TV didn’t actually ship until the fall. Sony is clearly working on a much different timeline than other TV makers these days.

So it should come as no surprise that Digital Trends’ Caleb Denison is reporting that new TVs won’t be part of Sony’s CES 2024 presence. It sounds like the company has made some impressive Mini LED backlighting advancements that will appear in upcoming models — whenever they’re ready.

Sony is still holding a press conference on January 8th, so maybe we’ll get another look at Afeela at this year’s show.

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