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Jay Peters

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    Some journalists got to see Humane’s AI Pin.

    TechCrunch’s report from a visit to Humane’s offices includes a few details I wasn’t aware of, including that the AI Pin has 32GB of local storage and that the first batch of devices will consist of 100,000 units.

    The piece is worth reading to round out the picture of the Pin. But until people actually get to try the device for themselves, take everything Humane says with a grain of salt — the AI-powered future may not be everything it’s cracked up to be.

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    Maybe building a whole product off of generative AI might be a bad idea.

    As pointed out by more than one Verge commenter and on this post on Threads, Humane’s AI Pin demo features it confidently making an error about where you can watch April’s total solar eclipse. I’m getting flashbacks to when Google’s Bard made a factual error in its first demo.

    These sorts of high-profile flubs are why I have a hard time getting excited about many generative AI tools right now.

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    Twitch is dropping its feature that lets you pay real money to pin posts in chat.

    The feature just launched in June, but Twitch is removing it “based on community feedback” starting November 15th, according to a support document. However, Twitch partners and affiliates can allow viewers to pin cheers, which are special chat messages purchased with Bits (Twitch’s virtual currency).

    A GIF demonstrating what Twitch’s Hype Chats look like in a Twitch chat window.
    GIF: Twitch
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    Jay Peters
    Google Chat’s redesign is starting to roll out.

    Google announced the redesign, which adds things like Home and Mentions tabs, in August, and the company detailed its rollout plans on Thursday.

    Google is also introducing a new icon for Google Chat, which definitely looks like a modern Google icon. You can see it in context at the top left of the screenshot below.

    A screenshot of Google Chat’s redesign.
    Google Chat’s redesign.
    Image: Google
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    Jay Peters
    X added chat to live streams on the web.

    X (formerly Twitter) has been steadily improving its features for live streams and broadcasts. Based on this screenshot, chat looks a lot like it does on Twitch.

    X is also going to let you add timestamps to posts containing video.

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    Prepare yourself for the great beyond!

    And by that, I mean watch Nintendo’s overview trailer for its Super Mario RPG remake, which will be out on November 17th. The game looks delightful.

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    Guess what revolutionary new blockchain tech Ubisoft has cooking.

    Seriously, you’ll have to guess; this press release is completely inscrutable.

    Its previous NFT work didn’t go so well.