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Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler

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    From the comment section.

    On this post by Elizabeth Lopatto about the question that Bard (and Bing, apparently) can’t answer: how many times does the letter e appear in ketchup?

    I was dying to go “gotcha” with such a prompt after the initial question,

    “Ok, what comes after the letter “k” in “ketchup”?”

    and I got another interesting response from it,

    “The letter “e” comes after the letter “k” in the word “ketchup”. However, there is no letter “e” in the word “ketchup”. Therefore, there is no letter after the letter “k” in the word “ketchup”.

    And that’s how Bard left me speechless.

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    Machine learning.

    One problem with AI is that sometimes it makes mistakes, and if another AI tool uses incorrect information as training data, it can also go down the wrong path. Oops.

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    Motorola’s next Razr will be revealed on June 1st.

    Leaks have shown us what to expect for the next Razr and its external display, which should have some competition in the flip-style folding phone race.

    Now a tweet from Motorola shows we should expect a full launch on June 1st. But the most interesting part might be the quote tweet from Motorola US (via 9to5Google), which is another suggestion that, unlike its 2022 Razr, this year’s model might be released in the US.

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    Microsoft will give you a Zune, really.

    In coordination with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (and calling back this deleted scene from the second movie), Microsoft is giving away this unopened 8GB “green” Zune to a US resident over the age of 18.

    No, it’s not a big-boy Zune 80GB or OLED touchscreen-equipped Zune HD, and there are no promises it will even work, but if you want to join the Zune squad (a real thing that exists, I promise), then this is your ticket in.

    Image: Microsoft (Twitter)
    Apple’s App Store was down, brieflyApple’s App Store was down, briefly
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    Random Access Memories, 10 years later.

    Yes, it has been 10 years since Get Lucky came out.

    The Daft Punk duo split up in 2021, but they have fresh, previously unreleased material for you to listen to on a 10th Anniversary Edition of their fourth and final studio album, like this demo and animated music video for “Infinity Repeating.”

    You can stream the album on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, and other services, or head to Daft Punk’s website to snag a physical copy (vinyl or CD — no tapes) and associated merch.

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    Linda Yaccarino has resigned from NBCUniversal, clearing the way to take over Twitter soon.

    On Thursday night Elon Musk said he’s hiring a new CEO for Twitter who will start in about six weeks, but didn’t name them. That’s apparently because the reported selection, Linda Yaccarino, was preparing a presentation for advertisers at her existing job with NBCUniversal.

    Now NBCUniversal announced Yaccarino has resigned, so we may not have to wait six weeks to get the news officially confirmed.

    Disclosure: Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, is also an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company.