ChatGPT adds new features and removes some restrictions regarding public figures. WhatsApp adds an old school social media feature. And Tom talks to Andy Beach about how the BBC handles AI in news.

Starring Huyen Tue Dao and Jenn Cutter.

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• We’re launching user choice billing in the UK
• Google opens Play Store billing options in the UK
• Google’s Billing Policy Anti-Competitive, India Court Rules
• Apple, Meta Face Modest Fines as EU Seeks to Avoid US Spat
• EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath
• Google announces new Pixel 9a launch date
• WhatsApp users can now add songs to their Status updates
• WhatsApp users can now add music to their status
• Android Auto’s latest beta brings full Android game support
• SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever
• Judge dismisses Samsung’s smart ring lawsuit against Oura
• Mozilla Patches Critical Firefox Bug Similar to Chrome’s Recent Zero-Day Vulnerability
• After Chrome patches zero-day used to target Russians, Firefox splats similar bug
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WhatsApp adds music to user status updates, Google to offer user choice billing in the UK, and Ubisoft spins popular franchises into a subsidiary.

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WhatsApp is available as the default call and message app for iPhones, Instacart will start paying customers to record store shelves, and Signal downloads are on the rise.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Amos, Joe.

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Nintendo Switch is getting Virtual Game Cards for porting digital games between devices, and Tom Merritt draws a through line between tech connectivity and our love of animals.

Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.

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1. Google will develop the Android OS fully in private

2. Nintendo is working on Virtual Game Cards for Switch 2

3. TikTok ban is losing support among Americans

4. Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its browser

5. OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli moment raises copyright concerns

6. Google adds vacation-planning features to Search, Maps, and Gemini

7. Oracle cloud breach data confirmed by customers

8. Nvidia launches local GPU-powered AI chatbot for gamers

9. Instacart to pay users for shelf-scanning videos

ChatGPT’s built-in image generator has been delayed for free users, Android development remains open source but is now a Google internal project, and YouTube now counts Shorts starts as views.

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Amazon announced a new AI ‘Interests’ feature which uses personalized shopping prompts “in everyday language” to track down current and new products, AI web crawlers are consuming too much bandwidth, and that which is old is new again.

Starring Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Amos, and Joe.

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Amazon announced a new AI ‘Interests’ feature which uses personalized shopping prompts “in everyday language” to track down current and new products. Tom also talks to Victoria Song about streaming international tv.

Starring Jenn Cutter and Huyen Tue Dao.

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•Amazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI push

•Amazon’s AI-powered ‘Interests’ feature automatically finds new products that match your passions and hobbies

•Microsoft Abandons More Data Center Projects, TD Cowen Says

•Apple says iPhone 16 series to be available in Indonesia from April 11

•iPhone 16 ban ending on April 11, after $300M+ deal in Indonesia

•Vietnam to allow SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service

•Vietnam Allows Elon Musk’s Starlink to Provide Pilot Service

•Italy freezes Starlink talks as Elon Musk’s controversies snowball

•Broadcom’s VMware says Siemens pirated “thousands” of copies of its software

•OpenAI’s new image generator aims to be practical enough for designers and advertisers

•ChatGPT Now Supports Image Generation With GPT-4o

•OpenAI Claims Breakthrough in Image Creation for ChatGPT

•YouTube is changing how YouTube Shorts views are counted

•Claude is testing ChatGPT-like Deep Research feature Compass

•GeoGuessr is coming to Steam in April

•DoD memo clarifying use of messaging apps for government communications

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China’s AI data center boom faces financial struggles, Indonesia lifts the iPhone 16 ban on April 11, Amazon tests new AI tools for product discovery.

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