This Week in Google 741

• OpenAI debuts GPTs allowing companies to further optimize GPT-4 for specific domains.
• Article 45, an EU regulation, will roll back web security by 12 years by banning website fingerprinting used for fraud detection.
• GM halts production on its Cruise driverless van over safety concerns after recent crashes.
• The SAG strike continues as negotiations with AMPTP stall. AMPTP proposed using AI to replace actors.
• AI academics voice concerns about AI CEOs like Sam Altman having too much unilateral control over powerful technologies like GPT-4.
• Meta allegedly tried to buy the domain name threads.com from a company called Threads and kicked them off Facebook when they refused to sell.
• Google petitions regulators to force Apple to open up iMessage to improve Android interoperability and reduce lock-in.
• Mark Zuckerberg leans into WhatsApp's strengths like groups, communities, and encryption to differentiate it from iMessage and Signal.
• Attendees at a Bored Ape NFT event suffer "severe eye burns" after lazers engraved NFT images directly onto their retinas.
• TikTok announces it is shutting down its $2 billion creator fund amidst advertiser pullback and recession worries.
• Camps teaching kids how to become YouTube and social media stars are proliferating.
• YouTube is testing new generative AI features like video captioning, a comments summarizer, and conversational assistance to enhance the platform.
• Google Keep will replace the functionality of Assistant Notes and the Assistant Shopping List as Google consolidates its services.
• Waze adds a new feature to warn drivers about accident-prone roads and intersections to improve safety.
• Google Chrome can now display how much memory each open tab is using, helping diagnose slowdowns.
• Google brings its conversational AI-powered Search to over 120 more countries and territories, expanding access globally.
• Picks: GifCities, Vintage Byte Magazine Library, YouTube's ad blocking crackdown faces privacy laws, TriCounty For Foster Kids, Ya EARNED It

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• Transcripts: This Week in Google 741

Links

• OpenAI debuts GPT-4 Turbo and fine-tuning program for GPT-4 | TechCrunch
• Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years | Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Under Fire Over Robotaxi Safety, GM Halts Production Of Cruise Driverless Van
• SAG Strike Continues After AMPTP's Horrifying AI Proposal
• How Microsoft’s AI is making a mess of the news | CNN Business
• Kantrowitz: OpenAI Is A Lot More Vulnerable Than You Think
• Microsoft makes advances with small models
• AI academics don't like AI CEOs
• A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook
• Google turns to regulators to make Apple open up iMessage
• Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp
• Bored Ape NFT event attendees report ‘severe eye burn’
• TikTok Is Shutting Down Its $2 Billion Creator Fund
• TLorenz: Camps teaching kids to be YouTubers are cropping up across the country
• YouTube to test generative AI features, including a comments summarizer and conversational tool | TechCrunch
• Google Keep is replacing Assistant Notes and 'Shopping List'
• Google’s Waze will now warn you about roads prone to car accidents
• Google Chrome gets quick way to see how much memory each tab is using
• Google bringing its Search Generative Experience (SGE) to over 120 new countries & territories
• GifCities
• revisiting Byte Magazine
• YouTube’s ad blocking crackdown is facing a new challenge: privacy laws
• TriCounty For Foster Kids
• Ya Earned It