Fri. 12/08 – Did Google Fake The Gemini Demo?

People across the Internet are accusing Google of faking that Gemini AI video demo that everyone was wowed by. Apple seems to be diversifying out of China for manufacturing at pace now. Might the UK’s CMA have an issue with Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI? And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

• Google’s Gemini Looks Remarkable, But It’s Still Behind OpenAI (Bloomberg)
• Early impressions of Google’s Gemini aren’t great (TechCrunch)
• Apple to move key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam (NikkeiAsia)
• Microsoft, OpenAI Are Facing a Potential Antitrust Probe in UK (Bloomberg)
• Google launches NotebookLM powered by Gemini Pro, drops waitlist (9to5Google)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• The real research behind the wild rumors about OpenAI’s Q* project (ArsTechnica)
• AI and Mass Spying (Schneier On Security)
• The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill (The Verge)
• In the Hall v. Oates legal feud, fans don’t want to play favorites (NBCNews)