Tech Brew Ride Home Tue. 01/17 – New Mac Tuesday
Jan 17, 2023
Apple introduces new MacBook Pros featuring the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, boosting performance significantly. Microsoft is rolling out its Azure OpenAI Service, but looming lawsuits may hinder AI advancements. Excitingly, Google is rumored to unveil an AirTag competitor. Meanwhile, the dark side of online shopping reveals questionable 16-terabyte hard drives, prompting caution among buyers. The conversation underscores the importance of vigilance against online scams, particularly with tempting tech offers.
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New Macs and M2 Chips
- Apple released new MacBook Pros and Mac Minis with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips.
- These chips offer significant performance improvements, supporting 8K HDMI and Wi-Fi 6E.
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service Launch
- Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service is now generally available, providing access to GPT-3.5, DALL-E 2, and soon ChatGPT.
- Satya Nadella believes AI can boost productivity and shouldn't be viewed as a job threat.
Copyright Lawsuits Against AI Art Generators
- Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of Stable Diffusion, for copyright infringement in their training data.
- Artists are also suing AI art generators, claiming they infringe on artist rights by using web-scraped images.