The LAPD admits to using facial recognition since 2009, House Democrats are calling for big changes among the big four, and Facebook bans QAnon. 

GPS tracks sea turtle traffickers; Netflix Canada is hiking its prices, and IBM says goodbye to its managed infrastructure services

We take a trip down memory lane to revisit old websites and feel old, pubs and restaurants sell contact tracing information; and is it time to consider work from home dress codes?

Apple’s new iPhone 12, Prime day kicked off the holiday shopping season, and Disney is going to be making a historical change

Amazon workers are striking in Germany, Google comes out with new robots to help farmers, and Twitter is suspending accounts for posing as Black Trump supporters.

More WFH woes, but in the meantime Dropbox makes WFH permanent, plus, a Facebook exec speaks out and calls Facebook ‘a threat to democracy.’

Hashtag Trending: ChatGPT Decline, Google's AI Gains, Healthcare AI Competition, and McKinsey's AI Workforce

In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers the latest trends in AI and technology. Traffic to ChatGPT has declined by 21% as Google's Gemini gains ground, now accounting for 20% of global chatbot usage. Anthropic targets healthcare with Claude, posing a significant challenge to OpenAI. A viral script to remove Microsoft Copilot from Windows raises security concerns. McKinsey reveals it now employs 25,000 AI agents alongside 40,000 human employees, signaling a major shift in the consulting industry. Tune in for a deep dive into these pressing tech topics and more.

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00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:47 ChatGPT vs. Google Gemini: The AI Showdown
03:43 Anthropic's Claude: A New Player in Healthcare AI
05:46 The Controversy Around Microsoft's Co-pilot
07:42 McKinsey's AI Agents: Redefining Consulting
10:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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