Tech News Weekly 312

Apple has reversed course and is adding RCS support to iMessage next year. What was announced at Microsoft Ignite 2023? And Common Sense Media has ratings for ten chatbots & AI services that parents should be cautious with when their kids interact with them. 

• Breaking news Thursday morning as Apple has announced that they are adding RCS support to iMessage next year. Will Sattelberg of Android Police shares the details of what this means. 
• Microsoft Ignite 2023 is happening in Seattle currently, and a lot has been announced at the event. Daniel Rubino of Windows Central breaks down some of the announcements made. 
• Jason shares an exciting story about noise-canceling headphones that could let users choose which sounds they may want to hear. 
• Mikah talks about Common Sense Media's ratings of chatbots and other AI services that warn parents about how certain AI services may be unsafe for kids.

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• Apple is adding RCS support to iMessage next year
• Microsoft Loop is now generally available with a host of new features and improvements
• Bing Chat gets a new name, becoming yet another Microsoft Copilot
• Microsoft simplifies AI app development on Windows 11 with new 'Windows AI Studio'
• Microsoft unveils the 'Windows app' for accessing Windows PCs in the cloud from any device
• Noise-canceling headphones could let you pick and choose the sounds you want to hear
• Common Sense Media's first ratings for 10 chatbots and AI services warn parents that Snapchat's MyAI, Dall-E 2, and Stable Diffusion may not be safe for kids
• AI Initiative • Understanding the Impact of AI on Our Kids