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August 07, 2024 / 00:52

This episode discusses the news reporter widget, a software that summarizes news articles and translates them to audio. Tim, the CFO, humorously shares his experience with the widget.

Tim describes the news reporter widget as a circular icon that compiles various news articles and reads them aloud using an AI voice. He plays a sample of the latest news story.

The episode features Tim's commentary on the nature of news reporting, highlighting concerns about the lack of attribution to original journalists.

TL;DR

Tim discusses a news reporter widget that summarizes articles and reads them aloud with an AI voice.

Episode

0:52
00:00:00
can we talk about the news reporter
00:00:01
widget there is one interesting new
00:00:02
piece of software called the news
00:00:04
reporter widget you might see it on my
00:00:05
home screen here it is uh circle with
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eight bars it is summarizing a bunch of
00:00:12
new news articles from various sources
00:00:15
then it translates them to audio and
00:00:18
reads them to you in an AI voice and I'm
00:00:20
going to play please my latest news
00:00:23
story from today Wednesday July 31st
00:00:25
okay welcome to nothing news where the
00:00:28
only thing we're not short on is bad
00:00:29
news I'm Tim the CFO and I'm stuck
00:00:31
reading this stuff out every day guess
00:00:34
that's what I get for investing in
00:00:35
nothing it's a real nothing Venture this
00:00:37
is Spotify DJ but for the news for NPR
00:00:41
is it just going to like summarize a
00:00:43
bunch of stories that were written by
00:00:45
actual journalists and then not quote or
00:00:48
reference anything corre sick

Episode Highlights

  • Tim's Daily Struggle
    Tim, the CFO, humorously shares his experience with bad news.
    “The only thing we're not short on is bad news.”
    @ 00m 28s
    August 07, 2024
  • The News Reporter Widget
    A new software that summarizes news articles and reads them in an AI voice.
    “It's Spotify DJ but for the news.”
    @ 00m 37s
    August 07, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • I'm stuck reading this stuff out every day.
    AI News Reporters coming soon to a phone near you #mkbhd #smartphone #waveformpodcast
  • That's what I get for investing in nothing.
    AI News Reporters coming soon to a phone near you #mkbhd #smartphone #waveformpodcast
  • It's a real nothing Venture.
    AI News Reporters coming soon to a phone near you #mkbhd #smartphone #waveformpodcast

Key Moments

  • AI Voice News00:15
  • CFO's Dilemma00:29
  • Nothing Venture00:35

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