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Do By Friday

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A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.

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A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.

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@dobyfriday

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English


Episodes
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That Baby Needs Gloves

9/10/2024
This week's challenge: make a lil’ movie. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review – Marco.orgThe Microphone you should get if you’re a fancy duchess or an Arab princeMerlinn’s USB Pre that’s not sold anymore but a total beastStewart Lee Basic Lee Live At The Lowry 2024 Full Episode Epic Comedy - YouTubeAnd Your Bird Can Sing - WikipediaA Hard Day's Write, Revised Edition: The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song: Turner, Steve: 9780062736987: Amazon.com: BooksThe Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing - YouTubeAnd Your Bird Can Sing (First Version / Take 2) - YouTubeCarl Sagan: If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. - YouTube30 Rock Hogcock!/Last Lunch mommy forum - video DailymotionHysterical | Wondery | Premium PodcastsPoisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS - YouTubeList of cognitive biases - WikipediaThe Text & Spam Call Blocker App That Actually Works | RobokillerPikaLuma Dream MachineMerlin Mann: "I’ve finished my little movie …"Cassowary - WikipediaRecorded Wednesday, September 4th, 2024. Next week's challenge: watch (Chimp Crazy)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimp_Crazy].

Duration:01:30:07

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Loot Box for Hoarders

9/2/2024
This week's challenge: play the New York Times games. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Schroedinger's Gift | Do By FridayCardboard cutting ASMRAmazon returns: What really happens to them?Monty Hall problem - WikipediaxScope • Measure. Inspect. Test.Kash Patel Will Do Anything for Trump - The Atlantic'SNL' Star James Austin Johnson Reprises Trump Impression After TrialShane Gillis's Best Trump Impressions - YouTubeCliff Hickinson (@CliffHickinson@mastodon.social) - MastodonWho is paying $30 for 'gamer girl' Belle Delphine's bath water? | Life and style | The GuardianTrump CardsCharlie Kirk Gets Into Altercation at DNC - NewsweekDemocratic National Convention: The Best and Most WTF MomentsMike Lindell Humiliated by 12-Year-Old at DNC; Trump Whines About Obama "Size" Jab: A Closer Look - YouTube'Weird' Times in American Politics: The New Democratic PlaybookReliquary - WikipediaTechnology | Us/technology | The GuardianGames | The New York Times CompanyLex's Games by Lex FriedmanToday's PuzzmoWordle Is a Love Story - The New York TimesEggplant: The Secret Lives of Games: 126: Building Your Own Platform with Zach Gage (Puzzmo)Recorded Wednesday, Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 Next week's challenge: make a lil’ movie.

Duration:01:38:27

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Surprise Party

8/22/2024
This week's challenge: throw a surprise party. Merlin edited this one, so be nice. Listen to the aftershow and support our program at https://patreon.com/dobyfriday

Duration:01:46:52

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You Can’t Blame the Ant

8/19/2024
This week's challenge: install the betas. Listen to the aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox — Show Links Slow Burn: Season 9The Boys in the Band (1970 film) - WikipediaMr. Plow - WikipediaVertigo (film) - WikipediaMay Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map - by Erin ReedThe Negro Motorist Green Book - WikipediaMockumentary Life | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | HBO - YouTube‎Billy’s profile • LetterboxdGalactic Grape Weed Strain Information | LeaflyApple BetaInstalling and using Apple beta software - Support - Apple DeveloperThe Land of the Large Adult Son | The New YorkerRecorded Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 Next week's challenge: watch the first and last episodes of Mash.

Duration:01:42:28

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Load Bearing Piece of Media

7/30/2024
This week's challenge: watch Blade Runner: The Final Cut. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - WikipediaBlade Runner - WikipediaVersions of Blade Runner - WikipediaRachel's Voight-Kampff Test | Blade Runner (1982) [48FPS] - YouTubeBlade Runner - Voight-Kampff Test (HQ) - YouTubeMotocrossed - WikipediaBad voiceover montage (Blade Runner) - YouTubeBlade Runner | Making of Blade Runner | Warner. Bros Entertainment - YouTubeWhich "Blade Runner" Cut Should I Watch? A Visual Explainer. - YouTubeDangerous Days Documentary : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveJamie Lee Curtis Speech at James Hong's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony - YouTubeTears in rain monologue - WikipediaBlade Runner - Final scene, "Tears in Rain" Monologue (HD) - YouTubeBlade Runner 2049 - WikipediaBLADE RUNNER 2049 - Official Trailer - YouTubeRecorded Wednesday, July 10th, 2024. Next week’s challenge: install the betas.

Duration:01:14:28

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You’re a Very Special Guest

7/12/2024
This week's challenge: make an AI song for your co-host. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links I 3D Printed Nerf Blasters in Solid Chocolate - Will they EXPLODE? - YouTubeYour dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work) - YouTubeSeven Little Pieces of My HeartApple Intelligence Preview - AppleApple Intelligence in 5 minutes - YouTubeGriffin's amiibo Corner - Episode 1: Mario - YouTubeConan O'Brien - Cant Stop (2011) (Documentary) - YouTubeFederico Fellini - 8 1/2 (New Trailer) - YouTubedarth™ (@darth) / XWho is @Darth and why is this person always in my Twitter feed? - The Washington PostSleep++AutoSleepAnna Delvey wears a chic white suit dress and bedazzled ankle monitor to immigration courtController for HomekitSometimes There’s a Man (Part I) MP3 Download ... | kung fu grippeDJ Apps | AlgoriddimEric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full - YouTubeThe Simpsons - Homer's Enemy - Frank Grimes comes to dinner - YouTube[ Wreck It Ralph ] When Can I See You Again HQ (Ending Credits with lyrics) - YouTubeGreen Thumb by alexcox | SunoWindy City Highs and Lows by @bohemiansidewinder384 | SunoRecorded Wednesday, June 12th, 2024. Next week's challenge: find GOOD YouTube.

Duration:01:29:05

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A Pot Doesn’t Know

6/24/2024
This week's challenge: make connections. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links James Burke Legend Connections Collection - YouTubeJames Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect" - YouTubeJames Burke (science historian) - WikipediaPlayer piano - Wikipedia3 minutes of Just Piano Ghost - Haunted Mansion Disneyland, California - YouTubeShadow Pianist | Haunted Mansion Wiki | FandomReconcilable Differences #232: Ham Means One - Relay FMConnections (1978) Best shot - YouTubeRecorded Wednesday, June 5th, 2024. Next week's challenge: make a song for your co-host using Suno.

Duration:01:00:31

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Certainty is a Blight

6/12/2024
This week's challenge: do a lightning round. You can hear the Aftershow on Patreon. —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Jaron Lanier's HomepageMarilyn Monroe: The Beginning (Dead Blondes Flashback) — You Must Remember ThisSwan Upping | The Royal FamilySaint Margaret of Scotland - WikipediaHow to Become Pope - YouTubePhil Spector’s Greatest Hair - The New York TimesPythonista for iOSGuido van Rossum - WikipediaThe Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel - YouTubevagina chicago building - Google SearchCrain Communications Building - WikipediaAir Fryers | Single, Dual & Large - Ninja® KitchenRice Cookers - Zojirushi Online StoreNEVER Touch "The Cornballer" - Arrested Development - YouTubeRollie Eggmaster | As Seen On TVRecreating my dreamsZealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth - WikipediaJesus Seminar - WikipediaThe Power (Alderman novel) - WikipediaThe Future | Book by Naomi Alderman | Official Publisher Page | Simon & SchusterThe Future a book by Naomi AldermanRecorded Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024. Next week's challenge: find connections.

Duration:01:49:40

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Horse Trauma

5/24/2024
This week's challenge: find hot quirks. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Guinness World Records - WikipediaGuinness World Records 2024 | Guinness World RecordsAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show - WikipediaThe Freak Book | Curb Your Enthusiasm Wiki | FandomHouse GOP showed up at Trump’s trial, while legislating languishes | AP NewsrealDonaldTrump | Truth SocialWhat do trigger warnings actually do?Ejection | Survivor Wiki | FandomHays Code - WikipediaDennis Hayes (businessman) - WikipediaSection 230 - WikipediaYouTube apologizes after parental-control feature blocks LGBTQ content | CNNBroey Deschanel — NebulaOlivia Wilde - WikipediaMike Johnson (Louisiana politician) - WikipediaMeet Trump’s ‘Human Printer’ - by Marc A. CaputoLéa Seydoux - WikipediaYorgos Lanthimos - WikipediaRecorded Wednesday, May 15th, 2024. Next week's challenge: lightning round.

Duration:01:41:26

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Diaper Dogs

5/14/2024
This week's challenge: create a DBFGPT. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox. — Show Links Reconcilable Differences #183: The Pinching Opportunities - Relay FMPikaDune - 1950's Super Panavision 70 - YouTubeRick and Morty - 1950's Super Panavision 70 - YouTubeRecreating my dreamsArtificial Intelligence | Drafts User GuideOverview - OpenAI APIBig Jim (toy line) - WikipediaNext week’s challenge: find hot quirks.

Duration:01:09:34

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O.J. Died While We Were in Hawaii

5/1/2024
This week's challenge: watch Taskmaster. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox. — Show Links South Park: Cartman Saves the Day in Cat Orgy. (Cartman Wild Wild West Song) - YouTubePlacebo - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (Cover) Official Music Video - YouTubeKate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video - YouTubeLittle Women (2019 film) - WikipediaLittle Women (1994 film) - WikipediaBlack Beauty (1994 film) - WikipediaThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WikipediaO.J.: Made in America - WikipediaJackie Chiles perfect attorney - YouTubeSopranos | Uncle Junior likes going down to Boca (and other places) - YouTubeSydney Sweeney’s Sweatshirt Is Sorry About Her ‘Great Tits’“Depiction is not endorsement”“bad thing to do”Why Is the Discourse Around Sydney Sweeney’s Breasts So Unhinged? | VogueRight-Wingers Rage at Our 'Disgusting' Gay Kristen Stewart CoverThat One Time Trump Got Mad at Kristen StewartKristen Stewart fires back at old Trump posts encouraging Robert Pattinson to ‘dump’ her | The HillWe Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America: Asgarian, RoxannaThe Trial - WikipediaBob Versus Mr. Business | Season 6 Ep. 4 | BOB'S BURGERS - YouTubeCat Trainin' - YouTubeMerlin Mann: "I will dearly miss our visits, Outside Cat." - MastodonTaskmaster (TV series) - WikipediaGreg Davies - WikipediaAlex Horne - WikipediaThe Horne Section - WikipediaEdinburgh Festival Fringe - WikipediaTaskmaster - YouTubeSeries 5, Episode 6 - 'Spoony Neeson' | Full Episode | Taskmaster - YouTubePaint a Rainbow Scene in the Dark | Taskmaster - YouTubeRhod Gilbert's Best Taskmaster Moments - YouTubeGive Little Alex Horne A Special Cuddle | Full Task | Taskmaster - YouTubeTaskmaster VR on SteamNext week’s challenge: ChatDBF.

Duration:02:05:04

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Expired Peter Pan

4/5/2024
This week's challenge: devise some new Oblique Strategies. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox — Show Links Pica DisorderThe Bully & The Beast: Wax Catches Poop - YouTubeSeven Little Pieces of My HeartPitch Perfect - Cups - YouTubeAnkiApp - The best flashcard app to learn languages and more.Oblique Strategies - WikipediaA Primer On Oblique StrategizingBrian Eno's Oblique StrategiesRecorded Wednesday, March 28th, 2024. **Next week's challenge: watch 3 Body Problem. **

Duration:01:27:14

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Carmen Santino

3/29/2024
This week's challenge: share some of your favorite things. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox — Show Links The Beginning Begins (Ep. 1) | Fantasy High - YouTubeSpelunky - WikipediaDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - WikipediaCyrano de Bergerac 1950) 'Nose Speech' 'Fencing Ballade' - YouTubeI Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter - WikipediaTIL that the novel "The Godfather" includes a subplot wherein Sonny Corleone has a huge penis, and has an affair with a woman who has an enormous vagina.Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Final scene - YouTubeThe Truth Behind the Hidden Demon in ‘The Exorcist’ | Vanity FairThe Exorcist spider walk Alex thinks is funny.Abelchia: inability to belch/burp—a new disorder? Retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD) - PMCReal Lime, 8 ozTUL GL Series Retractable Gel Pens Medium Point 0.7 mm Silver Barrel Black InkMagSafe | PopSockets®Why Does Fountain Diet Coke Taste Better at McDonald's? - DelishablyPatches | Hero CosmeticsAlways InfinityPlaytex Sport TamponsThat time when NASA (almost) sent Sally Ride to space with 100 tampons : NPRGreenmade InstaCrate Collapsible Storage Bin, 12 Gallon, Black or Black and Red | CostcoDevUtils - All-in-one Toolbox for DevelopersRecorded Wednesday, March 6th, 2024. Next week's challenge: devise some new Oblique Strategies.

Duration:01:41:06

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Let’s Talk About the Green Onion

3/4/2024
This week's challenge: do something bloggy. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links The White Castle System of Eating Houses - 99% InvisibleBeam: The Smart TV Soundbar with HDMI Input | SonosVision Pro owners are reporting a mysterious crack in the front glass - The VergeFirst Water Resistant iPhoneNatasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (Official Video) (as featured in Anyone But You) - YouTubeIt's a Wonderful Lie | House Wiki | FandomThe Ransom of Red Chief - WikipediaShōgun (2024 TV series) - WikipediaHop Along - WikipediaGoogle CEO: Gemini AI photo diversity scandal ‘offended our users’ - The VergeImageFXInfomercial: For-Profit Online University | Adult Swim - YouTubePerplexityOn Not Writing About New College - ungainlyAlan Watts - What Is Reality? - YouTubeA question and three answersRecorded Wednesday, February 29th, 2024 Next week's challenge: share your favorite things.

Duration:02:15:52

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My Dennis

2/26/2024
This week's challenge: do something bloggy. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox — Show Links That Dog - Never Say Never - YouTubeThe Haden Triplets - WikipediaLife on Mars- A Cappella/Petra Haden - YouTubePetra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out - WikipediaCan't Find My Way Home: Petra Haden/a-cappella - YouTubeIn The Air Tonight by Phil Collins / A-cappella/ Petra Haden - YouTubepetra haden sings the who sell out - i can see for miles - YouTubeRorschach test - WikipediaOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film) - WikipediaDanny DeVito Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ - YouTubeThe Dip - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - YouTubeRookie of the Year (film) - WikipediaAngels in the Outfield (1994 film) - WikipediaLittle Big League - WikipediaAntz - WikipediaA Bug's Life - WikipediaThe Illusionist (2006 film) - WikipediaThe Prestige (film) - WikipediaThe Aristocrats - WikipediaChris Fleming - Showpig (Full Show) - YouTubeGayle: Episode 1 - YouTubeReconcilable Differences #226: A Weak Button - Relay FMAnne Hathaway Wins Best Supporting Actress: 85th Oscars (2013) - YouTubeAnne Hatha-Hate with Eve Lindley | PatreonLes Misérables (2012) - I Dreamed A Dream Scene (1/10) | Movieclips - YouTubeThis is Financial Advice - YouTubeConfessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin | WIREDGhost: Independent technology for modern publishingMarsEdit 5 - Powerful web publishing from your Mac.Drafts | Where Text StartsRecorded Wednesday, Wednesday, February 21st, 2024. Next week's challenge: keep doing something bloggy.

Duration:01:12:29

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The Opposite of Applebees

2/16/2024
This week's challenge: try to hold it together. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links VRChatApple Vision Pro - AppleMeta Quest 3: New Mixed Reality VR Headset - Shop Now | Meta Store | Meta StoreMicrosoft HoloLens | Mixed Reality Technology for BusinessThe Best VR Headsets for 2024 | PCMagShop 3D Printers at Bambu Lab US | Bambu Lab USApple Boxes for Photography | B&H Photo VideoThe Weather Underground (film) - WikipediaMark Crispin Miller - WikipediaTodd Gitlin - WikipediaiPhone Copy and Paste on VimeoRecorded Wednesday, February 7th, 2023 Next week's challenge: do something bloggy.

Duration:01:05:34

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Honey in the Chokey

2/9/2024
This week’s challenge: keep closing your news hole. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Presidential dollar coins - WikipediaPresidential $1 Coin Program | U.S. MintMatilda (1996) - Little Bitty Pretty One Scene (7/10) | Movieclips - YouTubeThe Chokey | Roald Dahl Wiki | FandomPlastic Storage Bins | Akro-Bins Plastic Storage Bins | Plastic Storage Containers | Wire Shelving | Metal CabinetsBojack Horseman - CABRACADABRA ! - YouTube‘A total failure to launch’: Why Ron DeSantis was doomed from the startDaring Fireball: Nuzzel Is Shutting Down After Acquisition by TwitterShutting down Artifact. We’ve made the decision to wind down… | by Artifact Team | Artifact News | Jan, 2024 | MediumPerplexityNetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOSReadwise Reader | The first read-it-later app built for power readers.OmnivoreMatterRecorded Wednesday, January 25th, 2024. Next week's challenge: do something bloggy.

Duration:02:05:36

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Cameron is the Boat

1/20/2024
This week's challenge: close your news hole. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links PerplexityWallaroo • Wallpapers Just For You!To Own the Future, Read Shakespeare | WIREDOpenAI claims The New York Times tricked ChatGPT into copying its articles - The VergeHow does Replika work? – ReplikaBBEdit 15 adds ChatGPT support – Six ColorsBare Bones Software | BBEdit 15.0 Release NotesRecorded Wednesday, Wednesday, January 17th, 2024. Next week's challenge: keep closing your news hole.

Duration:01:32:39

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Contiguous Wound

1/12/2024
This week's challenge: watch The Stream. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox. —— Show Links The Art of PantsAll Signed Prints – The Art of Pantsmr. joshua (@pants) / XHieronymus Bosch - WikipediaMaria Bamford’s One-Hour Homemade Christmas Special! on VimeoSpecials — Maria BamfordMaria Bamford: Local Act - Comedy DynamicsThe Theme SystemWedding Toast - Saturday Night Live - YouTubeOur Planet | Groundbreaking SeriesLive stream in the Namib Desert - YouTubeRecorded Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 Next week's challenge: close your news hole.

Duration:01:07:12

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Trainia

12/24/2023
This week's challenge: use RISE to sleep. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Do By Friday Bits – The inability to follow simple instructionsCrap Chute's Xmas Pander Doublet 2016 | Steven CogswellNamibia: Live stream in the Namib Desert - YouTubeOpen Ocean: 10 Hours of Relaxing Oceanscapes | BBC Earth - YouTubeDik-dik - WikipediaHorns versus Antlers (U.S. National Park Service)George Santos Answers Hard-Hitting Questions | Ziwe Interview - YouTubeBadgers : animated music video : MrWeebl - YouTubePeanut Butter Jelly Time with Lyrics!!! - YouTubeFamily Guy Peanut Butter Jelly Time - YouTubeungainlyPlaying With My Son. An experiment in forced nostalgia and… | by Andy Baio | The Message | MediumDisney Imagineering’s latest robot looks like a real-life Star Wars droid - The VergeDisney Imagineers Demo New Relatable Robotic Character - YouTubeAtlas | Partners in Parkour - YouTubeDisneys New 'AI Robots' Are Way Too Advanced. - YouTubeEx-Apple employees new startup wants to bring AI to the desktop - The VergeDrafts | Where Text StartsApp and Tracker For Better Sleep and Daily Energy | Rise ScienceHealth Record Export on the App StoreRecorded Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 Next week's challenge: watch The Stream.

Duration:01:42:57