The Kleenex of AI

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On this week’s AI Inside, Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell test Google’s new Gemini-powered Auto-Browse Chrome agents, wonder whether Yahoo Scout really matters, question Apple’s Gemini-fueled Siri revamp and rumored AI pin, and explore Mozilla’s “rebel alliance” bet on open-source AI.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Podcast begins

0:04:30 - Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks (techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/chrome-takes-on-ai-b…)

0:26:42 - Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/868374…)

0:38:31 - Apple to Revamp Siri as a Built-In iPhone, Mac Chatbot to Fend Off OpenAI (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/ios-27-…)

0:42:59 - Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable (techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/not-to-be-outdone-by…)

0:47:10 - Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic (cnbc.com/2026/01/27/mozilla-building-an-ai-reb…)

0:56:14 - Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease (theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/28/google-dee…)

0:59:05 - The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has (engadget.com/ai/the-eu-tells-google-to-give-ex…)

1:01:07 - Shopify Merchants to Pay 4% Fee on ChatGPT Checkout Sales (pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2026/shopify-merchan…)

1:02:23 - Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference (techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/microsoft-announces-…)

1:03:50 - EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes (arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/eu-launche…)

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