Google announces LaMDA, a language model for dialogue applications that it says represents a “breakthrough” for having natural conversations with AI [Techmeme]
The Trump Organizaiton faces a criminal probe. New York state has joined the Manhattan district attorney in investigating a range of allegations, including tax and insurance fraud. [Quartz]
The FCC’s big bet on Elon Musk - The billionaire’s space internet project could connect millions of remote American homes. If it actually works.[Recode]
What we’re expecting from Google I/O 2021 [TheNextWeb]
Americans Love Free Stuff, But Will They Get Vaccinated for It? [Eater]
Fully Vaccinated People Can Go Mask Free in Most Cases [Inc.]
This map of the U.S heating up is horrifying. Show it to every climate denier you know [Fast Company]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Lab-Leak Theory* [Medium]
Jaden Smith Opening a Restaurant Where Homeless People Can Eat for Free [Entrepreneur]
Why Humans Are So Bad at Seeing the Future [WIRED]
This Week in Tech 823 [TWIT]
Talking Tech with AI with Google CEO Sundar Pichai [MKBHD]
“No Keening Carried On Nowadays” [Lapham’s Quarterly]
The Sky This Week: See Mercury at its best [Astronomy magazine]

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 293 & BENKYO RADIO 293.

so, there were some cool announcements at Google I/0 2021. Especially when it comes to the super futuristic stuff, with AI and Quantum and all that. Alas, there was no new Chromebook announcement, which is weird. We have a little while longer until Apple’s WWDC conference. It appears Microsoft Build is very soon, and I think there’s an Amazon AWS conference coming up.

Until next time!