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MacVoices #23101: MacVoices Live! - Microsoft Puts ChatGPT In Their Apps, Angry Birds Changes (2)

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Release Date: 03/14/2023

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<h3>Show Notes:</h3>
<p><strong>Links:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Microsoft is bringing iMessage to Windows with the Phone Link app</strong> by Andrew Orr on AppleInsider:<br /><strong><a href="%20https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/28/microsoft-is-bringing-imessage-to-windows-with-the-phone-link-app">https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/28/microsoft-is-bringing-imessage-to-windows-with-the-phone-link-app</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Previewing Phone Link for iPhone users on Windows 11 with Windows Insiders<br /></strong><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/28/previewing-phone-link-for-iphone-users-on-windows-11-with-windows-insiders/"><strong>https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/28/previewing-phone-link-for-iphone-users-on-windows-11-with-windows-insiders/</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Phone Link app – iOS support<br /></strong><a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_apps-insider_other/phone-link-app-ios-support/a399da5c-4d25-408d-b874-6c8d492146a1"><strong>https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_apps-insider_other/phone-link-app-ios-support/a399da5c-4d25-408d-b874-6c8d492146a1</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Microsoft launches updated Bing, Edge, and Skype iOS apps with ChatGPT and voice input<br /></strong><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/22/microsoft-launches-bing-ios-app-with-chatgpt/"><strong>https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/22/microsoft-launches-bing-ios-app-with-chatgpt/</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>DuckDuckGo CEO Responds To Backlash Over Controversial Microsoft Tracking Agreement<br /></strong><a href="https://hothardware.com/news/duckduckgo-ceo-responds-backlash-controversial-microsoft-tracking-agreement"><strong>https://hothardware.com/news/duckduckgo-ceo-responds-backlash-controversial-microsoft-tracking-agreement</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>U.S. Cybersecurity Official Praises Apple for Its Security Practices<br /></strong><strong><a href="https://appleworld.today/archives/105497">https://appleworld.today/archives/105497</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Rovio Announces It’s Pulling Angry Birds Classic From Sale on Android and Hiding the Game on iOS<br /><a href="https://www.macstories.net/news/rovio-announces-its-pulling-angry-birds-classic-from-sale-on-android-and-hiding-the-game-on-ios/">https://www.macstories.net/news/rovio-announces-its-pulling-angry-birds-classic-from-sale-on-android-and-hiding-the-game-on-ios/</a><br /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Rovio Announces It’s Pulling Angry Birds Classic From Sale on Android and Hiding the Game on iOS<br /><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/22/23608937/spotify-hifi-lossless-audio-two-years-later">https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/22/23608937/spotify-hifi-lossless-audio-two-years-later</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Brian Flanigan-Arthurs</strong> is a MacVoices listener and Patreon supporter. Find him on <a href="http://twitter.com/brian8944"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Eric Bolden </strong>is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/eabolden">Twitter</a>, </strong>by email at [email protected], on <a href="https://techhub.social/@eabolden"><strong>Mastodon</strong></a> at @[email protected], and on his blog, <a href="http://trendingatwork.com"><strong>Trending At Work</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>David Ginsburg </strong>is the host of the weekly podcast <a href="https://intouchwithios.com/"><strong>In Touch With iOS</strong></a> where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at <strong><a href="https://youtube.com/daveg65">https://youtube.com/daveg65</a></strong> and find and follow him on Twitter <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/daveg65">@daveg65</a> </strong>and on <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@daveg65"><strong>Mastodon</strong></a> at @[email protected]</p>
<p><strong>Jim Rea</strong> has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at <a href="http://provue.com/"><strong>provue.com</strong></a> and via <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/provuejim">@provuejim</a></strong> on Twitter.</p>
<p><strong>Ben Roethig</strong> has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on <strong><a href="http://roethigtech.blogspot.com">RoethigTech</a></strong>. Contact him on  <a href="http://twitter.com/benroethig"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> and <a href="https://techhangout.social/@benroethig"><strong>Mastodon</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Brittany Smith</strong> is a trained cognitive neuroscientist who provides ADD/ADHD, technology, and productivity coaching through her business, <strong><a href="“http://conquer.consulting/”">Devise and Conquer</a></strong>, along with companion <strong><a href="“https://devise-conquer.teachable.com”">video courses</a> </strong>for folks with ADHD. She’s also the cofounder of <strong><a href="“https://adhdguild.com”">The ADHD Guild</a></strong>, a community for nerdy folks with ADHD. She, herself, is a self-designated “well-rounded geek”. She can be found on Twitter as <strong><a href="“http://twitter.com/addliberator”">@addliberator</a></strong> and on <strong><a href="“https://www.youtube.com/addliberator”">YouTube with tech tips</a></strong>.</p>
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