The AI Coconut Wireless – January 23, 2025

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🔥 Apple’s AI News Bot FAILS Spectacularly—Here’s Why It Got Pulled (Silicon)
Apple’s shiny new AI news bot couldn’t tell a real story from fake – and now it’s on a timeout. Yikes.

⚡ Microsoft’s 2025 AI Tools Are Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Movie! (The Verge)
New tools from Microsoft that feel straight out of a sci-fi movie. Game-changers or just big talk?

🌍 Is AI About to Kill the UK’s Climate Goals? The Truth Is Ugly (Loughborough University)
AI is supposed to save the planet, but the UK’s ambitions might actually speed up climate chaos.

🎓 Nigeria’s New AI University Is About to Change Everything! (Voice of Nigeria)
Big moves in Lagos: Africa’s first AI-focused university is here. Future innovators incoming!

💻 This AI Bot Is Revolutionizing Climate News—Meet Sarah Kaizar (WHYY)
“Sarah Kaizar” is rewriting the rules for climate news. Smarter reporting, one byte at a time.

💡 Can OpenAI Make Us Immortal? Inside Their Big Plan to Beat Aging (TechCrunch)
Live forever? OpenAI thinks they’ve cracked the code with their new longevity collab.

📱 The AI-Powered Phone That’s Making iPhones Look Ancient (Wired)
This phone’s AI features will make you question why yours even exists.

🚨 AI Scams Are Getting Insanely Good—Here’s How to Outsmart Them (CNET)
Think you can outsmart AI scammers? Think again. Stay sharp, people.

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