This Week in Tech (Week Ending Oct 26, 2024)

TL;DR - 👯 Musk and Putin bffs?; 🥺 AI chatbot causing suicide?; 🤝 Meta's partnership w Reuters

Hey folks!

Tech news below - have a great weekend ahead! ⭐️ Starred items are the “hot”/viral topics of the week.

TL;DR

• 👯bffs? Elon Musk has secretly been in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since 2022.

• Ads ads everywhere: Spotify is piloting an ad exchange.

• 🥺 A Florida teenager died by suicide after growing attached to an A.I. chatbot. His …