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Thu. 11/30 – The Prodigal Son Is Back
30 november 2023 · 15 min
Sam Altman is officially back at work as OpenAI CEO. Meta is about to launch Threads in Europe, but their plan to offer ad free subscription tiers for their services has hit a speed bump. You can trick LLMs into revealing their training data. And I warned you before, but if you have any dormant Google accounts, better see to them toot suite.
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Links:
OpenAI Will Add Microsoft as Board Observer, Plans Governance Changes (Bloomberg)
Interview: Sam Altman on being fired and rehired by OpenAI (The Verge)
Meta’s Threads to Launch in Europe in App’s Biggest Expansion Since Debut (WSJ)
Meta Platforms' ad-free service targeted in EU consumer complaint (Reuters)
It’s not just electricity — Bitcoin mines burn through a lot of water, too (The Verge)
ChatGPT's training data can be exposed via a "divergence attack" (StackDiary)
Your Unused Gmail Account May Be Permanently Deleted Friday (WSJ)
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Wed. 11/29 – Apple And Goldman Part Ways
29 november 2023 · 16 min
Apple and Goldman are ending their partnership, so what does that mean for the Apple Credit Card? Stability AI is so unstable, it might be looking to sell itself. GM is pumping the breaks on its Cruise rollout. All the headlines from the big AWS conference yesterday. And it’s that time of year: what won your Spotify Wrapped listening charts?
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Links:
Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership (WSJ)
Unity Software with a ‘company reset’ walks away from film VFX and the Wētā Deal. (FXGuide)
Stability AI Has Explored Sale as Investor Urges CEO to Resign (Bloomberg)
G.M. to Cut Spending on Cruise Self-Driving Unit (NYTimes)
Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies (NYTimes)
Inside Spotify Wrapped, an Annual Song of Ourselves (WSJ)
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Tue. 11/28 – NameDrop Is Safe, Despite What Police Say
28 november 2023 · 17 min
AI foundation models are coming to more AWS products. Why are police departments scaremongering about that NameDrop feature on iPhones? Why is Google Drive losing peoples’ files? And Ikea’s new super cheap smart-home starter devices.
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Links:
AWS enhances AI services with foundation model capabilities for improved performance (SiliconAngle)
Amazon wants businesses to use its palm-scanning tech to let employees into the office (CNBC)
US Thanksgiving weekend sales hit record on big discounts, online boost (Reuters)
NameDrop is safe. The fearmongering about it is not. (Washington Post)
Google investigating missing files on Drive, caused by desktop app (9to5Google)
OpenAI Is Still an $86 Billion Nonprofit (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors (The Verge)
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Mon. 11/27 – ByteDance Retrenches
27 november 2023 · 16 min
A thin client from AWS. More bad news for gaming as ByteDance pulls back from its gaming ambitions in a major way. Governments have more new joint guidelines for AI development. And Amazon now delivers more packages than either FedEx OR UPS.
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Links:
AWS debuts Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client device for virtual desktop access (SiliconAngle)
Salesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services’ Marketplace (Bloomberg)
TikTok parent ByteDance to cut 1,000 gaming jobs in strategic shift (NikkeiAsia)
US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design' (Reuters)
Instagram’s Algorithm Delivers Toxic Video Mix to Adults Who Follow Children (WSJ)
The Biggest Delivery Business in the U.S. Is No Longer UPS or FedEx (WSJ)
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(IHP) The "First" Extremely Online Person, Justin Hall
26 november 2023 · 1 uur 45 min
A lot of people give credit to Justin Hall for being, if not the first, then spiritually, at least, the “first” blogger. Since early 1994, first as Justin’s Homepage and at various points, as Justin’s Links from the Underground and Links.net, Justin Hall has been writing online and sharing online—especially, sharing himself online—longer than almost anyone else on the planet. Hear his story today, and watch his documentary at: http://overshare.links.net/ Lees meer
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(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 2
25 november 2023 · 59 min
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently?
In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries:
Triumph of the Nerds
and
Computer Chronicles
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(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 1
24 november 2023 · 42 min
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently?
In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries:
Triumph of the Nerds
and
Computer Chronicles
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(IHP) How The Dotcom Bubble Happened
23 november 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
From the Internet History Podcast, the background, root causes and rough outline of the dotcom bubble. How it happened, why it happened... and why it's unlikely to happen again anytime soon.
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(Portfolio Profile) SF Compute
22 november 2023 · 27 min
Find out more at SFCompute.com. But also, to cut the line and get your hands on some time with some chips, email: ridehome@sfcompute.com
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Tue. 11/21 – The Sam Altman Thing Is Nowhere Near Resolved
21 november 2023 · 18 min
The Sam Altman thing is nowhere near resolved, and what does that mean, especially for Microsoft? Elon sues Media Matters. And if your YouTube videos have been behaving strangely of late, I think I can tell you why.
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Links:
Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO (The Verge)
OpenAI’s Board Approached Anthropic About Merger (The Information)
@eastdakota's Tweet Thread on Microsoft and OpenAI
Elon Musk Sues Media Matters for ‘Knowingly and Maliciously’ Misrepresenting Amount of Antisemitic Content on X (TheWrap)
YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users (Update: Statement) (AndroidAuthority)
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Mon. 11/20 – Where We Are With The Sam Altman Drama
20 november 2023 · 18 min
There’s really only one story today, the whole, Sam Altman got fired by OpenAI’s board but then they tried to get him back, but then Microsoft hired him, and now OpenAI employees are threatening to quit en masse, story. But also, the CEO of Cruise has stepped down. And Linda Yaccarino’s friends are suggesting she should step down as CEO of X.
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Links:
Inside the Chaos at OpenAI (The Atlantic)
Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns (TechCrunch)
GM boss Mary Barra’s high-tech bet unraveling after Kyle Vogt departs as CEO of embattled Cruise robotaxi unit (Fortune)
Yaccarino On Hot Seat As Ad Execs Urge Twitter CEO To Resign (Forbes)
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(Portfolio Profile) Freeplay
19 november 2023 · 42 min
Find out more at Freeplay.ai.
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(Bonus) Me On The "Securities" Podcast Talking AI And Regulatory Capture
18 november 2023 · 36 min
Links:
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"Securities" podcast
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Fri. 11/17 – Apple Adopts RCS
17 november 2023 · 18 min
Surprising almost everyone, Apple is adopting the Google-led RCS messaging standard. IBM suspends its advertising on X. Amazon is selling new cars on Amazon.com. A rebirth of Quibi? The surprising biggest mobile game of the year? And, of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions.
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Links:
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5Mac)
What color bubbles will RCS messages be? Apple confirms the answer (9to5Mac)
IBM pulls adverts from X after report finding they ran next to Nazi content (Financial Times)
Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon (WSJ)
A Quibi-like app called ReelShort hit record downloads and revenue this month (TechCrunch)
2023's Apparent Biggest Mobile Game Launch Is Not What You Expect (GameSpot)
Weekend Longreads Suggestion:
Inside Marques Brownlee’s tech review studio: The YouTube star on gadgets, growth, and staying chill (Fast Company)
A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft (New Yorker)
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Thu. 11/16 – Microsoft’s Ignite Conference
16 november 2023 · 16 min
All of the big announcements from Microsoft’s development conference yesterday, including the debut of their own AI chips. YouTube is bringing AI to Shorts. Threads is kinda doing hashtags, though Chris Messina has thoughts. And the new UPS warehouse where the robots way outnumber the humans.
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Links:
Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat to Copilot, to better compete with ChatGPT (The Verge)
Microsoft officially launches Loop, its Notion competitor (The Verge)
Microsoft Unveils Its First Custom-Designed AI, Cloud Chips (Bloomberg)
YouTube Shorts Challenges TikTok With Music-Making AI for Creators (Wired)
Threads starts testing hashtags…without the hash (TechCrunch)
Robots to Outnumber People at UPS’s Massive New Warehouse (Bloomberg)
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Wed. 11/15 – Bridging The Great Blue Bubble Divide
15 november 2023 · 19 min
Nothing has come up with the first large scale way to send iMessages even if you’re on Android. Those new OpenAI products are so popular, they’re actually pausing your ability to use them. DeepMind has a model that can predict the weather more accurately than humans. And the Cadillac of web cameras has a new model.
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Links:
Coming soon: A fix for the Android green-bubble problem (Washington Post)
Intel fixes high-severity CPU bug that causes “very strange behavior” (ArsTechnica)
OpenAI Pauses New ChatGPT Plus Subscriptions Due To Surge In Demand (Search Engine Journal)
Apple extends free period for iPhone 14 satellite features (9to5Mac)
AI outperforms conventional weather forecasting methods for first time (Financial Times)
Opal’s second camera is the Tadpole, a tiny webcam for laptops (The Verge)
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Tue. 11/14 – Google Pays Apple HOW Much?
14 november 2023 · 16 min
Two different trials reveal some details of Google’s various deals with various platforms that they probably wish didn’t become public. Why aren’t the Fed’s arresting those casino hackers? Two interesting new initiatives from Uber. And OpenAI has an independent board that gets to decide when AGI has been achieved (and maybe x’s Microsoft out).
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Links:
Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says (Bloomberg)
For Google Play, Dominating Android World Was ‘Existential’ (Bloomberg)
Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division (Aftermath)
FBI struggled to disrupt dangerous casino hacking gang, cyber responders say (Reuters)
Uber to Test TaskRabbit-Like Service in Florida and Alberta (Bloomberg)
Uber takes steps to combat unfair driver deactivations (TechCrunch)
OpenAI’s six-member board will decide ‘when we’ve attained AGI’ (VentureBeat)
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Mon. 11/13 – Can OpenAI Outrun Everybody?
13 november 2023 · 16 min
OpenAI is probably going to raise a ton more money to attempt to stay at the top of the AI heap. You might get your money back if you get scammed on Zelle all of the sudden. Would you trust ex-FTX executives to launch a new crypto exchange? And why did Apple pause all OS development for a week recently?
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Links:
OpenAI chief seeks new Microsoft funds to build ‘superintelligence’ (Financial Times)
Exclusive: Google in talks to invest in AI startup Character.AI (Reuters)
Payments app Zelle begins refunds for imposter scams after Washington pressure (Reuters)
Key Witness at Sam Bankman-Fried Trial to Launch New Crypto Exchange (WSJ)
Apple Is Taking Extra Care With ‘Ambitious’ iOS 18 Update (Bloomberg)
Sony PlayStation Portal Review (PCMag)
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(Portfolio Profile) Automated Data (Corrected)
13 november 2023 · 47 min
Our first Ride Home AI Fund Portfolio Profile Episode: Automated Data
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Fri. 11/10 – The Humane Ai Pin Is The Star Trek Combadge
10 november 2023 · 18 min
More details on that whole Humane Ai Pin device cause whatever you think about it, it’s the first radically new take on computing that we’ve seen since the smartphone. The first company to do carbon capture in the US is operational. I’ll tell you how it works. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Humane’s Ai Pin is a $700 Smartphone Alternative You Wear All Day (Wired)
Introducing Humane Ai Pin (The Humane Launch Video)
In a U.S. First, a Commercial Plant Starts Pulling Carbon From the Air (NYTimes)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
AI is about to completely change how you use computers (GatesNotes)
Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Startup Is Ready to Start Surgery (Bloomberg)
Inside an OnlyFans empire: Sex, influence and the new American Dream (Washington Post)
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Thu. 11/09 – The First AI Wearable
9 november 2023 · 16 min
We’re getting our first look at the first ever AI hardware product from Humane today. Once Disney swallows Hulu it’s going to create one app to stream them all. Samsung joins the AI race. The Esports world continues to blow up. And a judge has ruled that your car can continue reading your text messages legally.
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Exclusive leak: all the details about Humane’s AI Pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration (The Verge)
Disney+, Hulu Merged App to Launch Next Month for Bundle Subscribers, Bob Iger Says (Variety)
No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames (PCMag)
The Overwatch League is officially dead: Activision Blizzard is 'transitioning' away from its groundbreaking esports league as teams reportedly vote to withdraw (PC Gamer)
Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (The Record)
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Wed. 11/08 – The First AI Election
8 november 2023 · 17 min
Big tech platforms are preparing for the first big election of the AI era. Why even Microsoft is so desperate to get its hands on AI chips. Some incredibly bearish signs from crypto. But could we actually see a crypto IPO happen soon? Don’t sleep on Amazon’s healthcare ambitions. And never underestimate the power of timing nostalgia correctly.
Links: Lees meerMeta to Require Campaigns to Disclose AI-Altered Political Ads (WSJ)
Microsoft Is Offering to Help US Politicians Crack Down on Deepfakes (Bloomberg)
Bing Chat so hungry for GPUs, Microsoft will rent them from Oracle (The Register)
Coatue Cuts Value of OpenSea Stake by 90% as Fund’s Returns Sag (The Information)
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Internet Considering 2024 IPO (Bloomberg)
Amazon links One Medical primary care to Prime memberships (Washington Post)
Fortnite just had its biggest day ever, 6 years in (Polygon)
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Tue. 11/07 – An App Store, But For GPTs
7 november 2023 · 18 min
OpenAI wants to open an App Store where everyone can build their own GPTs. There’s also a new GPT-4 that has gotten significantly cheaper. Did Cruise know its cars were underperforming even before the DMV shut them down? WeWork is officially dead, but are we seeing green shoots… evidence that the tech recession might be ending?
Links: Lees meerOpenAI Launches GPT-4 Turbo (TechCrunch)
OpenAI is letting anyone create their own version of ChatGPT (The Verge)
CRUISE KNEW ITS SELF-DRIVING CARS HAD PROBLEMS RECOGNIZING CHILDREN — AND KEPT THEM ON THE STREETS (The Intercept)
WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, files for bankruptcy (CNBC)
Shein Targets Up to $90 Billion Valuation in US IPO, Sources Say (Bloomberg)
Klarna’s financial glow-up is my favorite story in tech right now (TechCrunch)
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Mon. 11/06 – Elon “Groks” AI
6 november 2023 · 18 min
Elon releases his AI model. The Chinese AI startup that has hit unicorn status in just 8 months by going the open source route. The reviews of the new Mac with M3 chips are out, and they’re generally good. But if you’ve been pining for a new 27 inch iMac, I’ve got some very bad news for you.
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Links:
Elon Musk debuts ‘Grok’ AI bot to rival ChatGPT, others (CNBC)
AI Pioneer Kai-Fu Lee Builds $1 Billion Startup in Eight Months (Bloomberg)
Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd Steps Down (WSJ)
Review: Apple’s 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro crams Ultra-level speed into a laptop (ArsTechnica)
Apple has no plans to make a 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon (The Verge)
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Fri. 11/03 – SBF Guilty
3 november 2023 · 17 min
Sam Bankman Fried has been found guilty. The FTC alleges Jeff Bezos ordered Amazon to boost junk ads. Elon Musk says Starlink is almost profitable. He also says he’s about to release his own AI model. And in the Weekend Longreads Suggestions, is Elon about to give Joe Rogan a new lily pad to take his podcast to?
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Links:
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud (The Verge)
Sam Bankman-Fried Was a Grown Up Criminal, Not an Impulsive Man-Child (NYTimes)
Starlink achieves cash-flow breakeven, says SpaceX CEO Musk (Reuters)
Musk's xAI set to launch first AI model to select group (Reuters)
Amazon Boosted Junk Ads, Deleted Messages to Thwart Antitrust Probe, FTC Says (Bloomberg)
Google AdSense moving to per-impression payments in 2024 (9to5Google)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
The EV transition trips over its own cord (The Verge)
Joe Rogan’s big decision (The Verge)
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Thu. 11/02 – Silicon Mesa?
2 november 2023 · 17 min
Looks like Disney is finally going to swallow Hulu. One more time we’re going to look at the AI regulation debate, this time noting that governments are regulating tech ahead of time for the first time in a while. You might want to tip your DoorDasher ahead of time. And can I coin a term? Arizona is becoming Silicon Mesa?
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Links:
Disney Says It Will Take Full Control of Hulu (NYTimes)
Joe Biden Wants US Government Algorithms Tested for Potential Harm Against Citizens (Wired)
Attenuating Innovation (AI) (Stratechery)
DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip (The Verge)
‘Our secret weapon’: how a university bolstered Phoenix’s rise as US chip capital (Financial Times)
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Wed. 11/01 – WeWork To The Deadpool?
1 november 2023 · 17 min
LinkedIn has an AI job coach for you. Netflix’s ad tier is doing well. But is it doing well enough. You might have thought this already happened, but WeWork seems to be seriously circling the deadpool. A potentially big breakthrough for medicinal discovery via AI. And more on the evolving AI debate around open source and regulatory capture.
Links: Lees meerLinkedIn’s new AI chatbot wants to help you get a job (CNBC)
Netflix, Pushing Into AVOD Fray, Plans New Ad Formats, ‘Crown’ Sponsorship Deals (Variety)
WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week (WSJ)
DeepMind’s latest AlphaFold model is more useful for drug discovery (TechCrunch)
Google DeepMind boss hits back at Meta AI chief over ‘fearmongering’ claim (CNBC)
What the executive order means for openness in AI (AI Snake Oil)
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Tue. 10/31 – The New M3 Chips And Macs
31 oktober 2023 · 17 min
All the headlines for last night’s Apple event, including interesting details about the new M3 chips. One year on from Elon purchasing it, what is X worth now? Is Nvidia gonna have to cancel all those chip orders from China? And are people crying chicken little about the threat of AI in order to do some regulatory capture?
Links: Lees meerApple ‘Scary Fast’ Mac launch event: the 4 biggest announcements (The Verge)
Apple officially unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max: 3 nanometer, Dynamic Caching GPU, more (9to5Mac)
Apple M3 Pro Chip Has 25% Less Memory Bandwidth Than M1/M2 Pro (MacRumors)
Nvidia’s $5 Billion of China Orders in Limbo After Latest U.S. Curbs (WSJ)
X Says It Is Worth $19 Billion, Down From $44 Billion Last Year (NYTimes)
Artists Lose First Round of Copyright Infringement Case Against AI Art Generators (TRH)
Google Brain cofounder says Big Tech companies are lying about the risks of AI wiping out humanity because they want to dominate the market (Insider)
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Mon. 10/30 – AI Guardrails
30 oktober 2023 · 18 min
Governments around the world announce guardrails for AI… or, at least, suggest some. OpenAI takes steps to keep you from going to plugins. Meta seems serious about offering a subscription option to Europeans. Your earbuds are about to get smarter. And how AI might finally give us useful robots.
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Links:
Biden releases AI executive order directing agencies to develop safety guidelines (The Verge)
Exclusive: G7 to agree AI code of conduct for companies (Reuters)
New Version Of ChatGPT Gives Access To All GPT-4 Tools At Once (Search Engine Journal)
Google Commits $2 Billion in Funding to AI Startup Anthropic (WSJ)
Meta to Offer Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram Subscriptions in Europe (Bloomberg)
Google can turn ANC earbuds into a heart rate monitor with no extra hardware (9to5Google)
Stacking Boxes? Treating Cancer? AI Needs to Learn Physics First (WSJ)
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(Bonus) Did Tech Recover This Year? With Big Technology
28 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 25 min
We started this year with layoffs and the whole "Tech Recession" narrative. So, as we wind up the year, did tech recover this year, and if so, how? Also, self-driving cars and speculation on Monday's Apple event.
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Fri. 10/27 – SBF Takes The Stand
27 oktober 2023 · 19 min
Amazon wraps up tech earnings week. Microsoft raises the alarm about a really sophisticate new hacking group. SBF actually takes the stand. OpenAI sets up a system to keep their AI from, you know, blowing up the world. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
Microsoft: Octo Tempest is one of the most dangerous financial hacking groups (BleepingComputer)
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried previews legal defence at fraud trial (FT)
Cruise pauses all driverless robotaxi operations to ‘rebuild public trust’ (TechCrunch)
OpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats (TechCrunch)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird (Wired)
“Math is hard” — if you are an LLM – and why that matters (Gary Marcus Blog)
The poster’s guide to the internet of the future (The Verge)
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Thu. 10/26 – A Complete AirPods Revamp
26 oktober 2023 · 15 min
Meta earnings from yesterday. Apple seems to be planning a complete revamp of the AirPods lineup. Spotify plans major changes to how it does royalties. X rolls out video and audio calls. And a look at how those new gesture controls work on the Apple Watch.
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Links:
Zuckerberg says Threads has almost 100 million monthly users (The Verge)
Apple Plans AirPods Overhaul With New Low- and High-End Models, USB-C Headphones (Bloomberg)
Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ Receiving Price Increases (MacRumors)
SPOTIFY IS CHANGING ITS ROYALTY MODEL TO CRUSH STREAMING FRAUD AND INTRODUCE A MINIMUM PAYMENT THRESHOLD. ITS PLAN? TO SHIFT $1 BILLION IN PAYOUTS TOWARDS ‘WORKING ARTISTS’ OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. (MusicBusinessWorldwide)
X is officially rolling out audio and video calls (The Verge)
The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables (The Verge)
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Wed. 10/25 – Boo! Tech Earnings Snuck Up On Us!
25 oktober 2023 · 18 min
Meta got sued by most the States. California has forced Cruise to stop its autonomous vehicle testing. Will earbuds be key in any AI future? Tech earnings season snuck up on me at least. And is Sam Bankman Fried going to have to take the stand in order to keep himself out of prison?
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Links:
Meta sued by 42 attorneys general alleging Facebook, Instagram features are addictive and target kids (CNBC)
California DMV immediately suspends Cruise’s robotaxi permit (TechCrunch)
Qualcomm turns to Wi-Fi to take wireless earbuds and headphones to the next level (The Verge)
Controversial Chip in Huawei Phone Produced on ASML Machine (Bloomberg)
Can Sam Bankman-Fried argue his way out of trouble? (FT)
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Tue. 10/24 – Nvidia Is Gunning For Intel
24 oktober 2023 · 17 min
Nvidia wants to get into the ARM CPU game. Somebody is taking a run at some high value targets via Okta. A new version of maybe the most advanced smart glasses out there. Are you seeing ads when you press pause on streaming? And what is it like to have a robot lawnmower that actually works?
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Links:
Exclusive: Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel (Reuters)
1Password detects “suspicious activity” in its internal Okta account (ArsTechnica)
Xreal’s Air 2 glasses put a big screen on your face and ship in the US next month (The Verge)
‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue (Variety)
Matter 1.2 is a big move for the smart home standard (The Verge)
I tested a $6,000 automower for four months. Here's why I'm fully invested (ZDNet)
Life360 Sued for Selling Location Data (The Markup)
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Mon. 10/23 – Apple Caught Flat-Footed By Generative AI?
23 oktober 2023 · 16 min
Mark Gurman suggests Apple is scrambling to go all in on Generative AI. Also, will there be a mini Mac event by the end of this month? Okta had a breach. Worldcoin is dogfooding its own token. Would you let your family pick your Tinder matches? And do your kids like telling you where they are at all times?
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Inside Apple’s Big Plan to Bring Generative AI to All Its Devices (Bloomberg)
Okta shares fall 11% after company says client files were accessed by hackers via its support system (CNBC)
Web Summit CEO Cosgrave Quits After Israel Controversy (Bloomberg)
China launches investigation into iPhone maker Foxconn, says state media (Financial Times)
Worldcoin to pay orb operators in WLD rather than USDC (The Block)
Worldcoin to cease paying Orb operators in USDC as early as November (CoinTelegraph)
Tinder now lets mom pick your next date (The Verge)
Teens Want Parents to Track Their Phones and Monitor Their Every Move (WSJ)
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(Bonus) The Language AI Experiment
21 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 22 min
Remember, the order of the languages is Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese and German.
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Fri. 10/20 – Net Neutrality Is Probably Coming Back
20 oktober 2023 · 18 min
More on the crypto/terrorism allegations. The FCC is freeing up spectrum for use by AR and VR devices. They’re also laying the groundwork to bring net neutrality back. AMD’s latest chips designed to rival Nvidia. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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Links:
U.S. Treasury Seeks to Name Crypto Mixers as 'Money Laundering Concern' (CoinDesk)
SEC Drops Charges Against Ripple CEO Garlinghouse, Chairman Larsen (CoinDesk)
FCC greenlights superfast Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR headsets (The Verge)
FCC begins second quest for net neutrality (TechCrunch)
AMD challenges Nvidia’s RTX 4080 with its new RX 7900M laptop GPU (PCWorld)
FaZe Clan acquired by GameSquare (Digiday)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech’s A.I. (NYTimes)
‘Oof’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial Reveals Inside Details of How FTX Died (NYTimes)
Computers Are Learning to Smell (The Atlantic)
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Thu. 10/19 – A Setback For OpenAI?
19 oktober 2023 · 17 min
Is crypto being used for terrorism in the current war? Netflix has good earnings and raises prices. Again. Again I ask why tech layoffs have returned. What does it mean if OpenAI had to completely scrap a new AI model? And if those FaceTime video reactions are annoying you, I’ll tell you how to turn them off.
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Chainalysis says some reports might be overestimating crypto's role in terrorist financing (The Block)
NY Attorney General sues Gemini, Genesis and DCG for allegedly defrauding crypto investors of over $1B (TechCrunch)
WhatsApp will soon let you stay logged in to two accounts at once (The Verge)
Netflix Plans Price Increase as Password-Sharing Crackdown Boosts Subscriber Growth (WSJ)
Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs after 69% profit plunge (CNBC)
Authors sue Meta, Microsoft, Bloomberg in latest AI copyright clash (Reuters)
OpenAI Dropped Work on New ‘Arrakis’ AI Model in Rare Setback (The Information)
How to turn off FaceTime video reactions in iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma (AppleInsider)
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Wed. 10/18 – For Elon, The War On Bots Never Ends
18 oktober 2023 · 17 min
Elon has a fresh idea for fighting bots and maybe making some money. The IRS is finally moving ahead of cheap online tax filing. What are the odds Netflix can muscle its way into the gaming industry. And should I release this podcast in different languages?
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X will start charging new users in two countries $1 per year (The Verge)
Xbox chief says Activision Blizzard games aren’t coming to Xbox Game Pass until 2024 (The Verge)
IRS Will Offer Free (But Limited) Direct E-Filing Next Year (PCMag)
Microsoft is preparing to bring on Amazon as a customer of its 365 cloud tools in a $1 billion megadeal, according to an internal document (Insider)
Amazon says it has 10,000 Rivian electric vans in its delivery fleet (Reuters)
‘Wait, Netflix Has Games?’ Streaming Giant Plans New Videogames Based on Its Hit Shows (WSJ)
Tongue Twisted: Adams Taps AI to Make City Robocalls in Languages He Doesn’t Speak (The City)
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Tue. 10/17 – Is LinkedIn… Good Now?
17 oktober 2023 · 16 min
A new “affordable” Apple Pencil. Several “fog of war” stories surrounding major tech players. Why are tech layoffs suddenly back? Are Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses good? And is LinkedIn actually the social network you should be investing more energy in?
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Apple unveils brand new 'affordable' Apple Pencil that costs $79 and has a USB-C port (iMore)
Actively exploited Cisco 0-day with maximum 10 severity gives full network control (ArsTechnica)
Social Media Users Accuse Facebook and Instagram of Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Posts (NyTimes)
Israel orders freeze on crypto accounts in bid to block funding for Hamas (FinancialTimes)
Web Summit derailed by founder’s public fight with those supporting Israel in Hamas war (TechCrunch)
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 employees — read the memo here (CNBC)
Twitch launches stories for streamers (TechCrunch)
Influencers and CEOs take their brands to LinkedIn (FT)
Meta's $299 Ray-Ban smart glasses may be the most useful gadget I've tested all year (ZDNet)
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Mon. 10/16 – Nikola Tesla’s Dream Now A Reality
17 oktober 2023 · 18 min
Mark Gurman already has details on a cheaper Vision Pro. Minecraft passes 300 million units sold. Why prompt injection is THE security issue of the AI era. And what if Nikola Tesla’s dream of sending electrical energy over distance without any wires is slowly becoming a thing?
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Apple Renews Top Ranks With Wave of Executive Promotions (Bloomberg)
A New Protocol Vulnerability Will Haunt the Web for Years (Wired)
Goldman Sachs Wants Out of Consumer Lending. Employees Say It Can’t Happen Fast Enough. (WSJ)
Multi-modal prompt injection image attacks against GPT-4V (Simon Willison's Blog)
Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies (The Verge)
Microsoft’s Activision Buy Extends Nadella’s Decade of Deals (WSJ)
I’m Charging My Toothbrush With Wireless Power Over Distance—and It’s a Trip (Wired)
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(Bonus) Pixel Review
14 oktober 2023 · 57 min
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Pixel 8 and 8 Pro review: in Google we trust? (The Verge)
Google Pixel Watch 2 review: better battery, better watch (The Verge)
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Fri. 10/13 – The Activision Acquisition Goes Through
13 oktober 2023 · 17 min
Microsoft wins its big prize. The EU officially opens and X investigation. VC investment activity has reached its lowest level in years. Netflix dips its toe into the IRL experience business. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Links: Lees meerMicrosoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard for Xbox has been fully APPROVED by the UK regulator (Windows Central)
EU opens probe into Elon Musk’s X over Israel-Hamas war misinformation (Financial Times)
U.S. VC funding hit lowest level in 6 years in Q3 | A story told in charts (VentureBeat)
Netflix to Open Stores Where Fans Can Play, Shop and Eat in 2025 (Bloomberg)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Adobe Is Focused on AI Rather Than Figma With Acquisition in Limbo (Bloomberg)
Can EA’s FIFA-Free Soccer Game Win Fans? (Bloomberg)
Has Bob Iger Lost the Magic? (Bloomberg)
Why Dizziness Is Still a Mystery (The New Yorker)
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Thu. 10/12 – The IRS Wants A Word With Microsoft
12 oktober 2023 · 19 min
That thing where the IRS says you’ve underpaid your taxes to the tune of almost $30 billion dollars. Adam Mosseri says Threads is NOT coming for the breaking news crown. Those kids today, they love YouTube and they REALLY love iPhones. And forget social chat with your friends. How about social chat with your friends, and your AI bot, and their AI bots?
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IRS says Microsoft owes an additional $29 billion in back taxes (CNBC)
Linda Yaccarino responds to EU: 700 Community Notes, 5K+ images shared on Israel-Hamas war, ‘thousands’ of pieces of content removed (TechCrunch)
Instagram head says Threads is ‘not going to amplify news on the platform’ (TechCrunch)
Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone (The Register)
PlayStation 5 cloud streaming launches this month (VGC)
YouTube passes Netflix as top video source for teens (CNBC)
iPhone Continues to Be Most Popular Smartphone Among Teens, Apple Watch Ownership Growing (MacRumors)
Character.AI introduces group chats where people and multiple AIs can talk to each other (TechCrunch)
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Wed. 10/11 – The Greatest DDoS Attack By Far
11 oktober 2023 · 17 min
The EU is warning Elon Musk over X content related to the Israel-Hamas war. The biggest DDoS attack of all time, by, like, 8x. New image models from Adobe. New PS5s from Sony. New rules from the FTC to help you avoid hidden fees. And checking in with the Sam Bankman Fried trial.
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EU warns Elon Musk of ‘penalties’ for disinformation circulating on X amid Israel-Hamas war (CNN)
New technique leads to largest DDoS attacks ever, Google and Amazon say (The Record)
Adobe Firefly can now generate more realistic images (TechCrunch)
Sony’s new PS5 with a removable disc drive launches in November (The Verge)
The End of Junk Fees? FTC Proposes New Rule (The Hollywood Reporter)
Caroline Ellison, Adviser to Sam Bankman-Fried, Says He ‘Directed’ Her to Commit Crimes (NYTimes)
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Tue. 10/10 – The Veil Between Online And IRL Is Thin
10 oktober 2023 · 18 min
That whole bungled pricing thing has cost the Unity CEO his job. The big 23andMe breach is a different kind of hack. And it turns out if you fall victim to a scam, it’s probably because you were online. Can you charge enough to cover the costs of AI products? And is the Pixel brand finally having a moment.
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John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing battle (GamesBeat)
23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scraped (ArsTechnica)
Social media scams are costing Americans more than ever (TechRadar)
Big Tech Struggles to Turn AI Hype Into Profits (WSJ)
Google has shipped almost 40 million Pixel phones since 2016, 10 million last year (9to5Google)
Elon Musk’s X Cut Disinformation-Fighting Tool Ahead of Israel-Hamas Conflict (The Information)
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Listener Meetup Emergency Message!
10 oktober 2023 · 1 min
Holy crap! Anyone coming to the listener meetup tonight, I hope you see this! Turns out Johnny Foley's is closed on Mondays! We will instead try to meet at the Kan Pai lounge in the Hotel Nikko! It's on the 2nd floor. Go up the escalators! Sorry for my error and this late notice! 222 Mason St. Right across the st! Lees meer
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(Portfolio Profile) Mimoto
8 oktober 2023 · 34 min
Find out more at Mimoto.ai
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Fri. 10/06 – Microsoft Looks To Close
6 oktober 2023 · 17 min
Looks like Microsoft is inches away from getting the Activision acquisition over the line. Hardware ambitions are one thing, but OpenAI might also design its own silicon. Microsoft’s new version of Teams is finally not the most resource hungry piece of software on your computer. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
Links: Lees meerMicrosoft eyes closing its giant Activision Blizzard deal next week (The Verge)
Exclusive: ChatGPT-owner OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips (Reuters)
Microsoft’s faster and redesigned Teams app now available for Windows and Mac (The Verge)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
How Will A.I. Learn Next? (The New Yorker)
How Bandcamp makes more money than Spotify (Fast Company)
Long gone, DEC is still powering the world of computing (ArsTechnica)
The Genius Behind Hollywood’s Most Indelible Sets (NYTimes Magazine)
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Thu. 10/05 – Now The Regulators Are Coming For The Cloud Providers
5 oktober 2023 · 16 min
A new front in the regulation battle is opening up for major cloud platforms. What is the point of removing article headlines in X posts? Amazon’s Project Kuiper is launching… literally. And is the new camera on the iPhone 15 Max the biggest smartphone camera upgrade ever?
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Microsoft and Amazon face UK regulator investigation over cloud services (The Verge)
Elon Musk Starts Stripping Headlines From Links Shared to X (The Wrap)
Galaxy SmartTag 2 launches next week for $30, still only works with Samsung devices (9to5Google)
Android 14 is now available for Pixel phones (The Verge)
Amazon Prepares to Challenge SpaceX’s Starlink With Maiden Satellite Launch (Gizmodo)
Apple Considered, Rejected Switch to DuckDuckGo From Google (Bloomberg)
iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Review: Depth and Reach (Lux)
Vera wants to use AI to cull generative models’ worst behaviors (TechCrunch)