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—Jessica Hamzelou
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The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to search out you in the present day’s most enjoyable/vital/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 Elon Musk held a shock assembly with US political leaders
Allegedly within the curiosity of making certain Twitter is “truthful to each events.” (Insider $)
+ Kanye West’s presidential marketing campaign advisors have been booted off Twitter. (Rolling Stone $)
+ Twitter’s belief and security head is Musk’s largest champion. (Bloomberg $)
2 We’re treating covid like flu now
Annual covid pictures are the subsequent logical step. (The Atlantic $)
3 The worst factor about Sam Bankman-Fried’s spell in jail?
Being minimize off from the web. (Forbes $)
+ Most crypto criminals use simply 5 exchanges. (Wired $)
+ Collapsed crypto firmFTX has objected to a brand new investigation request. (Reuters)
4 Israel’s tech sector is rising up in opposition to its authorities
Tech employees worry its hardline insurance policies will hurt startups. (FT $)
5 It’s attainable to energy the world solely utilizing renewable power
Not less than, in keeping with Stanford tutorial Mark Jacobson. (The Guardian)
+ Tech bros love the surroundings today. (Slate $)
+ How new variations of photo voltaic, wind, and batteries might assist the grid. (MIT Technology Review)
6 Generative AI is wildly costly to run
And that’s why promising startups like OpenAI must hitch their wagons to the likes of Microsoft. (Bloomberg $)
+ How Microsoft advantages from the ChatGPT hype. (Vox)
+ BuzzFeed is planning to make quizzes supercharged by OpenAI. (WSJ $)
+ Generative AI is altering every part. However what’s left when the hype is gone? (MIT Technology Review)
7 It’s arduous to not blame self-driving automobiles for accidents
Even when it’s not technically their fault. (WSJ $)
8 What it’s wish to swap Google for TikTok
It’s nice for meals recommendations and hacks, however hopeless for something work-related. (Wired $)
+ The platform actually needs to remain operational within the US. (Vox)
+ TikTok is mired in an eyelash controversy. (Rolling Stone $)
9 CRISPR gene modifying kits are that can be purchased on-line
However there’s no assure these experiments will truly work. (Motherboard)
+ Subsequent up for CRISPR: Gene modifying for the lots? (MIT Technology Review)
10 Tech employees are livestreaming their layoffs
It’s a candid window into how these notoriously secretive firms deal with their employees. (The Information $)
