The New Yorker Profile Of The National
The National have been a staple of my depressed, and regretful existence. I love the music, and it’s been around for deaths, and breakups, and loss. Anyway, have a profile…
Month: April 2023
What is Elon Musk’s net worth?
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Elon Musk & Twitter: a definitive timeline
On October 27, 2022, entrepreneur and erstwhile richest man in the world, Elon Musk, made headlines by investing a staggering $44 billion of other people’s money to acquire Twitter. The…
We Interviewed the Engineer Google Fired for Saying Its AI Had Come to Life
Last summer, former Google engineer and AI ethicist Blake Lemoine went viral after going on record with The Washington Post to claim that LaMDA, Google’s powerful large language model (LLM),…
An AI-Powered Videogame Just Came Out and Gamers HATE It
Downgrade Square Enix has just released an AI-powered remaster of one of its most revered video games, “The Portopia Serial Murder Case.” But don’t get too excited. According to journalists…
Facebook Execs Panicking as They Try to Catch Up in AI Race
Scrambling The Silicon Valley AI race is on — and according to a new report from Reuters, Facebook-formerly-Meta’s AI pivot has been even more chaotic than initially thought. And that’s…
Pluralistic: Convicted monopolist prevented from re-offending (27 Apr 2023)
Today’s links Convicted monopolist prevented from re-offending: Microsoft won’t be allowed to buy Activision. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent…
Ad Fed Brains, And Other Stories
People absorb information passively. Humans can, of course, intently study; but few can fully switch off passive learning. This gives advertising incredible power over people they do not recognize. I…
Splice Today: There’s a Name I Know
I’ve long loved the publication Splice Today. Well before I pitched, let alone published an article in Splice Today I read the pluralistic, and often idiosyncratic blog edited by Russ…
Five amazing benefits of Select cannabis vape cartridges
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Select. The sponsorship does not influence our opinions, reviews, and other editorial content and remains objective. Have you ever wanted to enter the…