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Category: Business / Tech Culture
Zombie Alt-Weeklies Are Stuffed With AI Slop About OnlyFans
Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans.
Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It’s Calling Again
In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.
Donald Trump and Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Elegy
Venture capitalists Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen claim the tech industry, California, and the country are doomed if we don’t embrace the former president.
Elon Musk Says He’s Moving X and SpaceX Headquarters to Texas
The tech mogul cited California’s new transgender rights law as “the final straw” for moving out of the state.
The Metaverse Was Supposed to Be Your New Office. You’re Still on Zoom
Tech founders painted a vision of employees clocking into virtual workplaces. But the adoption of VR at work has been slow.
Amazon Ramps Up Security to Head Off Project Nimbus Protests
Former Big Tech workers intended to disrupt Wednesday’s AWS Summit in New York to protest the company’s $1.2 billion contract with Israel.
He Helped Invent Generative AI. Now He Wants to Save It
Illia Polosukhin doesn’t want big companies to determine the future of artificial intelligence. His alternative vision for “user-owned AI” is already starting to take shape.
My Memories Are Just Meta’s Training Data Now
Meta’s plans to use personal content posted by Facebook and Instagram users to train algorithms suggest our digital histories are being repackaged to teach AI about—and how to mimic—humanity.
Airbnb’s Olympics Push Could Help It Win Over Paris
Paris officials have placed tough new restrictions on Airbnb rentals in recent years. The company is using the Olympics to try and win over locals and broaden its footprint in the iconic city.