The app that turned green chat bubbles blue has been acquired by Automattic, the parent company of WordPress and Tumblr.
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Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism
In Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book, the former Greek finance minister argues that companies like Apple and Meta have treated their users like modern-day serfs.
How I Became a Python Programmer—and Fell Out of Love With the Machine
When I started coding, I was suspicious of all the abstractions. Then I discovered the Django framework.
Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Found Liable for Multibillion-Dollar Fraud
When Do Kwon’s crypto empire fell to pieces, tens of billions of dollars were wiped out. A civil jury in the US has found he lied to investors.
This AI Startup Wants You to Talk to Houses, Cars, and Factories
Archetype builds AI models that act as a translation layer between humans and complex sensors, using plain language to help people understand what’s happening in a building, car, or human body
A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?
Zen Goziker worked at TikTok for only six months. Many of his allegations about the company and the US government are improbable. But he still may have shaped how the app is viewed in Washington.
To Build a Better AI Supercomputer, Let There Be Light
OpenAI and other AI leaders think new leaps in machine intelligence will require new forms of computer hardware. One proposal involves connecting GPUs with light.
TikTok Shop’s Era of Super Subsidies Is Ending
The app’s shopping features won over sellers and shoppers by offering deals that can seem too good to be true. Now TikTok is raising sellers fees, which may translate into higher prices.
OpenAI Can Re-Create Human Voices—but Won’t Release the Tech Yet
Voice Engine is a new text-to-speech AI model for creating synthetic voices. OpenAI has said a wide release would be too risky.
Here’s Proof the AI Boom Is Real: More People Are Tapping ChatGPT at Work
Despite recent warnings that generative AI is overhyped, new data from Pew Research Center shows a rapid increase in the number of people who have used ChatGPT at work.