Tinder goes ultra-premium, Amazon invests in Anthropic and Apple explains its new AirPods
In this edition of Week in Review, we cover Tinder’s pricey new subscription, Amazon’s investment in Anthropic and the features of Apple’s next-gen AirPods.
US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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September 2023
How much can artists make from generative AI? Vendors won’t say
As tech companies begin to monetize generative AI, the creators on whose work it is trained are asking for their fair share. But so far no one can agree on whether or how much artists should be paid. A recent open letter from the Authors Guild signed by more than 8,500 writers, including Margaret Atwood, […]
Venture capital is opening the gates for defense tech
Anduril is symbolic of a trend in which defense tech and venture capital dollars are no longer antithetic.
Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ debuts on the Paris runway
You’d better believe that Humane is going to milk the media hype cycle for all it’s worth. After all, the company’s been buzzy since it first engaged with the media – well before it offered the slightest bit of insight into what it’s been working on. That’s courtesy of its being founded by high-profile Apple […]
Kick streamers consider leaving over CEO’s comments in a sex worker ‘prank’ stream
Streamers are leaving Kick en masse in protest of the platform’s lack of safety guidelines, after a prominent creator streamed an encounter with a sex worker without informing her that there were other people present. She was briefly prevented from leaving after she expressed discomfort, while Kick’s CEO posted laughing emotes in the stream chat. […]
Netflix Is Mailing Out Its Last DVD Today. I Got the Very First One 25 Years Ago.
Netflix co-founder and founding CEO Marc Randolph tells the story of the first Netflix DVD that got sent in the mail — and one he wished never went out the door.
Video: Mass Flooding Takes Over NYC Streets, Subways and Parks
All of New York City is under a state of emergency.
VW bails on its plan for a $2.1B EV plant in Germany
Volkswagen’s $2.1 billion plan to launch a dedicated electric-vehicle factory in Wolfsburg, Germany is kaput. The automaker instead reportedly plans to modify its existing plants in Zwickau and Wolfsburg to handle production of a new flagship EV — the postponed Project Trinity — and an all-electric Golf hatchback. This tracks with an earlier statement from […]
I Bought Austin’s Famous Seashell-Shaped Bloomhouse and Rent It on Airbnb. See Inside this Popular, Magical Property.
The party-proof property rents for $400 a night and is booked 90% of the time.
11 Strategies to Help Entrepreneurs Thrive in the Face of Adversity and Criticism
How to effectively handle criticism and use it as fuel for success