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Physicists Are Closer to Knowing the Size of a Proton … Sort of
- ●JD.com says it will launch a pilot program this month to test digital yuan, the cryptocurrency backed by China's central bank (Claire Che/Bloomberg)Claire Che / Bloomberg: JD.com says it will launch a pilot program this month to test digital yuan, the cryptocurrency backed by China's central bank — JD.com Inc., China's second-biggest online retailer, will become the country's first virtual mall to use digital yuan, the cryptocurrency backed by the central bank.... Read more »
- ●Macs with T2, M1 chips cannot be restored to factory state without contacting Apple over the internet, limiting their use in niche cases like airgapped systems (Jeffrey Paul)Jeffrey Paul: Macs with T2, M1 chips cannot be restored to factory state without contacting Apple over the internet, limiting their use in niche cases like airgapped systems — Modern Apple computers can no longer be fully used and maintained in 100% offline environments, or in ways that will reasonably... Read more »
- ●DC-based FiscalNote, which makes software to help companies navigate government regulations and laws, raises $160M, bringing its total raised to $347M (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: DC-based FiscalNote, which makes software to help companies navigate government regulations and laws, raises $160M, bringing its total raised to $347M — A wave of populism has led many governments around the world to rule in an increasingly erratic fashion.... Read more »
- ●OnlyFans says it will generate $2B+ in sales in 2020, now has 85M users, is adding around 500K users a day, and is paying out $200M+ a month to its 1M+ creators (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: OnlyFans says it will generate $2B+ in sales in 2020, now has 85M users, is adding around 500K users a day, and is paying out $200M+ a month to its 1M+ creators — As Cardi B prepared the release for her new song “WAP,” she checked... Read more »
- ●Companies are now writing reports tailored for AI readers – and it should worry usA recent study suggests lengthy, complex corporate filings are increasingly read by, and written for, machinesMy eye was caught by the title of a working paper published by the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER): How to Talk When a Machine Is Listening: Corporate Disclosure in the Age of AI.... Read more »
- ●Inside WarnerMedia's transition to streaming: current and former execs say it was marred by rushed decision making, culture clashes, HBO brand confusion, more (Alex Sherman/CNBC)Alex Sherman / CNBC: Inside WarnerMedia's transition to streaming: current and former execs say it was marred by rushed decision making, culture clashes, HBO brand confusion, more — - CNBC spoke with more than a dozen former and current WarnerMedia executives to gauge how John Stankey and Jason Kilar are... Read more »
- ●Snowflake reported revenue of $159.6M in Q3, up 119% YoY, and an operating loss of $169.5M, in its first earnings report since going public in September (Jordan Novet/CNBC)Jordan Novet / CNBC: Snowflake reported revenue of $159.6M in Q3, up 119% YoY, and an operating loss of $169.5M, in its first earnings report since going public in September — - Snowflake's revenue growth was roughly in line with the prior quarter. — The company's shares debuted on the... Read more »
- ●A summary of the draft paper co-authored by Timnit Gebru, which outlined the main risks of large language AI models and provided suggestions for future research (Karen Hao/MIT Technology Review)Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: A summary of the draft paper co-authored by Timnit Gebru, which outlined the main risks of large language AI models and provided suggestions for future research — The company's star ethics researcher highlighted the risks of large language models, which are key to Google's... Read more »
- ●Fit in my 40s: can Instagram influencers motivate me to move?There is something powerful about seeing a squat, or a bicep curl, performed by someone whose musculature is beyond perfectI’ve never much used Instagram except for looking at pictures of pitbulls, so when I met my first influencer (an interiors one rather than fitness) I, of course, had no idea... Read more »
- ●Profile of Luminar's Austin Russell, one of the first billionaires to emerge from the autonomous vehicle world after Luminar went public via a SPAC on Thursday (Alan Ohnsman/Forbes)Alan Ohnsman / Forbes: Profile of Luminar's Austin Russell, one of the first billionaires to emerge from the autonomous vehicle world after Luminar went public via a SPAC on Thursday — I follow technology-driven changes reshaping transportation. — I cover young people doing big things.... Read more »
Companies are now writing reports tailored for AI readers – and it should worry us
- Video●Your Guide to the Great Monetary ResetDo you know what it means when the Managing Director of the IMF warns of a "new Bretton Woods moment?" How about when the head of the BIS revels in the total surveillance power that digital currencies will afford the central bankers? Well, you're about to. Don't miss this info-packed... Read more »
- mp3Episode 390 – Bretton Woods 2.0Do you know what it means when the Managing Director of the IMF warns of a "new Bretton Woods moment?" How about when the head of the BIS revels in the total surveillance power that digital currencies will afford the central bankers? Well, you're about to. Don't miss this info-packed... Read more »
- VideoVaccine Guinea Pigs, Environment Swindle, Cuomo’s Emmy – New World Next WeekThis week on the New World Next Week: the UK approves the experimental Pfizer COVID vaccine and it could be rolled out within days; the FT doesn't quite expose corruption at the GEF; and NY Gov Cuomo wins an Emmy for his fictional TV broadcasts.... Read more »
- mp3Interview 1605 – New World Next Week with James Evan PilatoThis week on the New World Next Week: the UK approves the experimental Pfizer COVID vaccine and it could be rolled out within days; the FT doesn't quite expose corruption at the GEF; and NY Gov Cuomo wins an Emmy for his fictional TV broadcasts.... Read more »
- VideoCentral Bank Digital Currencies and the Global Monetary ResetA tectonic shift is taking place in the monetary paradigm right now as central banks around the world gear up to shift us into a system of central bank digital currencies. Joining us to break down the history, context and ramifications of this idea is John Titus of Best Evidence.... Read more »