The price per token for AI models has fallen, but costs for developers are rising as newer reasoning models require more tokens to complete tasks
With models doing more ‘thinking,’ the small companies that buy AI from the giants to create apps and services are feeling the pinch X: @ericjhonsa , @emollick , @mims , @mims , @mims , @mims , and @m...
Amid a downturn, tech companies may shift their focus from “gee-whiz” projects, like self-driving cars and metaverses, to truly useful products that make money
History shows that downturns are when the industry shifts focus from flashy novelties to things that are truly useful Tweets: @mims , @wsj , @mims , @jessefelder , @tunguz , @fosspatents , @jason_pont...
[Thread] A tech startup founder describes how he made ~$200K in 2021 by ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists, as a side hustle for five hours per week
👻 Ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists is the side hustle of the founder of a tech startup (who asked to remain anonymous). Last year he made about $200,000. Here's how he did it, as told to In...
As car makers cede control of their auto-operating systems to Apple and Google, the limited choice in the duopoly of smartphone OSes may soon extend to cars
In the future, your choice of smartphone ecosystem—Android or iPhone—could determine which make and model of car you choose Tweets: @plowair , @mattk , @dagnum_pi , @polemictmm , @mims , @dsilverman ,...
As car makers cede control of their auto-operating systems to Apple and Google, the limited choice in the duopoly of smartphone OSes may soon extend to cars
In the future, your choice of smartphone ecosystem—Android or iPhone—could determine which make and model of car you choose Tweets: @plowair , @polemictmm , @mims , @dsilverman , @mims , and @mims Twe...
Mobile commerce, one-click checkouts, and short-form video have enabled “drops” to spread beyond the fashion world, turning product launches into marquee events
Technology is changing the launch of everything from soap to sneakers … Once upon a time, not that many years ago … Tweets: @mims , @mims , @mims , @mims , @wsj , and @iiiitsandrea Tweets: Christopher...
A look at the safety and economics of autonomous trucks as Aurora and TuSimple say they plan to have commercial-trucking services in the US by the end of 2023
Autonomous trucks that mostly stick to highways could make sense, both technologically and economically, in ways robotaxis have not. Tweets: @herbgreenberg , @hyperplanes , @mims , @alexoimas , @mims ...
A look at Adam Neumann's Flowcarbon startup and its Goddess Nature Token, focused on tokenizing carbon offsetting, and what it says about Web3 more broadly
Falling prices for cryptocurrencies test the logic of the ‘tokenomics’ behind Web3 startups, but true believers think the real problem is existing securities regulations Tweets: @mims , @drorpoleg , @...
The pivot to Web3, driven by ideology rather than utility, is akin to a “collective Theranos” that's warping the economy to benefit professional investors
It can feel as if the entire world is bolting on crypto tokens and NFTs. Many in the industry worry the gold rush is akin to a … Tweets: @maxwellstrachan , @martinsfp , @asmallteapot , @ourielohayon ...
How researchers are using self-supervised learning, a branch of AI that has proven effective for handling human language, to better understand animal sounds
New kinds of artificial intelligence are enabling scientists to better understand the sounds of the animal world, from whale songs to mouse squeaks Tweets: @mims , @drescotet , @mims , and @2morrowkni...