A look at generative AI's impact, its structural issue of concentrated power among just a few companies, and utopian questions over an alternative vision for AI
Critiques of artificial intelligence abound. Where's the utopian vision for what it could be?
Google DeepMind unveils Genie 2, a model that can generate 3D worlds from a single prompt image, playable by humans or AI agents using keyboard and mouse inputs
Google's Genie 2 can turn text into a playable game in real-time William J. Broad / New York Times : Google DeepMind unveils GenCast, an AI weather model that the company claims outperforms traditiona...
Bumble reports Q4 revenue up 13% YoY to $273.6M, a $32M net loss, vs. $159.2M YoY, and plans to eliminate 350 roles, about 37% of its workforce
but for a few companies — completely and totally unsustainable. — Even Grindr lost money last quarter. There's literally no greater business model than “help gays bone,” and yet. [embedded post] F...
Sources: the US Department of Commerce is considering new export controls for general-purpose AI programs, a move that experts say could weaken US AI innovation
Karen Hao / The Atlantic : X: @_karenhao , @dlberes , @bobehayes , @ainowinstitute , @theatlantic , and @ambaonadventure LinkedIn: Marc Rotenberg , Christos Makridis , and Marc Rotenberg X: @_karenha...
Court docs show Apple offered Hulu and some other “whitelisted developers” special access to App Store APIs, like the cancel/refund API
This Week in Apple Stephen Warwick / iMore : Internal docs reveal Apple's huge 2015 push to improve App Review Usman Hussain / iThinkDifferent : Apple's App Store VP tells judge that it features compe...
Roundup of April Fools' Day gags and pranks from tech companies
April Fools' day is almost upon us, but each year at least a few companies are unable to restrain themselves, pushing out their pranks early. Google's various divisions do a decent job each year.