AI is just another productivity tool and the productivity gains will be limited; for lasting economic expansion, AI must catalyze new industries and initiatives
Economic miracles stem from discovery, not repeating tasks at greater speed — The writer is author of 'How Progress Ends … Bluesky: @eicathomefinn and @dncampbell X: @mrrbourne , @kamilkazani , @car...
DoorDash partners with Klarna to offer payment plans, including credit options for purchases of $35 or more; Grubhub also uses Klarna as a payment option
in Case You Need a Loan to Pay for Your Burrito Jordan Valinsky / CNN : DoorDash will soon let users eat now and pay in installments Niket Nishant / Reuters : NYSE-bound Klarna signs payments deal wit...
AI startups Intology and Autoscience submitted AI-generated studies at a conference without disclosure and face criticism of co-opting peer review for publicity
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : X: @intologyai , @pandaashwinee , @intologyai , @tuhinchakr , @sakanaailabs , @autoscienceai , @autoscienceai , and @dorialexander X: @intologyai : Zochi's papers received...
Microsoft announces the $30 Xbox Adaptive Joystick, a wired companion to other Xbox controllers, for players with limited mobility, launching in early 2025
and players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers Audrey Kemp / The Drum : Xbox levels the playing field of gaming with new adaptive tools for disabled gamers GFreeman / TechPowerUp : NACON An...
Experts say CrowdStrike's fix requires deleting a specific file and that cannot be automated at scale, meaning outages could persist for longer than expected
and what the chaos serves to remind us about Katie Collins / CNET : Microsoft Outage: CrowdStrike Update Affects Flights, Hospitals and Businesses Globally Robert Greenall / BBC : Global services slow...
A look at Premier League soccer's fight against piracy as illegal live streams in the UK decline, with 600K+ blocked last season, and use of IPTV devices rises
Martyn Ziegler / The Times : Twitter: @carl_m79 , @adamcrafton_ , @danielharris , and @martynziegler . Forums: r/PremierLeague Twitter: Carl / @carl_m79 : 1. Allow clubs to show their own matches tha...
Joe Rogan posts a video to Instagram defending booking contentious guests, apologizes to Spotify for the backlash, and says he may book more “experts”
Lots of audio platform-related news over the past week. Shruti Shekar / Android Central : Spotify's ‘misinformation honeymoon’ is over, the whip has been cracked Tweets: Joe Rogan / @joerogan : My tho...
Sources: FTC's lead economics expert in its antitrust case against Facebook, Carl Shapiro, has parted ways with the agency as it prepares to refile its case
Economics consultant Carl Shapiro, who hasn't commented on why he left the case, has a history of ideological differences with agency Chair Lina Khan. Tweets: @florianederer , @leah_nylen , @politico ...
OnePlus will sell One without invites for 24 hours every Tuesday starting at midnight PT
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