OpenAI was open to bidding wars between USA, China & Russia; AI hitting wall where it can't get smarter; visibility set to zero; walking back Windows Recall; Tesla FSD false advertising, SpaceX bad behavior; refreezing the arctic; casual piracy; flying the personalized ad skies; Netflix wins the hot dog wars; Stax; Interview with the Vampire; Camden; Bad Boys; Computer, wine, no merlot; Shkreli; the 90s; Adobe pricing; everything Apple killed at WWDC 2024; smartphones are the new eggs; Spotify; A Science-Fiction Thriller; the Acolyte; Kings Dominion & theme parks; driving in the USA.
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Former OpenAI Employee Says Company Had Plan to Start Agi Bidding War With China and Russia
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IN THE NEWS
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Scientists Working on Desperate Plan to Refreeze Arctic
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Netflix has Sherlocked Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
OpenAI adds former NSA chief to its board
MEDIA CANDY
Cheaper Prices Reduce Indirect Visits to Pirate Sites, Research Finds
The Boys Will End After Season 5
Paul Giamatti Is Beaming Aboard Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli accused of copying $4m one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album
90’s Electronica / Alternative
APPS & DOODADS
Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2024
Smartphones May Affect Sleep—but Not Because of Blue Light
Spotify’s HiFi plan could finally arrive this year, but you may need to pay extra
Spotify will start showing you personalized banners and messages based on your listening habits
Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme'
watchOS 11 lets you take a day off working out without losing your streak
Elon Musk Just Cancelled iPhones
X is about to start hiding all likes
AI Detectors Get It Wrong. Writers Are Being Fired Anyway
Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested
AT THE LIBRARY
The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman
Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery by Scott Young
Unidentified: A Science-Fiction Thriller by Douglas E. Richards
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
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