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A look at L4S, an internet standard finalized in January 2023, aiming to reduce latency, with interest from Apple, Google, Comcast, Nvidia, and other companies (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)
Mitchell Clark / The Verge: A look at L4S, an internet standard finalized in January 2023, aiming to reduce latency,…
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A bear case for the AI industry, as the sectors it seems to be able to disrupt so far, like writing, digital art, and programming help, are not very lucrative (Erik Hoel/The Intrinsic Perspective)
Erik Hoel / The Intrinsic Perspective: A bear case for the AI industry, as the sectors it seems to be…
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Fortnite Festival is Rock Band without the plastic instruments
What that means is you’ll be hitting notes along to popular songs, but instead of doing that on a toy…
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The quiet plan to make the internet feel faster
A few months ago, I downgraded my internet, going from a 900Mbps plan to a 200Mbps one. Now, I find…
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Apple’s 10th-gen iPad is actually worthwhile when it’s $100 off
We’ve found Apple’s latest generation of its base-model iPad to be a bit awkwardly priced from the start. At $449…
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[Thread] Texas and Florida's online speech rules for platforms cannot be justified, as less restrictive tools that give users control over online content exist (Daphne Keller/@daphnehk)
Daphne Keller / @daphnehk: [Thread] Texas and Florida’s online speech rules for platforms cannot be justified, as less restrictive tools…
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How parametric insurance startups use data science and AI to limit their liability, as climate change makes typical kinds of coverage unprofitable (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: How parametric insurance startups use data science and AI to limit their liability, as…
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Lead attorneys for Epic and Google say Tim Sweeney and Sundar Pichai met for an hour on December 7 and the meeting "did not result in a settlement" (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
Sean Hollister / The Verge: Lead attorneys for Epic and Google say Tim Sweeney and Sundar Pichai met for an…
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Amazon files a motion to dismiss FTC's lawsuit, arguing the agency relies on anecdotal evidence and fails to prove that Amazon's practices hurt consumers (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon files a motion to dismiss FTC’s lawsuit, arguing the agency relies on anecdotal evidence and…
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The EU AI Act includes restrictions for foundation models, with some proprietary models classified as having "systemic risk" subjected to additional obligations (Washington Post)
Washington Post: The EU AI Act includes restrictions for foundation models, with some proprietary models classified as having “systemic risk”…
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