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I'm thrilled that The Download, my daily newsletter I write for MIT Technology Review, is shortlisted for Best Technology Newsletter at the 2025 Publisher Newsletter Awards! ✨ publishernewsletters.com/2025/en/page...
May 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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I'm thrilled that The Download, my daily newsletter I write for MIT Technology Review, is shortlisted for Best Technology Newsletter at the 2025 Publisher Newsletter Awards! ✨ publishernewsletters.com/2025/en/page...
April 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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May 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
OpenAI announced it will keep its nonprofit division in control of its business operations. Its business arm will transition into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), with the nonprofit retaining oversight and significant ownership.
May 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Found these principles motivating and great for a Friday. Enjoy:
PRINCIPLES OF ADULT BEHAVIOR (25 princicples)

1. Be patient. No matter what.
2. Don't badmouth:
3. Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble
than yours are to you.
4. Expand your sense of the possible.
April 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
ChatGPT's Photo-Guessing Powers Spark Privacy Concerns

OpenAI’s new models, o3 and o4-mini, can identify locations from photos using advanced visual reasoning to pinpoint cities, landmarks, and even bars. OpenAI says it’s added safeguards to prevent misuse.

techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/t...
The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing 'reverse location search' from photos | TechCrunch
There's a somewhat concerning new trend going viral on social media: people are using ChatGPT to figure out the location shown in a photo.
techcrunch.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A video of a Microsoft employee disrupting the company’s 50th-anniversary event to protest its use of AI. “Shame on you,” said Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman “You are a war profiteer.”

AI is increasingly used in warfare. - yarocelis.substack.com/p/inside-the...
April 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
@yoyoel.com just read (part of) your story in Musk’s bio. 💪🏾
April 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I finally have access to Manus AI, and it is truly incredible. I did an entire comprehensive analysis, website analysis, growth strategy, and enhancement plan for a non-profit in minutes.

We have to buckle up for what's coming. manus.im
Manus
Manus is a general AI agent that turns your thoughts into actions. It excels at various tasks in work and life, getting everything done while you rest.
manus.im
April 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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So they want the death penalty for Luigi Mangione.

Could someone, please, please, please, remind me the last time the death penalty was discussed for those mass shooting children?
April 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One Victory at a time.
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨 I was in Palm Beach this weekend for a board meeting and landed as Air Force One did—and left when it did for Trump's golf trip.
He has played 14 golf rounds at his, which is over 25% of his time in office, costing taxpayers $26 million. At this pace, it could cost $552 million in 4 years. -
😎 Why Meta Wants You to Spend $1400 on Sunglasses.
Plus: OpenAI to release an Open Model.
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
OpenAI has launched OpenAI Academy, a new platform offering free courses on artificial intelligence. Check it out.

academy.openai.com
OpenAI Academy
Unlock the new opportunities of the AI era by equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills to harness artificial intelligence effectively.
academy.openai.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Seems like chatGPT can’t keep up with the ghibli image generation demands.
March 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When education is a threat to a dictator!!!
the U.S. government is targeting legal noncitizen scholars, not on the basis of any wrongdoing, but as part of a larger assault against an educated public.
March 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Mmmh Doctors and teachers will not be replaced, completely. They will be assisted by AI more and more. What do you think?

nypost.com/2025/03/27/b...
Bill Gates says AI will replace doctors, teachers within 10 years — and claims humans won’t be needed ‘for most things’
Bill Gates predicted that advancements in artificial intelligence will significantly reduce humanity’s role in many traditional tasks such as medicine and education — and the seismic sh…
nypost.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is this the best or the worst time to read Elon Musk’s bio?
March 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Is ChatGPT overpriced? @anthropic.com Claude seem to score better in math and coding and DeepSeek can cover the rest. What do you think?
March 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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True story. There were price controls under President Nixon. It led to all sorts of corruption like special relief from price controls for political donors. I wrote about that here 💵⚖️✍🏾 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
March 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Why the extra security and federal agents at LAX?

Is this another strategy to keep us full of fear or needed security? 🤷🏾‍♂️
March 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Very interesting list of individuals here. Anyone knows their agenda? www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections
If Elon Musk is America's CEO, DOGE is the Silicon Valley executive branch.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Breaking: We’re suing the Trump admin for removing climate change focused information from the USDA website. The move cuts off farmers, researchers, and advocates from accessing critical resources and funding.
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Tech Startups VCs are begging to invest in,

From cutting-edge AI models to industry-specific SaaS platforms, the 2025 ET30 companies span the full enterprise technology stack.

www.enterprisetech30.com
Enterprise Tech 30 | Presented by Wing Venture Capital
The Enterprise Tech 30 serves as a platform for the tech industry to identify, learn about, and build relationships with the most promising private companies in enterprise technology.
www.enterprisetech30.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The 2025 Endeavor Outliers class: 235+ of top-performing companies from around the world.

so many companies in the community surpassed $100M in revenue, reached billion-dollar valuations, or gone public beyond their home countries.

endeavor.org/2025-endeavo...
Meet the 2025 Endeavor Outliers
Endeavor’s 2025 Outliers showcase how top scaleups in markets outside of Silicon Valley are setting new benchmarks for success.
endeavor.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Midweek Update:

The government is prioritizing AI power and leadership over safety at a critical moment—what does this mean for us?

Meanwhile, Gemini 2.5 might be the most powerful AI model yet, and image generation is becoming more real than ever. Lets go.

yarocelis.substack.com/p/prioritizi...
March 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM