My dad bought an Apple II. In today’s dollars that would be around $15,000. The first Macintosh was expensive too. And Steve Ballmer laughed at the first iPhone because it was so expensive. Tech revolutions always start with the rich.
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Tesla Robotaxi Disruption Strategy Barcelona Labor Market
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If I ran @tesla
’s Robotaxi team I would take them to Barcelona, Spain. Why? The taxi union went on strike to keep @uber out of the market here, the locals tell me. Very difficult to disrupt. So how could Tesla disrupt? Pay the drivers to stay home. Tesla could still -
Job Candidate Rejects Position Due to Missing Canoeing Benefits
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Hey, there's no canoeing in the job, so he won't want it!
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Tech Week: Robots, AI Moderation, EVs, Climate, Copyright
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https://
techcrunch.com/2024/11/07/uly
sses-is-using-robots-to-restore-seagrass-populations/?utm_source=pocket_shared
… https://
venturebeat.com/ai/mistral-ai-
takes-on-openai-with-new-moderation-api-tackling-harmful-content-in-11-languages/?utm_source=pocket_shared
… https://
numerama.com/vroom/1840312-
la-voiture-electrique-solaire-est-encore-un-echec-aptera-en-mauvaise-posture.html
… https://
lesechos.fr/monde/enjeux-i
nternationaux/cop29-la-france-contributeur-important-aux-financements-nord-sud-pour-le-climat-2130484?utm_source=pocket_shared
… https://
reuters.com/legal/litigati
on/openai-defeats-news-outlets-copyright-lawsuit-over-ai-training-now-2024-11-07/?utm_source=pocket_saves
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AI Transforms Digital Banking and Payment Solutions Strategy
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AI Takes Center Stage in Banks’ Digital Transformation Strategy
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90% of Leaders Remain GenAI Observers While Only 6% Upskill
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New @BCG report: 90% of leaders are still "GenAI observers" while only 6% are actively upskilling their workforce. The message is clear: Every company must become a GenAI-enabled business. Download the BCG report to future-proof your business strategy here:
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NVIDIA Surpasses Apple Driven by GPU Demand
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[#Article] NVIDIA, driven by demand for its GPUs, overtakes Apple in the stock market https://actuia.com/actualite/nvidia-porte-par-la-demande-de-ses-gpus-supplante-apple-sur-le-marche-boursier/
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Skepticism on Near-Term Humanoid Robot Economic Utility
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I am more skeptical than a lot of people in the tech space about the near term utility of humanoid robots. Long term, driven be AGI, sure, they are going to be an enormous economic engine, but business plans that have them making a dent in the next five years seem unlikely.
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AppLovin E-commerce, Ceva AI, Coherent Streamlining Earnings Winners
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They’re loving AppLovin’s e-commerce, Ceva’s AI and Coherent’s streamlining Among Thursday’s earnings winners, AppLovin’s e-commerce initiative is tantalizing, and Ceva is cheered for its first AI sale, and Coherent’s impending makeover is thrilling. https://
thetechnologyletter.com/the-posts/they
re-loving-applovins-e-commerce-cevas-ai-and-coherents-streamlining
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French Manufacturers Adopt AI Out of Fear of Being Left Behind
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ABBYY Study: Fear of being left behind drives French manufacturers to adopt AI https://actuia.com/actualite/etude-abbyy-la-crainte-detre-depasses-pousse-les-industriels-francais-a-adopter-lia/ #AI #artificialintelligence