What makes me optimistic for the future is the prospect of universal basic intelligence for everyone.
TECHNOLOGY
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Europe Builds Sovereign AI Infrastructure With Agents and Robotics
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Discover how we're partnering with Europe to build a future powered by sovereign infrastructure, agentic AI, robotics, and exponential inference. Catch up on all the news unveiled at Jensen Huang's latest keynote at #GTCParis: https://
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Tech Reporter Discusses Adtech and Antitrust Coverage Approach
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Really enjoyed being a guest on this week's episode of @monopoly_report
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AI Mayors Could Offer Cheap and Fair Governance-as-a-Service
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Governance-as-a-service will become real. AI mayors could be cheap, always available, and weirdly fair.
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True Sophistication: Eliminating Unnecessary Complexity
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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
No se trata de hacer menos.
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AI makes litigation asymmetric via ChatGPT legal threats
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AI will also make litigation asymmetric. One person with ChatGPT and a grudge will file more legal threats than a firm used to in a year. And most targets will settle because AI also knows your cost of fighting.
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Databricks DBSQL Serverless Delivers 5x Speed Boost
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Tuning queries is a waste of time when data teams could be delivering insights at speed — which is why Databricks is pushing the limits of what’s possible with SQL performance Since 2022, DBSQL Serverless has delivered a 5x speed boost for real-world workloads. Now, new engine
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Korean Digital Content Companies Target Global Metaverse Market
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Korean Digital Content Companies Target Global Market at AWE USA K-#Metaverse Pavilion
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Google Imagen 4 releases one-shot 3-panel comic with insane detail
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Google’s Imagen 4 just dropped: It one-shot generated this 3 panel comic with insane detail: (see prompt below)
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Tech Sector Rebounds: Semiconductors and AI Drive Market Growth
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The TL Podcast for June 23rd: Tech runs merrily toward the tariff cliff Everything is going right with the major themes of tech, including the rebound in the semiconductor market that is propelling companies such as Indie Semiconductor, and the continued health of AI propelling