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1 Elon Musk holds a surprise meeting with US political leaders
Allegedly in the interest of making sure Twitter is “fair to both sides”. (Insiders $)
+ Kanye West’s presidential campaign advisers have been removed from Twitter. (Rolling Stone $)
+ Twitter’s head of reliability and safety is Musk’s biggest champion. (Bloomberg $)
2 Now we are treating covid like flu
An annual covid shot is the next logical step. (Atlantic $)
The worst thing about Sam Bankman-Fried being jailed?
Cut off from the internet. (Forbes $)
+ Most crypto criminals use only five exchanges. (Wired $)
+ Crashed crypto company FTX has objected to a request for a new investigation. (Reuters)
4 Israel’s tech sector is revolting against its government
Tech workers fear its tough policies will harm startups (FT $)
5 It is possible to power the world with only renewable energy
At least, according to Stanford scholar Mark Jacobson. (guard)
+ Today’s tech brethren love the environment. (slate $)
+ How new versions of solar, wind and battery power can help the grid. (MIT Technology Review)
6 Creative AIs That Are Extremely Expensive To Run
And that’s why promising startups like OpenAI need to hitch a ride with the likes of Microsoft. (Bloomberg $)
+ How Microsoft benefits from ChatGPT hype. (Vox)
+ BuzzFeed is planning to create quizzes enhanced by OpenAI. (WSJ $)
+ Innovative AI is changing everything. But what remains when the hype is gone? (MIT Technology Review)
7 It’s hard to blame self-driving cars for accidents
Even if it’s not their technical fault. (WSJ $)
8 How to exchange Google for TikTok
It’s great for food suggestions and tips, but it’s hopeless with anything work-related. (Wired $)
+ The platform really wants to stay active in the US. (Vox)
+ TikTok is mired in an eyelash controversy. (Rolling Stone $)
9 CRISPR gene editing toolkits available for purchase online
But there’s no guarantee these experiments will actually work. (motherboard)
+ Next up for CRISPR: Gene editing for the masses? (MIT Technology Review)
10 tech workers are live streaming their layoffs
It’s a candid window into how these notoriously secretive companies treat their employees. (Information $)
