The Hyperloop dream is dead. The attempt to bridge the iMessage divide is dead. China’s gaming industry isn’t dead, but it’s pretty wounded. The crazy story of that teenage hacker who leaked the GTA VI stuff. The weekend longreads suggestions, and at the very end, a unique look back at the evolution of the AI moment.
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Oct 8
Are AI Labs Trying to Break Encryption?
Scott Aaronson said AI labs had started testing whether their newest models could break cryptography, and Vitalik Buterin urged taking it seriously. Anthropic launched Haiku 5.5, Google unveiled a universal Gemini agent, and Microsoft opened Surface Laptop Ultra preorders. A theo ... Show More
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May 2023
No One Wants the 4060 Ti, Chatbots taking jobs, PS5 handheld + more!
0:00 No one's buying the RTX 4060 Ti
1:13 NEDA replaces helpline with chatbot
2:26 Playstation Showcase: handheld, games
3:50 The Ridge
4:41 QUICK BITS
4:45 Neuralink gets FDA approval for human trials
5:20 Sam Altman backtracks on leaving EU
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8m 35s
May 2020
New releases: Surface Go 2, Macbook Pro 13-inch, and the first Xbox Series X gameplay footage (Goodbye Paul)
Stories discussed this week: The disappointing truth about antibody testing Apple is giving $10 million to COVID-19 testing kit company FDA authorizes CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 Sen. Ed Markey wants the FCC to rethink its broadband deployment plans An Amazon warehouse worker ... Show More
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