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1 Elon Musk held a surprise meeting with American political leaders
Allegedly in the interest of ensuring that Twitter is “fair to both parties”. (Insider $)
+ Kanye West’s presidential campaign advisers have been kicked off Twitter. (Rolling Stone$)
+ Twitter’s head of trust and security is Musk’s biggest champion. (Bloomberg$)
2 We are treating covid like the flu now
Annual covid shots are the next logical step. (The Atlantic $)
3 The worst part of Sam Bankman-Fried’s spell in prison?
Being cut off from the internet. (Forbes $)
+ Most crypto criminals use only five exchanges. (via cable $)
+ Collapsed crypto firmFTX has objected to a new investigation request. (Reuters)
4 Israel’s tech sector is rising up against its government
Tech workers fear his hardline policies will hurt startups. (FT$)
5 It is possible to feed the world only with renewable energy
At least, according to Stanford academic Mark Jacobson. (The Guardian)
+ Tech bros love the environment these days. (Blackboard $)
+ How new versions of solar, wind and batteries could help the grid. (MIT Technology Review)
6 Generative AI is very expensive to run
And that’s why promising startups like OpenAI need to hitch their wagons to Microsoft. (Bloomberg$)
+ How Microsoft is profiting from the ChatGPT hype. (Voice)
+ BuzzFeed plans to run tests supercharged by OpenAI. (WSJ$)
+ Generative AI is changing everything. But what’s left when the hype has worn off? (MIT Technology Review)
7 It’s hard not to blame self-driving cars for accidents
Even when it’s not technically their fault. (WSJ$)
8 What it’s like to change Google for TikTok
It’s great for food suggestions and tricks, but hopeless for anything work-related. (via cable $)
+ The platform wants to remain operational in the US. (Voice)
+ TikTok is embroiled in a tab controversy. (Rolling Stone$)
There are 9 CRISPR gene editing kits available for purchase online
But there is no guarantee that these experiments will actually work. (motherboard)
+ What’s Next 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 staff. (The $ info)
