Category Archives: Business

Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism

In Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book, the former Greek finance minister argues that companies like Apple and Meta have treated their users like modern-day serfs.

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How I Became a Python Programmer—and Fell Out of Love With the Machine

When I started coding, I was suspicious of all the abstractions. Then I discovered the Django framework.

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The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island

By becoming the official custodian of an entire nation’s history for the first time, the Internet Archive is expanding its already outsize role in preserving the digital world for posterity.

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Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Found Liable for Multi-Billion-Dollar Fraud

When Do Kwon’s crypto empire fell to pieces, tens of billions of dollars were wiped out. A civil jury in the US has found he lied to investors.

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This AI Startup Wants You to Talk to Houses, Cars, and Factories

Archetype builds AI models that act as a translation layer between humans and complex sensors, using plain language to help people understand what’s happening in a building, car, or human body

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A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?

Zen Goziker worked at TikTok for only six months. Many of his allegations about the company and the US government are improbable. But he still may have shaped how the app is viewed in Washington.

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To Build a Better AI Supercomputer, Let There Be Light

OpenAI and other AI leaders think new leaps in machine intelligence will require new forms of computer hardware. One proposal involves connecting GPUs with light.

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OpenAI’s GPT Store Is Triggering Copyright Complaints

A publisher says some chatbots in OpenAI’s GPT Store were created using its copyrighted textbooks. OpenAI has taken down some of the bots but could face more complaints from rights holders.

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Here’s How Generative AI Depicts Queer People

WIRED investigates how artificial intelligence tools, like OpenAI’s Sora, currently portray members of the LGBTQ community. Hint: It’s a lot of purple hair.

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Apple Store Employees Say Coworkers Were Disciplined for Supporting Palestinians

A protest is planned Saturday at a Chicago Apple store where workers say managers disciplined staff—and fired an employee—for wearing pins, bracelets, or keffiyeh in support of Palestinian people.

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