An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking
Product chief Nikita Bier on journalists who left: “We have to earn their trust.” Also: Fidji Simo on OpenAI's Code Red, and a new episode of ACCESS. X: @ashleymayer . Bluesky: @fahadhumayun.com , @t...
Elon Musk says that Apple “makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI” to top its App Store, an “antitrust violation”, and xAI will take legal action
This is a column about AI. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. Becca Monaghan / indy100 : Elon Musk has dropped the Trump feud for now - he's falling out with another CEO instead Forbes : Elon Musk Says...
AI-generated images of fake, otherworldly-looking houseplants are proliferating online and misleading consumers, as AI slop extends to plant care advice
'It's disconnecting us further from reality, relationships with nature, and also our community.' — “Maybe you could organize … Bluesky: @wavesblog , @sarahjeong , @sarahjeong , @zackzwiezen.com , @n...
After Grok's “white genocide in South Africa” X replies, xAI says “an unauthorized modification was made to Grok response bot's prompt” at 3:15 AM PST on May 14
We are regularly updating this repository with the system prompts that we use … Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : Grok “White Genocide” Controversy Leads xAI to Publish Internal System Prompts Mary P...
Meta says it has fired “roughly 20” employees who leaked “confidential information outside the company” and expects “there will be more”
here's why Bluesky: Jeff Horwitz / @jeffhorwitz : Risks rise with datapoints. If you share one document that's accessed by ten people, you're probably fine. If you share 20 docs accessed by 10 peopl...
Elon Musk says he will rehire a DOGE staffer who resigned following the exposure of his posts advocating for racism and eugenics, after Trump endorsed the idea
“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool.” — “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.” — “Normalize Indian hate.” — www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st... [embedded post] Ryan ...
Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27; sources: Zuckerberg, who has had a strained relationship with Trump, initiated the meeting
months after the president-elect's jail threat to Meta boss CBS News : Zuckerberg meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago Will Potter / Daily Mail : Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg ‘grateful for invitation’ to make...
Humane tells Ai Pin owners that they should “immediately” stop using the charging case, citing issues with the battery cell that “may pose a fire safety risk”
charging case ‘poses a fire risk’ Tyler Lee / Phandroid : Humane warns AI Pin owners of potential fire hazard Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : Humane Ai Pin owners warned to stop using charging case ove...
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”
https://www.theverge.com/... Josh Simmons / @josh@josh.tel : Bet on open source, open standards, and interoperability. — “But several Twitter alternatives are still standing — and all of them are pa...
Google fires 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the company's New York and Sunnyvale offices to protest its business ties with Israel
https://medium.com/... X: Dr. Ks / @katejsim : Terminated worker here. Listen when employers tell you exactly who they are McCarthyism is alive and well. Look how terrified they are of worker power 🔥 ...