Christian Catalini, co-creator of Meta's Libra stablecoin project, reflects on Libra's failure, what Stripe's Tempo blockchain can learn from it, and more
including one of the card networks the whole thing is designed to replace—and “neutrality.” [image] Brij Singh / @brij : Facebook's Libra turned out to be a strangely “successful” project - if success...
Sources: Meta set up four war rooms to analyze High-Flyer's DeepSeek, including two for how High-Flyer cut training costs and one on what data it may have used
“Wait, how much are we spending on research of little/no utility to Meta proper?” — “Wait, what? How much? How many Stanford PhDs did LeCun hire to endlessly fellate his ego?” — “Are you kidding...
Sources: some tech executives, including Sam Altman, worry that Elon Musk's new proximity to Donald Trump could supersize rivalries in ways that favor Musk
and his rivals are feeling the heat. https://www.wsj.com/... Brij Singh / @brij : “he draws energy from the idea of having enemies” exactly the kind of society we need on Mars
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is concerned about the potential “chilling effect” of AI safety bill SB 1047, which awaits his signature, on AI development
but social media users may have last laugh David Meyer / Fortune : California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs anti-deepfake laws—but he hasn't yet made up his mind on the biggest AI bill Laura Mandaro / The I...