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IRL

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38 articles stable

IRL has appeared in 38 articles since 2016-12. Coverage peaked in 2023Q2 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside SoftBank, Twitter, Abraham Shafi, TechCrunch.

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Coverage Timeline

2024-03-11
Washington Post 6 related

A look at the challenges of academic AI research, as costs to develop generative AI models grow rapidly and tech companies' salaries drain academia of talent

e.g., establishing shared computing resources. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Glenn K. Lockwood / @glennklockwood : Academia is losing its ability to make progress in AI due to competition with i...

2023-04-30
The Information

Source: IRL CEO Abraham Shafi has stepped down, following allegations the messaging startup used bots to inflate its user count shared publicly and to investors

Mark Matousek / The Information : Tweets: @martymadrid , @mattschaar , @bryce , @abebrown716 , and @amir Tweets: @martymadrid : This tracks ... I've been following this “company” since 2019 and have ...

2023-04-29
The Information

Source: IRL CEO Abraham Shafi has stepped down, following allegations the messaging startup used bots to inflate the users it reported publicly and to investors

Abraham Shafi has stepped down as CEO of messaging app IRL following allegations that the company used bots to inflate the users … Tweets: @bryce , @amir , @mattschaar , and @abebrown716 Tweets: Bryce...

2022-04-30
TechCrunch 15 related

Airbnb says its employees can work from home or the office moving forward, and their compensation won't change if they move, unless it's to a different country

But Here's The Fine Print Kevin Hurler / Gizmodo : Airbnb Will Stop Giving Refunds for Covid-19 Walter Frick / Quartz : Airbnb's five rules for work-from-anywhere Emma Goldberg / www-nytimes-com.cdn.a...

2021-02-15
New York Times 4 related

Examining the links between the Rationalist community, with Slate Star Codex blog as its epicenter, and influential leaders in tech, including OpenAI's founders

even inside newsrooms. This is depraved. https://twitter.com/... Robin Hanson / @robinhanson : “The ideas they exchanged were often controversial — connected to gender, race and inherent ability, for ...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 21 Techmeme articles mentioning IRL, dating back to December 2016. The biggest stories include Twitch looks to expand beyond gaming videos with introduction of “IRL” section and SoftBank sues former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi for fraud after investing $150M in IRL in 2021.... Frequently covered alongside SoftBank, Abraham Shafi, Bryce Roberts, Mark Matousek, and TechCrunch.

Key Moments

2024Q3funding +100pts; competition +100pts; regulation -100pts

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