Tech analyst Dan Wang reflects on the Chinese Communist Party vs. Silicon Valley, AI and manufacturing, how China and the US are building the future, and more
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Tech analyst Dan Wang reflects on the Chinese Communist Party vs. Silicon Valley, AI and manufacturing, and how China and the US are building the future
One way that Silicon Valley and the Communist Party resemble each other is that both are serious, self-serious, and indeed, completely humorless.
Apple says AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down and will retire in spring 2026; ex-Microsoft CVP Amar Subramanya takes over, reporting to Craig Federighi
Apple AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his position and retiring in spring 2026, Apple announced today.
OpenAI announces apps that work inside ChatGPT, piloting Booking.com, Canva, Coursera, Figma, Expedia, Spotify, and Zillow for logged-in users outside of the EU
A new generation of apps you can chat with and the tools for developers to build them. — Try in ChatGPT(opens in a new window)Start building apps(opens in a new window)
On Techmeme's 20th birthday, its founder explains what's behind the site's consistency, debunks some supposed media trends, and outlines future directions
happy bday @Techmeme 🎂. Nearly old enough to drink. 🍻https://news.techmeme.com/ ... Dave McClure / @davemcclure : my favorite (un?)healthy addiction: @techmeme 💕🤓🔥 been an avid fan...
Anthropic plans to debut new rate limits for Claude Pro and Max on August 28, likely curbing <5% of users, saying some run Code “continuously in the background”
It's Bad Business Bluesky: Ed Zitron / @edzitron.com : That is not what is happening here, this is not Anthropic “doing the drug dealer model” — www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic- is...
A former OpenAI engineer details his experience working at the company, its culture, codebase structure, Python, Azure, rapid growth, the Codex launch, and more
I left OpenAI three weeks ago. I had joined the company back in May 2024. — I wanted to share my reflections because there's …
Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf's R&D employees to focus on agentic coding efforts at DeepMind
Key researchers from the AI coding startup are also heading to Google. … OpenAI's deal to buy Windsurf is off …
Pope Leo XIV says he chose his name to honor Pope Leo XIII's work during the first industrial revolution, as AI poses challenges in a new industrial revolution
Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis …
Investors led by Elon Musk make an unsolicited $97.4B bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, complicating Sam Altman's plans to convert to a for-profit
Unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman's plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company — A consortium of investors led …
Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new “advanced AI research team” and Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI
Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” …
Sources: in a memo, OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon told employees that the company is “optimistic” it can bring back Sam Altman and Greg Brockman
OpenAI is “optimistic” it can bring back Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and other key employees who departed in the wake …
Source: OpenAI's board had agreed to resign and let Sam Altman and Greg Brockman return, but has since waffled; Altman would want significant governance changes
The OpenAI board is in discussions with Sam Altman to return to CEO, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
How a TikTok-like algorithm and pay-to-play scheme ruined Twitter's complex but functional community, causing the social network to suddenly lose its vitality
How a TikTok-like algorithm and pay-to-play scheme ruined Twitter's complex but functional community, causing the social network to suddenly lose its vitality
NOTE: I'd been working on this piece on and off for a few weeks while trying to move to NYC and settle into my new apartment …
Tim Cook unveils Apple Vision Pro, a “spatial computing” headset controlled with the user's eyes, hands, and voice, coming to the US for $3,499+ in early 2024
Apple has announced an augmented reality headset called Apple Vision Pro that “seamlessly” blends the real and digital world.
Replying to a tweet suggesting voting on Twitter policy decisions should be restricted to Blue subscribers, Elon Musk says “Twitter will make that change”
Elon Musk is actively searching for a new chief executive officer for Twitter Inc., CNBC's David Faber reported …
Elon Musk's poll asking “should I step down as head of Twitter?” ends with 57.5% voting yes, after Musk says Twitter polls will determine “major policy changes”
is he creating conflicts of interest? Is he misappropriating company resources? Tesla is not Musk's private plaything. I've got many questions for the Tesla Board. https://www.nyti...
Elon Musk's poll, asking “Should I step down as head of Twitter?”, ends with 57.5% voting yes, after Musk said Twitter polls will decide “major policy changes”
After a new policy prompted backlash, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said future policies would be determined by polls
Lina Khan's attempt to block Meta's Within acquisition upends decades of antitrust standards and could shift how DC regulates competition in nascent industries
Lina Khan may set off a shift in how Washington regulates competition by filing cases in tech areas before they mature.