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I could — and probably should — write an entire essay about the cult of the founder in Silicon Valley, how it

Dave Winer (who really should know better): Graham uses Steve Jobs as an example. He knew what was and wasn’

A 1600, a group of English merchants were granted a royal charter, a legal document which allowed them to venture

1. Model collapse isn’t just for AI When a large language model starts to ingest a lot of content

1. The smartest comment you will read about AI and art this week From the wonderful Laurie Anderson, about an

1. Just because we killed you doesn’t make us liable Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan died after eating a meal at

1. IBM 1956 = Google 2024 (and Apple, and Microsoft, and and and) As I’ve noted before, you are likely

Yeah, this one is late. I’m doing some extra work, OK? Anyway, onward. 1. Nerdy. Very nerdy First something

Eric Seufert, on Threads: Regarding Taboola’s partnership with Apple: I’ve seen people claim that this is somehow hypocritical

1. Oh come on, Apple Back when Apple changed its app guidelines to permit emulators and HTML 5-based mini games

Jack Dorsey, Bluesky, decentralised social networks and the very common crowd – Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: There’s a

1. Couldn’t happen to a nicer billionaire What’s interesting about the European Commission’s charges against Twitter (which

1. I’m shocked, shocked I tell you Surprise! The use of energy-intensive AI to make stupid graphics that look

1. Oh Perplexity, why must you test me so? I have been a big proponent of Perplexity for a while,

Daring Fireball: European Commission Launches Investigation Against Microsoft for Integrating Teams With Office: My read on this is that the