You can Venmo your college tuition, for some reason
Kids these days don’t know how good they have it.
Amanda Silberling
Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models
Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever’s available online.
Who really needs a cocktail robot?
Bartesian’s cocktail makers would be best described like a Keurig or Nespresso machine, but for alcoholic drinks.
Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
“If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in,” Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. “That’s honestly the answer.”
FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets
FlightAware says that Kalshi used its name and data to offer bets on flight cancellations without the flight tracker’s permission.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax
California’s Prop 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state’s billionaires.
Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals
Platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation.
Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking
This generation of 20-somethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they’ll try literally anything else — even an AI matchmaker.
What’s the best handheld mini fan?
From premium Shark and Dyson offerings to random Amazon devices, these mini fans will make your sweaty summer a little more managable.
Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users
Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple’s existing iCloud+ subscriptions.