The sleeping giant finally reveals its hand..
— Read on nextword.substack.com/p/apples-ai-strategy-in-a-nutshell
Blackbird
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’s smartest move is sidelining Immortan Joe – Polygon
George Miller’s prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road adds a final emasculation to the film’s villain, Immortan Joe, that just enhances his toxic masculinity metaphor.
— Read on www.polygon.com/24168903/furiosa-villain-immortan-joe-actor
The AI Revolution Is Already Losing Steam – WSJ
The pace of innovation in AI is slowing, its usefulness is limited, and the cost of running it remains exorbitant
— Read on www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-ai-revolution-is-already-losing-steam-a93478b1
There Is Too Much Trash in Space
Debris from spacecraft threatens the burgeoning space economy. We need a global agreement to keep space clean
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-is-too-much-trash-in-space/
What the Internet Was Like in 2004
A look back at web technology in 2004 — when Flickr and Gmail launched, blogging plus RSS was the new social software, Google IPOed, and the first Web 2.0 Conference happened.
— Read on cybercultural.com/p/internet-2004/
ICQ shutting down after almost 28 years
Damn. That long.
I had an account with a low 7 digit ID that I lost access to when I changed mail providers.
— Read on www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june
Heat Death of the Internet – takahē
You want to order from a local restaurant, but you need to download a third-party delivery app, even though you plan to pick it up yourself. The prices and menu on the app are different to what you saw in the window. When you download a second app the prices are different again. You ring
— Read on www.takahe.org.nz/heat-death-of-the-internet/