📉 Crypto Turmoil, Flawed Police AI & TikTok's Move
Today’s pick
Who's Rooting Hardest for a Sam Bankman-Fried Conviction? The Crypto Industry.. Travis Kling has spent a lot of time this year focusing on his mental, physical and spiritual health. That has been his coping mechanism since his cryptocurrency firm, Ikigai Asset Management, lost most of its assets from last year's collapse of… By Erin Griffith via The New York Times
The difference between the crypto industry and the public is it’ll be over for the industry when SBF is in jail. - parker (@pt)
Predictive Policing Software Terrible at Predicting Crimes. Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New… By Aaron Sankin via WIRED
The success rate for this predictive policing company was LESS THAN HALF A PERCENT. - Techni-Calli (@Iwillleavenow)
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TikTok is testing an ad-free monthly subscription plan. Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Code within the TikTok app indicates that TikTok is testing an ad-free monthly subscription plan. The plan currently costs $4.99 per month in the US in this testing phase, though pricing could change when the… Via Android Authority
WOAH...! TikTok is testing a $4.99 ad-free monthly subscription plan - Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra)
Artists Are Losing the War Against AI. Late last month, after a year-plus wait, OpenAI quietly released the latest version of its image-generating AI program, DALL-E 3. The announcement was filled with stunning demos—including a minute-long video demonstrating how the technology… By Matteo Wong via The Atlantic
“If opting out affords artists any protection, it might extend only to what they create from here on out; the work published online in all the time before 2023 could already be claimed by the machines.” - Damon Beres (@dlberes)
Mobile phones are to be banned in schools. Gillian Keegan will order schools to outlaw phones during lessons on Monday Mobiles are to be banned from classrooms, the Education Secretary will announce on Monday. Gillian Keegan will order schools to outlaw smartphones during lessons, and also… By Jason Groves via Mail Online
A small but growing number of US schools and districts have been restricting school use of cell phones this year. - Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso)
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