📣 Web Language Shift, Autonomous Car Setback, A.I. Hype Check
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Internet 'algospeak' is changing our language in real time, from 'nip nops' to 'le dollar bean' “Algospeak” is becoming increasingly common across the Internet as people seek to bypass content moderation filters on social media platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Twitch. By Taylor Lorenz via Washington Post
The way these ppl straight up lie. Not only have I reported extensively on “censorship” on social media, I’ve spoken relentlessly abt the topic for years and said repeatedly that Meta in particular over moderates and silences marginalized groups - TaylorLorenz.Substack.com (@TaylorLorenz)
California DMV suspends Cruise's self-driving car permits, effective immediately. The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday suspended Cruise's deployment and testing permits for its autonomous vehicles, effective immediately. The news follows a barrage of safety concerns and incidents since Cruise, owned by General Motors, received approval in August for round-the-clock robotaxi service in San Francisco. By Hayden Field via CNBC
The California DMV has suspended Cruise's deployment and testing permits for its autonomous vehicles, effective immediately. The news follows a barrage of safety incidents since GM's Cruise received approval for round-the-clock robotaxi service. - Hayden Field (@haydenfield)
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Long on Hype, A.I. Is No Guarantee for Profits. The Nasdaq composite index looks set to open in the red on Wednesday, after investors got a split-screen view of how two tech giants, Microsoft and Alphabet, were doing in efforts to profit from artificial intelligence. The verdict so far, based on quarterly earnings reports released on Tuesday: Only one of them is showing early progress. By Andrew Ross Sorkin via The New York Times
Long on Hype, A.I. Is No Guarantee for Profits - The latest quarterly results from Microsoft and Alphabet show that their big investments in artificial intelligence are on different trajectories. - Olav Mitchell Underdal (@omunderdal)
Microsoft's AI strategy is paying off with solid cloud revenue growth. Crediting growing demand for large AI models across consumer and commercial products that are driving increased cloud consumption, Microsoft reported strong FY24 Q1 results last night. First quarter revenue was up 13% to $56.5 billion compared to $50.1 billion last year. By Louis Columbus via VentureBeat
Microsoft’s AI strategy is paying off with solid cloud revenue growth - LouisColumbus (@LouisColumbus)
Israel, Palestine, and the need for principled free speech. People can be extremely annoying. And one of the most annoying initial reactions to the recent crackdowns on pro-Palestinian speech was a preemptive accusation of hypocrisy directed at the people who signed a letter about free speech three years ago. By Matthew Yglesias via Slow Boring
With a few very prominent exceptions, the "Harper's Letter/pro-free speech" crowd has been pretty good about condemning the attempted suppression of pro-Palestinian points of view - Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz)
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