It's issue #215 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
Nvidia becomes world’s most valuable company amid AI boom. Read about how it dethroned Microsoft and Apple here.
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The decade ahead in AI
India pulls in tech giants for its AI ambitions
Microsoft and Amazon among those splashing out to scale up infrastructure in world’s most populous country.
Using AI to build the “definitive” Spanish writing tool
Abraham López is the CEO of Correcto, an AI-powered grammar tool.
Apple is reportedly suspending work on the Vision Pro 2
Apple is continuing to work on a less-expensive version that is supposed to be released next year.
Apple has ‘very serious’ issues under sweeping EU digital rules, competition chief says
In March, the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, opened a probe into Apple, under the new legislation aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech.
Apple is shutting down Apple Pay Later just months after launch
Apple fully rolled out its buy now, pay later service in October 2023, but now it’s going away.
If Ray Kurzweil Is Right (Again), You’ll Meet His Immortal Soul in the Cloud
The famed futurist remains inhumanly optimistic about the world and his own fate—and thinks the singularity is minutes away.
Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices
Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women.
Fisker’s filed for bankruptcy… again
Build pretty electrified model, file for bankruptcy, rinse, repeat
One Facebook ad Promotes a For-Profit College; Another a State School. Which Ad Do Black Users See?
Researchers tested for bias in Facebook’s algorithm by purchasing ads promoting for-profit colleges and studying who saw them.
Honorary mentions
In the Marvel universe, all logos look the same
AIs are coming for social networks
When did humans start social knowledge accumulation?
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