The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to seek out you right this moment’s most enjoyable/vital/scary/fascinating tales about know-how.
1 Deepfakes are getting used to resurrect useless politicians
For instance in Indonesia, the place over 200 million voters will go to the polls tomorrow. (CNN)
+ And likewise in India, which has a common election across the nook. (Al Jazeera)
2 How BYD beat Tesla to turn into the world’s high electrical car maker
Its progress has been really stratospheric. Now right here comes the scrutiny. (NYT $)
+ BYD is moving into delivery in a giant method—for this reason. (MIT Expertise Assessment)
3 Sports activities leagues are rolling out apps for Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional headset
Now we simply have to attend to see if folks take pleasure in utilizing them. (NBC)
+ That is what it’s wish to put on the headset daily for 2 weeks. (WP $)
+ The Imaginative and prescient Professional may assist scientists conduct analysis. (Nature)
4 Vietnam is turning into instrumental within the US-China chip warfare
And it’s doubling down on its function by dangling tax breaks and different perks to firms. (Nikkei Asia)
+ Elevating trillions of {dollars} might be the best little bit of Sam Altman’s chip plan. (WSJ $)
5 Property brokers are utilizing AI to furnish folks’s houses with pretend furnishings
Which should cut back their workload. However… does it cross the road into outright deception? (Vice)
+ AI is getting used for a fair grimmer objective: to generate obituaries. (The Verge)
6 We’re getting nearer to blood checks to foretell dementia
An enormous research of over 50,000 volunteers has yielded some superb insights. (The Guardian)
7 How Slack modified us
It made work really feel extra informal—but additionally arguably extra all-consuming, too. (The Verge)
8 Followers are fuming after Spotify layoffs broke a musical encyclopedia
This can be a actual reminder of simply how fragile the digital world could be. (TechCrunch)
9 Temu is decided you’re going to hear about it
The Chinese language e-commerce firm is spending a ton of cash to get title recognition amongst People. (The Atlantic $)
+ Why the stress round Chinese language apps within the US is overblown. (MIT Expertise Assessment)
10 Musk allegedly purchased Twitter as a result of the personal jet account irritated him
I suppose that is what pettiness seems like while you’re one of many richest males on the planet. (Gizmodo)
Quote of the day
“It codifies your tradition, your society’s intelligence, your widespread sense, your historical past – you personal your personal knowledge.”
—Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, explains why he thinks each nation ought to construct its personal ‘sovereign’ AI in the course of the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
