Unpacking AI Advances and Innovative Tech: Challenges and New Frontiers

Out of nowhere, the SEC has approved spot ETFs for ether. Spotify is killing its Car Thing. Google’s AI Overview is giving crazy answers all over the place. But Meta already wants to charge more for their AI bots. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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• US SEC approves exchange applications to list spot ether ETFs (Reuters)
• Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold (The Verge)
• Google's AI search feature suggested using glue to keep cheese sticking to a pizza (Business Insider)
• Save $200+ on your upgrade to The Information Pro (The Information)
• The Daylight DC1 is a $729 attempt to build a calmer computer (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don’t need roads (TechCrunch)
• Two students find security bug that could let millions do laundry for free (The Verge)

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