AI doesn't exist but may be dangerous anyway; self-destruct buttons are important for rockets; Kamala Harris & Snoop Dogg weigh in on AI; IBM pauses hiring, looking to onboard AI; Marissa Mayer takes another whack; open-sourced AI is where the real dangers are; Lyft is lost, no exit in sight; Google layoffs, cuts in perks but one hell of a CEO payout; Facebook furious they can't exploit youth data; Dune Part 2; Paramount+ doing well; RIP, Says You; NPR podcasts; Succession; Ted Lasso; Silo; Zero gravity concerts, watch out for that Portaloo; TweetDelete; Brydge collapses; RSA Conference recap; May the 4th; sorting out baseball workarounds.
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There Is No A.I. by Jaron Lanier
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Lyft shares tumble as investors react to dim outlook
Googlers angry about CEO’s $226M pay after cuts in perks and 12,000 layoffs
Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means
Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail
Facebook furious at FTC after agency proposes ban on monetizing youth data
MEDIA CANDY
Paramount+ tops 60 million subscribers thanks to 'Picard' and the NFL
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APPS & DOODADS
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AT THE LIBRARY
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Season of Skulls: A Novel in the World of the Laundry Files
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
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