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Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’
The footage looks okay, as long as you’re not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest.
‘Cyberselfish’ author takes aim at Silicon Valley libertarianism as her book returns from the dead
“That’s a 12-year-old view of the world.”
AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says
“Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech.”
TechCrunch Mobility: Blue-green is the color of autonomy
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine
Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine’s Starlink access.
Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?
The moment you realize the internet is “held together by glue and dreams.”
Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber
Instacart might sell itself to a larger competitor.
Block’s new voice model sounds eerily human
Block said that the voice model can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max
PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet
Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it’s unlikely to be the last major software scare.