Musk Touts xAI Rebuild as Founders Leave
Elon Musk says his artificial intelligence startup needs to be rebuilt.
“xAI was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up,” the world’s richest p...
Aether OS is a computer in a browser built for the AT Protocol
Aether OS puts a full-fledged desktop in your browser that ties directly into the AT Protocol. That means it connects to your Bluesky account and other public records. It offers a pretty full s...
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Nimrod with a comment about the lack of checks and balances for RFK Jr.:
Observation
If a member of organized crime were to manage to get t...
The CFTC says prediction markets have an insider trading problem
On Mar. 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a staff advisory telling exchanges to tighten surveillance on event contracts.
Simultaneously, the regulator opened a 45-day rulemaki...
The fast rise and epic fall of Clubhouse
In 2020 and 2021, the social media world seemed to be on the verge of complete change. A new app called TikTok was ascendant, bringing a whole new kind of vertical video to phones everywhere. A...
Patrick Collison’s Palace Intrigue Complaint
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Kings League, a fast-growing, internet-savvy soccer startup, takes a lean approach to pro sports• Tech Culture: Can protein-obsessed techies...
