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In Japan gifts are launched as missiles, serving, if rightly chosen, to stun the recipient, or as least to nudge him or her off balance.
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At the American Museum of Natural History in NYC is the Scales of the Universe. In the center of a large atrium is the Hayden Sphere which serves as a point of reference around which other objects are placed to give you a sense of scale. 26.5 meters (87 feet) in diameter—represents the size of…
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I tried something different this year, asked Chat GPT to summarize the year for me.
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The AI industry’s demand for electricity has outstripped the power industry’s capacity to deliver. Bloomberg says two data centers sit idle, waiting for more power to come online. To meet their growing need for power, AI companies are taking power generation into their own hands. One data center in Texas is bolting old jet engines…
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Inspired by Anil’s hope for an “easter egg breakdown” of the mayor-elect’s victory speech, I spent some time digging in. I know there’s more that I’ve missed, add your own in the comments below. [walks out to Ja Rule’s New York] The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs…
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On a subzero New York night, a pianist met two robbers. What followed was not a fight, but an eight-hour conversation — and a promise that changed three lives.
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I was fortunate to be invited last week to the kick off meeting for an IAB Tech Lab task force dedicated to establishing a framework for Monetizing the Open Web in the age of AI. The accelerated use of tools such as OpenAI’s Chat GPT, MSN’s CoPilot and Google’s AI Overview has precipitated a re-thinking…
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At 1pm today, there is a kick-off meeting (page has a YouTube link to view remotely) to discuss the mandated public information sessions and other aspects of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC). The six member of the CAC will ultimately recommend the project to the New York Gaming Facility Location Board and help determine which…
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Cloudflare sees about 20% of the world’s internet traffic cross its network. Matthew Prince, CloudFlare’s CEO, has a pretty good handle on trending internet behavior. In the video below, he summarizes the impact of AI “answer engines” that summarize what they find in response to questions put into AI chatbots such as Google’s AI Overview…
