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I didn’t raise my daughter to become an Olympic champion, but she did. I raised her to handle failure.
People ask how I raised an Olympic champion. They expect stories about hiring private coaches, driving to competitions across the country, and…
Elon Musk’s X says it found a China-backed, anti-AI plot — on Elon Musk’s X. Did it actually influence Americans?
Some tech types believe that China has duped Americans into hating AI data centers. Now those voices believe they have proof: A report from Elon…
Hugging Face says sales for its robot ducks topped $2.6 million in 24 hours. Now there’s a backlog.
Apparently, a lot of people want a nearly 10-inch-tall robot duck. On Friday, Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf wrote in a post on X that customers…
Mercedes CEO says he’s a convert to fake V8 sounds in EVs: ‘I was like a born-again Christian’
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius has found religion in synthetic engine noise. He said his conversion came when he drove the new electric version of…
Many of the Chinese bots X says posted anti-data-center content had no followers or engagement, a researcher found
China is trying to influence the AI data center debate in the United States. How effective it’s been is another question. X said on Thursday that it…
A bartender shares the 5 red flags she always looks for at a bar
With a seemingly never-ending pool of options, it can be hard to know if you’re picking the best bar for a happy hour or night out. Take it from…
A former Twitter lawyer is testing a new mode of content moderation — and if he can get away with calling it Twitter
A former Twitter trademark lawyer has launched a social network with a familiar name. Stephen Coates’ startup, Operation Bluebird, launched…
Good Good’s new president started his job right as the company’s ad scandal erupted
Joe Flannery didn’t have the luxury of a honeymoon period at Good Good. His new job as president started just as the YouTube group plunged into…
Dario Amodei says Anthropic is ‘not interested in destroying anyone’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says Claude comes in peace. “We’re not interested in destroying anyone,” Amodei said on CNBC earlier this week. “We think…
I quit my job to travel the world. Then, I met someone who derailed my plans.
Just weeks after my 28th birthday, I arrived in Burgenland, a wine region south of Vienna, to work at a natural wine domaine. Fresh off of quitting…