Tue. 06/17 – Open AI Still Needs To Placate Microsoft
Among the many snags to OpenAI shifting to for-profit, the Microsoft snag is still the biggest issue. More Intel job cuts coming. Would you believe a Roblox game involving gardening is maybe bigger than Fortnite? And two big firsts: most people get their news from social media, and streaming is now the king of all TV watching.
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Show Notes
Among the many snags to OpenAI shifting to for-profit, the Microsoft snag is still the biggest issue. More Intel job cuts coming. Would you believe a Roblox game involving gardening is maybe bigger than Fortnite? And two big firsts: most people get their news from social media, and streaming is now the king of all TV watching.
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Links:
- OpenAI Seeks New Financial Concessions From Microsoft, a Top Shareholder (The Information)
- OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point (WSJ)
- OpenAI wins $200 million U.S. defense contract (CNBC)
- Intel will lay off 15% to 20% of its factory workers, memo says (The Oregonian)
- Amazon Prime Day stretches to four days of deals this year (The Verge)
- Generation Alpha’s FarmVille Is Growing Like Crazy in Roblox (NYTimes)
- For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source (NiemanLab)
- It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV (NYTimes)
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