@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-04 13:10:49
Russia's Elite Is Souring on the War. Putin Doesn't Seem to Care. (Yaroslav Trofimov/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russias-elite-is-souring-on-the-war-putin-doesnt-seem-to-care-2430f3ff?st=qZJiM7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p37#a260604p37
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-05 00:01:55
Anthropic calls for top AI labs to weigh slowing or temporarily pausing development, suggesting that self-improving AI systems may soon pose societal risks (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthr…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-03 08:28:58
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Primal Scream:
🎵 Loaded (7″ version)
#PrimalScream
https://vailot.bandcamp.com/track/primal-scream-loaded-vailot-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/4909RzlrcQf2Ikk6P4reF1
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-05-05 01:30:44
Sources: Sam Altman discussed spinning out OpenAI's robotics and consumer hardware divisions in late 2025 to give them more room to grow; the plan was rejected (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.w…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-04 19:05:45
How some high-income families use AI-powered private schools and tutors, such as Alpha School, to teach their children life skills and tailor their curriculum (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/educati…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-05-05 00:55:46
As Colorado tech leaders say that burdensome regulations are driving companies away, lawmakers introduce a slimmer version of an AI anti-discrimination bill (Owen Tucker-Smith/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-05 05:30:55
A profile of livestream shopping app Whatnot, which added 20M accounts in 2025, facilitated the sale of ~$8B in goods, and is set for $1B in revenue in 2026 (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/whatno
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-03 13:55:59
Anthropic unveils a Services Track for its Claude Partner Network, a ranking based on what companies built with Claude, and releases a Claude Partner Hub portal (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/cio-…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-04 03:21:18
Sources: Meta has repeatedly delayed plans to release the Muse Spark API due to bugs and infrastructure needs; Meta says it plans to release it this month (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/a…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-03 13:16:59
Visa plans to acquire Israeli company BioCatch, which uses AI to detect fraud and distinguish legitimate users from attackers in real time, for $2.4B in cash (Katherine Hamilton/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj…