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1 Google’s AI search software may upend the web
Publishers specifically worry it may take a sledgehammer to their visitors. (WSJ $)
OpenAI is partnering with a serious writer. (The Guardian)
Chatbots may someday substitute search engines like google and yahoo. Right here’s why that’s a horrible thought. (MIT Know-how Overview)

2 Tesla has to replace practically all 2 million of its automobiles within the US
To deal with a defect within the autopilot system. (The Verge)
Right here’s what to do if you happen to’re affected. (WP $)

3 What you should learn about plastic air pollution
One reality stands out: the US produces extra plastic waste than some other nation. (one5c)
Assume that your plastic is being recycled? Assume once more. (MIT Know-how Overview)

4 What’s the purpose of Meta’s sensible glasses? 👓
Regardless of all of the money and time thrown at them, they nonetheless lack a killer app. (NYT $)
Why Fb is utilizing Ray-Ban to stake a declare on our faces. (MIT Know-how Overview)

5 Amazon is below rising stress
If tons of its merchandise come from China anyway, why not purchase from its Chinese language opponents? (The Atlantic $)
The counterfeit lawsuits that scoop up a whole lot of Chinese language Amazon sellers directly. (MIT Know-how Overview)

6 Apple may signal X’s loss of life warrant
Quickly it may grow to be such a poisonous platform it violates Apple’s requirements, triggering a removing from its app retailer. (Bloomberg $)
X’s advert income reportedly fell by $1.5 billion this 12 months. (Ars Technica)

7 Why weight reduction medicine are so vital
Their affect will ripple throughout our societies over the approaching years. (New Yorker $)
Weight-loss injections have taken over the web. However what does this imply for folks IRL? (MIT Know-how Overview

8 How a lot time ought to we spend on our telephones at Christmas? 🎄📱
I’d say that it actually is dependent upon how bearable your loved ones is. (Wired $)
There nonetheless isn’t a lot proof to again up claims that social media is dangerous for teenagers. (NBC)

9 AI astrology is getting out of hand 
It’s all enjoyable and video games till it begins instructing folks to ditch issues they discover wholesome and helpful. (The Atlantic $)

10 Taylor Swift followers actually rocked the Earth
Individuals danced so enthusiastically at her gig in Seattle that it was picked up by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Community. (The Economist $)

Quote of the day

—Proper-wing US podcaster Tim Pool expresses his annoyance at the truth that Elon Musk’s ‘anti-woke’ AI chatbot appears to precise simply as left-leaning views as any of its rivals.

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