Autocratic reality is coming. Dangerous WinRAR 🔐 #WEEKLY ~ August 27th
Elon Musk consults with the Kremlin. AnonFiles is shutting down after two years. Microsoft brings Python to Excel. Dropbox ends with unlimited options. Instagram: drugs, stolen credit cards, hacked...
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How Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg and Andreessen - four billionaires and technoligarchs - are creating an alternative, autocratic reality. In an excerpt from his new book, The End of Reality, the author warns of the curse of artificial intelligence and transhumanism and makes a moral case against superintelligence. (Vanity Fair)
As Big Tech companies compel employees back to the office, some companies, like Atlassian, Airbnb, Dropbox, and Twilio, remain steadfast backers of remote work (Bloomberg)
Elon Musk said on Twitter that he had consultations with the Kremlin before releasing a pro-Russian peace plan for Ukraine. He also informed the US about his phone call with Putin, but publicly denied it. (Bloomberg)
Interviews with 30+ of Elon Musk's colleagues and dozens of others detail his growing power, childhood, career, politics, role in Russia's Ukraine war, … (New Yorker)
Four Motherboard alumni, including former CEO Jason Koebler, are founding 404 Media, a tech publication that covers hacking and other topics. Subscriptions are $10 a month or $100 a year. (New York Times)
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