TechScape: Betting markets come for everything – and the FBI comes for a betting market
This week in tech news, online predictors are riding high after a slew of accurate US election wagers. Plus, Trump and Musk try to weaponize the communications regulator•
TechScape: Will Elon Musk fire a third of the US government?
This week in tech news, Elon Musk and Donald Trump propose a “Department of Government Efficiency”, crypto wins big in every single election, and a modern equivalent of Lysistrata takes hold on TikTok.
TechScape: Why the fake news confidence trap could be your downfall
As the Goodbye Meta AI meme proved, many of us vastly overestimate our abilities to discern what’s true online – but spotting misinformation isn’t something we can do alone
TechScape: Meet the scrappy tech company taking on Slack
As Disney ditches the productivity platform following a data breach, the UK-based open-source tool Matrix prepares to step up with a bold claim: that it’s hack-proof. Is mainstream tech ready for it?
OpenAI says the latest ChatGPT can ‘think’ – and I have thoughts
In this week’s newsletter: The AI company says its ‘o1’ model is capable of reason, a key blocker in the way of truly gamechanging artificial intelligence. But is it that simple?
In this week’s newsletter: Most European users won’t be getting integrated AI on Apple devices, so are the updates offered by Apple just window dressing?
What the Telegram founder’s arrest means for the regulation of social media firms
In this week’s newsletter: Pavel Durov’s detention by French authorities is a major break from the norm – but his low-moderation, non-encrypted app is an anomaly
TechScape: Why I can’t stop writing about Elon Musk
My close read of the world’s most powerful posting addict turned up surprising results. Plus, a viral press release about AI, and Nvidia is accused of ‘unjust enrichment’
