"We need ‘spiky’ people inside Sequoia,” said managing partner Roelof Botha when asked about why the venture capital firm is standing by partner Shaun Maguire. In a July post on X, Maguire called New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani an "Islamist" who "comes from a culture that lies about everything." There was a sizeable online backlash, culminating in Sequoia's chief operating officer Sumaiya Balbale, who is Muslim, quitting over the firm's decision not to discipline Maguire. Here's more from [@Techcrunch](
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Roelof Botha explains why Sequoia supports Shaun Maguire after COO quit | TechCrunch
Sequoia's managing partner Roelof Botha defended his colleague's controversial comments that sparked an online backlash, arguing that the...
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In the U.S., Amazon is laying off 14,000 corporate workers. [@WSJ](
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23 common tech myths: Busted once and for all. From [@PCMag](
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23 Common Tech Myths—Busted Once and for All
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ChatGPT launched an AI-powered web browser called ChatGPT Atlas earlier this week, which made tech editor Anthony Ha wonder if it’s finally time to ditch his usual browser of choice, Safari. Ma talked it over with his colleagues on the latest episode of the Equity podcast, which you can listen to at [@Techcrunch](
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A teenager was sitting outside of his high school enjoying a bag of Doritos after football practice. Things were fine until an AI-powered gun-detection system hooked up to a camera called the cops. [@Futurism](
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An AI Mistook a Doritos Bag for a Gun and Called the Cops on a Teenager
An AI-powered gun detection system mistook a bag of Doritos chips as a weapon — and called the cops on a 16-year-old student.
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The Enhanced Games, a new athletic event designed to allow performance-enhancing drugs, looks like a publicity stunt for the techno-macho era: Olympic athletes on steroids competing for million-dollar bounties in Las Vegas. “While the Games are seen as controversial,” Rebecca Bellan writes, “[co-founder Aron] D’Souza is betting the ick factor fades once people see athletes in their 30s and 40s smash world records.” Read more from [@Techcrunch](
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Can steroids combat population collapse? The Enhanced Games wants to find out. | TechCrunch
“I believe that when Fred breaks 100-meter world record in Vegas next year, it will be a watershed moment to show that enhanced humans are better...
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EU accuses Meta and TikTok of breaching transparency rules. [@AssociatedPress](
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The European Union says Meta and TikTok have breached transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.
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Meta's Ray-Ban glasses have an LED that lights up when the user is recording, taking photos or streaming so that people can't be secretly filmed. For $60, a hobbyist is offering to modify the glasses so they look like new, but the LED no longer operates. Here's more from @Joseph Cox at @404 Media.
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A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to dis...
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Sora changed the deepfake game. [@cnet](
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AI videos are becoming more realistic by the day. These tips can help you spot them.
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Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI "superintelligence." [@AssociatedPress](
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Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'
Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threat...
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