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20221217

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 8 implied HN points • 17 Dec 23
🔬 Science People Tech Work Science AI
  1. People's lives may need to change due to extreme climate conditions
  2. Advancements in technology like AI chips and ransomware attacks
  3. AI plays a significant role in various sectors like organizations, consulting, and DIY projects

Define the Game

Working Theorys • 11 implied HN points • 23 Aug 23
💼 Business Creativity Startup Music Tech Social Networking
  1. In sports like tennis, it's clear to see how good you are and where you rank.
  2. Defined games, with clear rules and rankings, are valuable beyond just sports.
  3. In various fields, such as music and tech, there are meritocratic games with objective rankings, like hitting #1 or getting into exclusive groups.

20240310

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 10 Mar 24
🕹 Technology People Business Tech AI Random
  1. People are spending a lot on streaming services, pointing to changing entertainment trends.
  2. Businesses are increasingly using AI in customer service, like Klarna which sees 2/3 of calls handled by bots.
  3. In the tech world, advancements continue with US replacing port cranes and Intel aiming for 1nm chips.

20230303

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 03 Mar 24
🕹 Technology People Tech AI Random Strategy
  1. Friction drives engagement and human connection in a world that's constantly in motion.
  2. Keep up with exciting 2024 trends, tech innovations like AirCanada's bot, AI limitations in job automation, and LLMs in wargame scenarios.
  3. Consider strategies like open vs. proprietary AI systems, governing agentic AI systems, and the importance of data quality for genAI.
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20230723

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 8 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🕹 Technology World Art Tech AI DIY
  1. UK defense perspective on a volatile world and US job loss due to technology
  2. Engage in bets for market intelligence and museum offers tattoos
  3. Explore neural networks in astronomy, AI causing social unrest, and importance of original hardware hacking manual

Kuration newsletter #2

KURATION • 3 HN points • 16 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. OpenAI initiated a bug bounty program with rewards up to $20,000.
  2. Consider using Vercel for faster domain searches with all available TLDs displayed.
  3. Use the Awesome Screenshot extension for free full scrolling website screenshots.

The “Free and Open Internet” Hypocrites

The Oasis • 9 HN points • 28 Mar 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Internet Privacy Tech Government Legislation
  1. There is hypocrisy in calls for a free and open internet while targeting TikTok for being a potential security threat.
  2. The controversy around TikTok seems to be more about competition and revenue loss for established tech giants.
  3. The focus on TikTok's alleged threat overlooks the existing privacy concerns and data collection practices of other major tech companies like Facebook.

Revisiting Apollo 1 in a Post-ZIRP World

New Frontier • 1 HN point • 09 Feb 24
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Finance Tech Organizational Culture Startups
  1. The Apollo program teaches us the importance of overcoming failure and learning from mistakes to prevent future disasters.
  2. In a Post-ZIRP world, tech companies need to shift focus to profitability and hard work, moving away from the easy funding rounds of the past.
  3. Embracing a 'Tough and Competent' mentality, focusing on efficiency by reducing unnecessary meetings, avoiding overengineering, and returning to mission-driven cultures can help companies thrive in the changing landscape.

A guide to the wedge marketing strategy - MKT1 Newsletter

MKT1 Newsletter • 3 implied HN points • 14 Mar 24
💼 Business Marketing Startups Tech Strategy Expansion
  1. Focus on using a wedge marketing approach to target a specific niche in the early stages of marketing to ensure personalized and valuable content for your audience.
  2. Consider the impact of whether your product is classified as vertical or horizontal on your marketing strategy, as this will influence how you select and expand from your initial wedge.
  3. As you scale and expand from your initial wedge, prioritize and tailor your marketing efforts for different audience segments to avoid spreading yourself too thin and losing resonance with your target markets.

20230616

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 16 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Business Tech DIY
  1. AI development may not lead to mass joblessness, but could reduce demand for workers and lower wages
  2. Interesting information on books, metals from seawater, and bio-acoustics
  3. Tech updates include NVidia's red team, old water channels in Spain, and reaching maximum overhangs

20230604

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 04 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Tech Business DIY
  1. Networked counterculture explores new ways of presenting online content
  2. Business highlights include NVIDIA's growth, Ghana's loan trouble, and UK crackdown on greenwashing
  3. Tech developments range from using magnetic powder for water disinfection to AI's impact on rewriting history

20230521

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 21 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Tech DIY
  1. The post covers various topics from reading to AI to technology.
  2. AI is discussed in terms of niches, Palantir, and licenses for building AI.
  3. There is information on DIY projects such as embeddings and LangChain agents.

20230416

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 16 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Society Tech DIY LLMs
  1. Constantly think about the services you provide and where they fit in the hierarchy of ideas.
  2. Stay updated on various society, tech, DIY, LLM, and People and AI topics.
  3. Luxury brands thrive on impeccable service, repairs, and customer service in times of need.

20230401

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 01 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Business Society Life Tech
  1. AI advancements impact various sectors like chat platforms and business operations.
  2. There are societal shifts affecting industries like tech, music, and retail.
  3. Life and technology continue to evolve, with new trends and challenges emerging.

20230319

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 19 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Society Tech AI
  1. Society discusses various topics like robotics, Hindu rituals, cybersecurity, electric cars, and more.
  2. Tech highlights include digital twins, homomorphic encryption, old techplaces like l0pht, and AI in programming.
  3. AI explores scams using AI voices, AI avatars for dating, AI and laws, and personalized AI tutors.

What is "tech"?

Archedelia • 1 HN point • 01 May 23
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Technology today is often referred to as 'tech' and involves adding unnecessary complexity to aspects of life.
  2. The word 'technology' used to mean improvements to practical things, like gears.
  3. To read more, a 7-day free trial is available on Archedelia.

On girl(woman)hood: Part I

The Next Chapter • 2 implied HN points • 27 Dec 23
🎭️ Culture Family School Tech
  1. Girlhood can be fun and enjoyable with self-expression through fashion and beauty.
  2. Puberty can bring uncomfortable changes and societal pressure, shifting the experience of girlhood.
  3. Becoming consciously aware of gender differences, especially in academic and tech settings, can prompt self-reflection and questioning.

The One Best Way Is a Trap

The Convivial Society • 3 HN points • 22 May 23
🎭️ Culture Tech Society Philosophy Books Media
  1. The pursuit of relentless optimization can lead to a mental health crisis by creating unattainable goals and unsustainable pressures.
  2. Living in a society ordered by the search for the 'one best way' can produce anxiety, fear, compulsiveness, and self-loathing.
  3. Compensatory techniques designed to alleviate the pressure of relentless optimization can themselves succumb to the imperatives of optimization, as seen in digital technologies.

How to do something you should, you can, but you don't?

trydeepwork • 3 HN points • 20 May 23
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Beeminder is a goal-tracking system that uses commitment contracts to help you stick to your goals with consequences for not meeting them.
  2. Beeminder integrates with trydeepwork.com to track deep work goals daily or per session for improved productivity.
  3. Combining Beeminder with trydeepwork.com can enhance accountability and boost productivity for achieving important goals.

Problems at Airbnb (ABNB)

The Bear Cave • 1 HN point • 06 Apr 23
💼 Business Tech Hospitality Marketplace Entrepreneurship Investing
  1. Airbnb is facing challenges from professional hosts who are building their own platforms and offering deals outside of Airbnb.
  2. Sentiment against Airbnb has shifted negatively on social media due to various horror stories and scandals.
  3. Professionally managed properties in the short-term rental market are gaining traction, offering better advantages and revenue than individual hosts.

#2/2023 Report: Funding and Growth Opportunities for Tech Businesses

Meliora by Ana Stoica • 0 implied HN points • 09 May 23
💼 Business Tech Funding Virtual Events
  1. The newsletter highlights funding and growth opportunities for tech businesses worldwide.
  2. It includes a list of 30+ funding and growth opportunities for tech businesses from various regions.
  3. The Report features international startup competitions, growth and funding call opportunities, and open calls for funding within Horizon Europe.

ML digest: April I

Boris Again • 0 implied HN points • 08 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Research Blogs Tech
  1. ChatGPT uses models from Huggingface to do tasks it can't do alone.
  2. Large Language Models improve with more investment, but without specific changes.
  3. Segment Anything is a powerful interactive segmentation model by Meta.