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I’ll have what she’s having!
“This is not an attempt to ban TikTok. It’s an attempt to make TikTok better. Tic-tac-toe. A winner. A winner.”
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How a bad Photoshop job turned into an existential crisis for the British monarchy.
Elizabeth Lopatto
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Deadspin sold.
Jim Spanfeller, known for his sensitivity about being called a “herb,” has sold sports site Deadspin to Lineup Publishing. Every person who worked at the site has been fired.
Spanfeller’s management has had some benefits; when he bungled Deadspin’s editorial tone, a mass quit resulted in the founding of the excellent new website Defector.
Elizabeth Lopatto
Happy 311 day to all who celebrate!
NPR posted a Tiny Desk concert with the Omaha band.
Nick Hexium, the band’s lead singer, reviewed the NPR venue: “This kind of reminds me of being in my dad’s basement, being back next to the pool table, but it smells better here.”
They did not play “Come Original,” a song I have been making jokes about for at least the last 20 years.
Alex Cranz and Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
So there’s a Chinese policy directive to “delete America.”
The idea is to get American tech giants out of the country:
Document 79 was so sensitive that high-ranking officials and executives were only shown the order and weren’t allowed to make copies, people familiar with the matter said. It requires state-owned companies in finance, energy and other sectors to replace foreign software in their IT systems by 2027.
Also, the Chinese government plans to splash out on science and tech — spending $51 billion this year, a 10 percent increase over last year.
Elizabeth Lopatto
Adobe is experiencing AI whiplash.
First, Adobe’s embrace of AI though Firefly made its stock shoot up. Then, AI didn’t add enough to its bottom line for investors, and OpenAI’s Sora tanked Adobe’s stock price.
Investors don’t really know how to view AI, and 2024 may be when reality sets in. Adobe’s first quarter earnings are expected next week.
Alex Heath and Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
Road & Track’s big whoopsie!
So yesterday, I pointed you all at a great story about Formula 1, which was preserved on AOL even though Road & Track had taken it down. The AOL version is now gone too. (Here’s an archived version.) Defector has more on why Road & Track chose to pull the piece.
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What’s attending a Formula 1 race like?
This is a spectacular read even if you don’t care about car racing. Think “The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved,” but with cars and much, much more money:
If a tornado came through and wiped the whole thing out, the stock market would plummet and the net worth of a country the size of Slovenia would vanish from the ledgers in a day.
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