Ideas and News from the Week of March 24, 2024.
Andrew Schwartz
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Welcome to the elastic ideas newscast. Each week we share the most interesting stories centering on AI, Metaverse, Spatial Computing, XR, Innovation and Cultural Dynamics. Feel free to suggest your favorites to Andrew Schwartz and share with your friends
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Newscast
From The Verge
Sam Bankman Fried has been sentenced to 25 years for fraud. He’s not responsible for the crypto crash, but he’s emblematic of it. Meanwhile, the folks who lost their assets just want their crypto back
From Vitalik.eth.limo
Blobs. They are the future of data scaffolding within etherium and how more utility will finds its way through the web3 world
From Whitehouse.gov
Every US Agency will have a Chief AI Officer focused on how to bring AI into government.
From NPR
This is another take on the same idea that Social Indicators are more important than bought media.
Netcast
From Gartner
Welcome to a new quarter! Here’s a list of some of the things you should talk about when you’re stuck in the coffee line at the office, or waiting for that last scraggler to join the zoom (Were we clickbaity, we’d say something like “and you won’t believe the second theme!”, but we’re not. It’s Productivity Revolution)
From TechCrunch
LinkedIn has grown in importance in the world of social media. (Hi LinkedIn!) But with that growth has come the appetite for more growth. And to satisfy that insatiable desire, Microsoft is looking to “innovate” by bringing aspects of other popular apps into your LinkedIn feed.
From Search Engine Land
Googlers used to tell the story of an email that would come in with just a number. 37. 24. 58. Each email with a number. But only after a change had been made to the front page of Google. Ends up, there was someone in the world who would count the words on the front page and sent it in to Google as a mild protest and reminder of their initial mission. Anyway, Google is adding AI Overviews to your searches now
From InsideHook
Baseball is a game of exquisite anticipation. That level of anticipation grows the more you know about the game. And with the new season just starting, it’s time to sharpen your pencils
Noisecast
from Pitchfork
COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé is a lot of things, but perhaps the best way to understand what you’re listening to is to actually listen.
From Songwhip
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Take a moment. Step back into 1960 and listen as John Coltrane, Stan Gets and Oscar Peterson make magic
from Songwhip
This album is from 1989 and you’d think it would be completely out of context. it’s 25 years from when Dylan was at his most current, it’s 35 years since it was released, but within it is truth. And one song in particular, Most of the Time, has so much incredible beauty that you must stop and focus for just these few minutes.
from Songwhip
The latest release from Australian Indie musicians Hollow Coves makes music that you want to listen to on a back porch in the sun after too much snow fell this past winter and you can smell the spring in the air
Smartcast
From Vogue Business (some assembly required)
Spatial Fashion is the future. DressX is showing a peek at that future through a Discord based GenAI tool. We’re not yet at that point where you can see spatial styling in the wild, but it’s a step. And kudos to the brilliant Maghan McDowell for the photos
From Axios
It’s hypecycle time. The easy part of the GenAI Chatbot revolution was showing everyone the bright and shiny objects. That rush of capitalistic dopamine is starting to even out, and now the focus needs to shift to creating lasting utility from amazing tools
From Andreessen Horowitz (hat tip Aaron Wilson )
GenAI is more than a nifty chatbot interface or a way to create terrible songs. Companies are now in a position where they have to change the way they are bringing this technology into their ecosystems
From The Neuron - AI News
It’s a 21st century tale of John Henry, if John Henry wore Patagonia vests. Can AI beat finance analysts? Of course. And with slightly fewer hallucinations
Randomcast
from Hume.ai
An empathetic human sounding AI for chat bots. In the future all of your account information will be heard with emotion
From 9to5mac.com (hat tip to Seth Thomas )
The potential for immersive sport is HUGE. And this is an example of the tip of the future
From MLS NEXT Pro
Camb.ai is breaking down the language barrier for live broadcasts for Major League Soccer
From The Premier League
The technology to digitally twin movement has been growing. The Premier League is taking this idea and bringing it to Football fans. Merging Football and Foosball to potentially place pitches on your kitchen counter
Thanks for playing, see you next week!