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03.20.26
BUSINESS
Google Shakes Up Its Browser Agent Team Amid OpenClaw Craze
BY MAXWELL ZEFF | 3-MINUTE READ
As Silicon Valley obsesses over a new wave of AI coding agents, Google and other AI labs are shifting their bets.
LinkedIn Invited My AI ‘Cofounder’ to Give a Corporate Talk—Then Banned It
BY EVAN RATLIFF | 6-MINUTE READ
When social media is constantly exhorting people to use AI, what is the point of not letting AI agents participate?
SECURITY
Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI
BY LILY HAY NEWMAN AND MATT BURGESS | 3-MINUTE READ
Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.
The Danger Behind Meta’s Decision to Kill End-to-End Encrypted Instagram DMs
BY LILY HAY NEWMAN | 4-MINUTE READ
Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.
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UNCANNY VALLEY
Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’
BY BRIAN BARRETT AND ZOË SCHIFFER | 4-MINUTE READ
In this episode, we dive into Nvidia’s annual developer conference and what CEO Jensen Huang is saying about the future of the company.
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A New Game Turns the H-1B Visa System Into a Surreal Simulation
BY ZEYI YANG | 4-MINUTE READ
Inspired by real immigrant stories, H1B.Life captures the uncertainty, trade-offs, and pure luck that shape the lives of people trying to build a future in the US.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
BY REECE ROGERS | 3-MINUTE READ
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
VIRTUAL REALITY
Meta Will Keep Horizon Worlds Alive in VR ‘for the Foreseeable Future’
BY BOONE ASHWORTH | 2-MINUTE READ
A day after saying it would shut down its metaverse, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth announced the service will remain available in VR—with limited support.
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