Frank Meyers
@meyfra.bsky.social
An extremely nerdy lawyer living the beach life.
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Google has a new AI model and website for forecasting tropical storms
Google has a new AI model and website for forecasting tropical storms
It claims it’s at least as good as traditional forecasting.
buff.ly
June 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Google has a new AI model and website for forecasting tropical storms
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DeepSeek’s distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU
DeepSeek's distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU | TechCrunch
DeepSeek's distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU, putting it within reach of hobbyists.
techcrunch.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
DeepSeek’s distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU
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Another Gemma-based variant: SignGemma, the latest model for translating sign language into spoken text.
This open model will join the Gemma family later this year, aiming to offer convenient communication for the hearing - impaired and drive inclusive tech.
This open model will join the Gemma family later this year, aiming to offer convenient communication for the hearing - impaired and drive inclusive tech.
May 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Another Gemma-based variant: SignGemma, the latest model for translating sign language into spoken text.
This open model will join the Gemma family later this year, aiming to offer convenient communication for the hearing - impaired and drive inclusive tech.
This open model will join the Gemma family later this year, aiming to offer convenient communication for the hearing - impaired and drive inclusive tech.
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Another way of putting this: yes ALL activities must be supervised. As they get better, the supervision can happen at higher levels.
At the beginning for coding: watch it type.
Now: read the PRs. No, really read them, don't skim them!
Soon: an agent flags sensitive areas for special review
At the beginning for coding: watch it type.
Now: read the PRs. No, really read them, don't skim them!
Soon: an agent flags sensitive areas for special review
May 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Another way of putting this: yes ALL activities must be supervised. As they get better, the supervision can happen at higher levels.
At the beginning for coding: watch it type.
Now: read the PRs. No, really read them, don't skim them!
Soon: an agent flags sensitive areas for special review
At the beginning for coding: watch it type.
Now: read the PRs. No, really read them, don't skim them!
Soon: an agent flags sensitive areas for special review
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The fine print on nearly all condiment bottles — “refrigerate after opening” — isn’t much help. Here's the A-to-Z guide to storing condiments. nyti.ms/4k6t7OR
May 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The fine print on nearly all condiment bottles — “refrigerate after opening” — isn’t much help. Here's the A-to-Z guide to storing condiments. nyti.ms/4k6t7OR
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The Sun-Times' AI content also includes made up experts, quotes, and publications. It's the same story, over and over: a news outlet outsources work to freelancers or third-party firms that use AI, and that content is thrown in with actual human work w/o review.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
May 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Sun-Times' AI content also includes made up experts, quotes, and publications. It's the same story, over and over: a news outlet outsources work to freelancers or third-party firms that use AI, and that content is thrown in with actual human work w/o review.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Anthropic’s lawyer was forced to apologize after Claude hallucinated a legal citation
Anthropic’s lawyer was forced to apologize after Claude hallucinated a legal citation | TechCrunch
A lawyer representing Anthropic used Claude to generate citations in a court filing, then it hallucinated.
techcrunch.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Anthropic’s lawyer was forced to apologize after Claude hallucinated a legal citation
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Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines
Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines
Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app that promised a “universal” checkout experience, was charged with defrauding investors on Wednesday, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Founded in 2018, Nate raised over $50 million from investors like Coatue and Forerunner Ventures, most recently raising […]
tcrn.ch
April 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines
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Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas
It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.
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Perplexity wants to buy TikTok and open-source its algorithm
Perplexity wants to buy TikTok and open-source its algorithm
The AI search startup laid out its bid for buying, and rebuilding, TikTok.
buff.ly
March 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Perplexity wants to buy TikTok and open-source its algorithm
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since october, customs officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products at all us borders
352 fentanyl seizures in the same period
352 fentanyl seizures in the same period
The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders - The Logic
Since October, U.S. customs officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products, including eggs, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures.
thelogic.co
March 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
since october, customs officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products at all us borders
352 fentanyl seizures in the same period
352 fentanyl seizures in the same period
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Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
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The mayor of Washington, D.C., suggested that the giant Black Lives Matter mural that was painted in the summer of 2020 on a street within view of the White House would be painted over.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Suggests Black Lives Matter Plaza Will Be Painted Over
The announcement came just a day after a Republican congressman introduced legislation threatening to withhold millions in federal funds from the city unless the street mural was removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The mayor of Washington, D.C., suggested that the giant Black Lives Matter mural that was painted in the summer of 2020 on a street within view of the White House would be painted over.
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“I recommend being in the office at least every weekday,” Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, wrote in a memo. He added that “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity.” nyti.ms/41yElFc
February 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“I recommend being in the office at least every weekday,” Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, wrote in a memo. He added that “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity.” nyti.ms/41yElFc
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Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year
Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year
Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant’s subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The…
tcrn.ch
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year
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A.I. chatbots posing as therapists that are programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A.I. chatbots posing as therapists that are programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
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Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand its library of AI-narrated audiobooks
Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand its library of AI-narrated audiobooks
On Thursday, Spotify announced that it now accepts audiobooks narrated using ElevenLabs’ AI voice technology. Given that ElevenLabs is currently among the most recognized AI audio providers, this new partnership is expected to boost the quantity of…
tcrn.ch
February 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand its library of AI-narrated audiobooks
They can fuck right off.
January 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
They can fuck right off.
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The property insurance industry knows what’s up with climate change and socio economic risk. It’s just about math and science to them. So it’s interesting to see what they have to say
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
Three interconnected risk clusters reshaping insurance
Swiss Re Institute chief stresses proactivity in "age of polycrisis"
www.insurancebusinessmag.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The property insurance industry knows what’s up with climate change and socio economic risk. It’s just about math and science to them. So it’s interesting to see what they have to say
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
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OpenAI scraped the internet and copyrighted material, and now it’s suddenly concerned about plagiarism ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
OpenAI scraped the internet and copyrighted material, and now it’s suddenly concerned about plagiarism ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek’s AI ‘reasoning’ model
Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek’s AI ‘reasoning’ model
Barely a week after DeepSeek released its R1 “reasoning” AI model — which sent markets into a tizzy — researchers at Hugging Face are trying to replicate the model from scratch in what they’re calling a pursuit of “open knowledge.” Hugging Face head of…
tcrn.ch
January 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek’s AI ‘reasoning’ model
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tens of thousands of displaced gazans return home on foot
after israeli forces open up netzarim corridor separating north and south gaza
after israeli forces open up netzarim corridor separating north and south gaza
January 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
tens of thousands of displaced gazans return home on foot
after israeli forces open up netzarim corridor separating north and south gaza
after israeli forces open up netzarim corridor separating north and south gaza
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A Manhattan aesthetician was arrested and charged with injecting patients at his medical spa with counterfeit Botox, prosecutors said, sending some to the hospital.
Man Charged With Giving Fake Botox Injections That Sickened Clients
A Manhattan aesthetician was arrested and charged with injecting patients at his medical spa with counterfeit Botox, prosecutors said, sending some to the hospital.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A Manhattan aesthetician was arrested and charged with injecting patients at his medical spa with counterfeit Botox, prosecutors said, sending some to the hospital.
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Perplexity AI submitted a bid to TikTok parent ByteDance to merge with its US operations and create a new entity.
Perplexity Submits Bid to Merge With TikTok’s US Unit, CNBC Says
Perplexity AI submitted a bid to TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd., to merge with its US operations and create a new entity, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
January 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Perplexity AI submitted a bid to TikTok parent ByteDance to merge with its US operations and create a new entity.