TechStuff Tidbits: Content Farms and Clickbait

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The Trial Where Two Billionaires Could Lose — And Everyone Would Cheer - Week in Tech

This week, some courtroom drama. It’s Elon Musk v. OpenAI the next few weeks and billionaires are taking the stand and opening their diaries — and memories of Burning Man — to scrutiny. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) breaks down the legal battle and why Elon Musk believes he’s owed bi ...  Show more

Why Building AI At DeepMind Feels Like ‘Surfing’

Live from The Royal Institution of Great Britain, it's TechStuff! Oz sat down with two visionaries at an event hosted by Quilt.AI. First, he spoke with Ali Eslami, a Distinguished Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, who built the prototype for what is now AI Search. Ali talked ...  Show more

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