After listening to the new Taylor Swift album on repeat all day, my family is gearing up (and dressing up) to go see her movie tied to the release tonight. Me? I'll be back at home listening to the 20th anniversary re-issue of My Morning Jacket's Z while I await the Cleveland Browns game in London this weekend.
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I Wrote...Apple Confronts the Vision Pro MistakeBy fully shifting focus to smart glasses…TikTok’s American DreamAs investors take over a hot consumer product: what, me worry?Take One...🗣️ Sora Hits #1 – Given all the hype – yes, including from me – not a huge surprise, but still impressive given how limited the roll-out remains (I am still constantly getting pinged for an invite – I'm all out, sorry!). Also yes, this means OpenAI controls two of the three top spots in the App Store, with only Gemini in between thanks to their own viral moment much like OpenAI's last viral moment with the 'Ghibli' images in ChatGPT several months ago. And the legal/ethical questions there just got '"hold my beer'd" here. Anyway, will Elon try to double-sue now around the rankings? Xitter sits at #16 in the App Store today, while Grok is all the way down at #53. Could be worse. Could be Meta AI all the way down at #90. The viral 'Vibes' seem decidedly weak with that one... [CNBC]Select Soras...
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