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Rani Molla

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Senior tech correspondent at @Sherwood_news. I write stuff and make charts. @voxdotcom @business @WSJ alumna. Signal: ranimolla.01

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Hung out in Elon Musk’s company town. Its playground is always broken. The school is accepting just a fraction of the students it was supposed to bc they didn’t build a big enough well. And you can buy any canned beverage imaginable but can’t recycle them sherwood.news/power/the-reve…
The revenge of the company town: Elon Musk, the new Baron of Bastrop

The revenge of the company town: Elon Musk, the new Baron of Bastrop

The billionaire is using the sheer force of his will and wealth to reshape an area in the Lone Star State — whether the locals like it or not....

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Just because Tesla’s Optimus is in production doesn’t mean it’s actually ready theverge.com/tech/1016492/te…
Just because Tesla’s Optimus is in production doesn’t mean it’s actually ready

Just because Tesla’s Optimus is in production doesn’t mean it’s actually ready

Tesla is manufacturing humanoid robots while still working out how to make them useful, reliable, and durable enough for customers.

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My long-running theory is that a skin-care product’s popularity is directly proportional to how weird its ingredients are. This takes the cake: The latest K-beauty craze is made from dead Americans’ skin. businessinsider.com/korean-k…
The latest K-beauty craze is made from dead Americans' skin. Now it's aiming for the US.

The latest K-beauty craze is made from dead Americans' skin. Now it's aiming for the US.

A beauty treatment driving tens of millions of dollars in sales around the globe is now aiming for the US market. It's made from dead Americans' skin.

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"The Roadster could go into production in 2028, as Musk promised — or it could be another decade of missed deadlines and broken promises. Again, who cares? Car flew." theverge.com/transportation/…
The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second

The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second

The next-gen Roadster has been in development for nearly a decade. But perhaps it was worth the wait.

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Really excellent reporting.
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My fave part of this @AustinCarr story is the evidently complicated relationship Marc Andreessen has with being from Wisconsin (gift link) bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Why Is Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen So Mad?

Why Is Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen So Mad?

The prominent investor has said the Biden administration pushed him to the political right, but sources say his grievances don’t always match reality.

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Google Assistant keeps playing the remixed version of anything I request on Spotify, which is worse than not playing the song at all
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The AI boom runs on data centers. The people building them run on lunch, parking spots, and somewhere to sleep. My latest on the entrepreneurs following the data center construction boom — and turning workers’ everyday needs into big business. businessinsider.com/ai-data-…
The data center gold rush is creating unlikely winners

The data center gold rush is creating unlikely winners

Savvy operators are selling data center workers places to eat, sleep, park, and play to cash in on the AI gold rush.

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You can take my side part, but you’ll have to pry “lol” from my cold, dead hands linkedin.com/news/story/gen-…
Gen Z wants millennials to stop LOL-ing | LinkedIn

Gen Z wants millennials to stop LOL-ing | LinkedIn

According to trending social media posts, the shorthand reads as passive-aggressive to the youngest adults, particularly in the workplace.

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Freaky Friday: Siri can answer basic questions now but Google Assistant can’t play Ms. Rachel on Spotify.
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Jensen Huang on Ezra this week:
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Guys will be like “I’ve handed my entire calendar to an AI agent. Game changer. You have to try it. Also, when are we meeting? Where? With who?”
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Guys will be like “I’ve handed my entire calendar to an AI agent. Game changer. You have to try it. Also, when are we meeting? Where? With who?”
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I think about this every time I watch a tech exec demonstrating AI use cases: Maybe they're just not like me. I enjoy doing a lot of the stuff they think needs to be optimized. garbageday.email/p/am-i-too-…
Am I too boring to need an AI agent?

Am I too boring to need an AI agent?

Read to the end for a machine we must create

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this from @broderick on Muse is really good garbageday.email/p/am-i-too-…
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Who among us has not tried to hack four more websites while seeking data? wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-agent…
OpenAI Agents Tried to Hack Four More Websites While Seeking Data

OpenAI Agents Tried to Hack Four More Websites While Seeking Data

AI agents sent to gather basic online data tried to hack into government and university sites when they hit roadblocks, joining a growing list of rogue incidents.

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“Super intelligence” now officially has two users: Trump and Zuck wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-m…
Trump Tests Out ‘Super Intelligence’ as AI Rebrand

Trump Tests Out ‘Super Intelligence’ as AI Rebrand

President Trump didn't say anything new about AI in his speech in front of the United Nations General Assembly, but he did test run a rebrand. He said the U.S. would refer to artificial intelligence...

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Congratulations, you're a manager now! But there's no promotion — or a raise. businessinsider.com/workers-…
Bossing around teams of AI bots is becoming a new job skill — without boss pay

Bossing around teams of AI bots is becoming a new job skill — without boss pay

Workers are now spending their time managing AI agents, supervising their work, and fixing mistakes. Many aren't getting manager promotions or raises.

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Waymo called the cops on its passengers. I dug into how the company knew they had a gun. theverge.com/transportation/…
Your robotaxi might be a narc

Your robotaxi might be a narc

Waymo notified the police when it detected a gun during a ride, leading to the arrest of two teenagers. The incident exposes the limits of privacy in an autonomous vehicle.

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Google Search making a compelling case for ChatGPT
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My biggest personality flaw is believing the next natural deodorant will work
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I wrote about why professionals are bragging about their little AI minions — and why the headcount often says more about status than productivity. businessinsider.com/ai-agent…
Anxious about being replaced by AI, some workers have a new flex: bossing around armies of bots

Anxious about being replaced by AI, some workers have a new flex: bossing around armies of bots

Workers are bragging about managing dozens of AI agents, but experts say the numbers can be deceiving and reveal little about productivity or value.

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