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Temu pulls its U.S. Google shopping ads.

I wonder if this led to a tense meeting at Google HQ. “Temu completely shut off Google Shopping ads in the U.S. on April 9, with its App Store ranking subsequently plummeting from a typical third or fourth position to […]

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DeepMind robots playing 1v1 soccer.

Click for video! “Training Robotis OP3, the researchers found they were able to learn movement skills like walking, kicking, and being able to recover from a fall. According to the report, the robots were also able to develop an understanding […]

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The Google Willow thing.

You may have seen the announcement about Google’s latest quantum computer. “Scientifically, the headline result is that, as they increase the size of their surface code, from 3×3 to 5×5 to 7×7, Google finds that their encoded logical qubit stays […]

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Why AI is underhyped with Elad Gil.

This is a podcast interview with Joe Lonsdale. “In this episode, Elad takes us behind the scenes of the early days of Google and Twitter, and how Silicon Valley culture has evolved. He explains his three categories of exceptional founders […]