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disrupting edtech before actually disrupting edtech
Rowan Cheung
@rowancheung3 May 2023
Replying to @rowancheung
3. ChatGPT claims its first victim ChatGPT just cut Chegg in half. In an earnings call, the CEO mentioned that the chatbot is affecting subscriber growth, causing the stock to plummet nearly 50%.
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Not sure we agree on what 'innovative' means
ZDNET
@ZDNET23 Jan 2023
ChatGPT is 'not particularly innovative,' and 'nothing revolutionary', says Meta's chief AI scientist zd.net/3J7TG6I by @TiernanRayTech

ChatGPT is 'not particularly innovative,' and 'nothing revolutionary', says Meta's chief AI...

The public perceives OpenAI's ChatGPT as revolutionary, but the same techniques are being used and the same kind of work is going on at many research labs, says the deep learning pioneer.

zdnet.com
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Free markets!
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The one upside to this mess is the world gets to enjoy some quality Iranian sarcasm
Wyatt Reed
@wyattreed137 Jan 2020
One Iranian attending Soleimani's funeral ruthlessly mocked western media coverage of the events "Why did you come here today?" "We're not here, we've been photoshopped... This crowd is made up of ten cops, six revolutionary guardsmen, & two guys they bribed with juice packs"
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Great photo
John Kraus
@johnkrausphotos7 Jan 2020
Falcon 9 streaks to orbit from Cape Canaveral at 9:19pm this evening, launching 60 additional #Starlink satellites as a part of #SpaceX’s mission to provide fast, reliable internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable.
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You know...sure why not
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Say what you want about the need to censor political ads, but this was an organic post that has received 5MM views so far, requiring zero dollars in media cost. In social media, censoring paid ads don't make much of an impact.
Joe Biden
@JoeBiden5 Dec 2019
The world is laughing at President Trump. They see him for what he really is: dangerously incompetent and incapable of world leadership. We cannot give him four more years as commander in chief.
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During the 2016 elections, the Russian ads had a small fraction of the impact compared to their posts. Paid ads rarely have the same viral coefficient as organic posts.
Exports have plunged and some industries may never recover from the trade war bloom.bg/332VtkM
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Today in Syria: Russia takes control of main U.S. military facility abandoned earlier this week by American forces on Trump’s orders. This area is south of Kobani and went to Russia under the Putin-Erdogan deal. Russia now also owns the airstrip we built.
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Garry Tan
@garrytan6 Nov 2019
Colleges are buying SAT takers names, marketing to low scorers, all to boost rejections and juice their already low acceptance rates to get higher US News rankings Incentives drive unintended consequences: all the world’s not a stage, but a game wsj.com/articles/for-sale-sa…

For Sale: SAT-Takers’ Names. Colleges Buy Student Data and Boost Exclusivity

For 47 cents, the College Board will sell an individual’s information, allowing schools to market themselves more broadly. This encourages an increase in applications, which can lead to higher...

wsj.com
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ESPN FC
@ESPNFC10 Oct 2019
Iranian women were allowed to attend a national team game for the first time in 40 years. What a moment 👏
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Women's cage is ready for Iranian female fans in Azadi stadium.
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When one day someone asks "Why do the Kurds hate the U.S. so much?" pls refer to October 6, 2019.
NBC News
@NBCNews7 Oct 2019
BREAKING: In an extraordinary Sunday night statement, the White House announces that the US "will no longer be in the immediate area" of Northern Syria, allow Turkey to launch an invasion in the region and give Turkey responsibility for captured ISIS fighters in the area.
1) So much for a merit-based system 2) the govt shouldn't have the power to judge merit anyway
NBC News
@NBCNews28 Sep 2019
Acclaimed playwright Conchi León's US premiere canceled after immigration authorities deny crew visas. nbcnews.to/2nsfWR3

Acclaimed playwright's U.S. premiere canceled after immigration authorities deny visas

Veteran actress and playwright Conchi León had been set for a U.S. premiere of a play at Chicago's third International Latino Theater Festival.

nbcnews.com
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd!
The Ellen Show@TheEllenShow13 Sep 2019
Jaden Jefferson is only 11 years old and he’s already my favorite newscaster.
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It's like saying China is the 2nd most populated country vs. the rest of the world. What terrible use of data... variety.com/2019/digital/new…

Netflix Bandwidth Consumption Eclipsed by Web Media Streaming Applications

Netflix dropped to second place behind web-based media streaming apps on Sandvine's 2019 internet bandwidth report.

variety.com
If you are 30 yrs old or younger in the U.S., the number of pres elections you've experienced where a republican won the popular vote is exactly one. (W v. Kerry)
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