Casey Newton
Person on 4 sites
Technology journalist and founder of Platformer, an independent newsletter about AI, social platforms and the people shaping technology; co-host of the Hard…
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7 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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4 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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18 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Shrinking the web may benefit Google by making it more expensive for competitors. (opens korrents.com)
“Most challengers, however, will not — which demonstrates once again how shrinking the web can actually benefit Google, by making it ever more expensive to compete against it.”
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The internet without paid links will likely be smaller, less democratic, and more expensive. (opens korrents.com)
“Whatever the internet is without them is likely to be smaller, less democratic, and more expensive.”
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There is no preordained dystopia or utopia resulting from AI. (opens korrents.com)
“There is no preordained dystopia waiting for us at the end of the AI rainbow, nor do we expect to see anything like the post-AGI utopia some boosters have promised.”
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Shrinking the web may benefit Google by making it more expensive for competitors. (opens korrents.com)
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21 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Raycast (opens rcmnd.app)
“Raycast, a launcher app that replaces Spotlight, remains my preferred way to navigate a computer.”
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Capacities (opens rcmnd.app)
“You could easily do this with any number of apps, but after three years I still find myself appreciating the simplicity and calm of Capacities.”
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Recall (opens rcmnd.app)
“its Chrome extension provides near-instant text summaries of YouTube videos. Over the past year, I’ve saved myself many hours by dumping podcasts I feel like I should listen to for work into Recall and simply skimming…”
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Raycast (opens rcmnd.app)