Feb 10, 2024
Hey readers, it's the 40th issue of the White Pill, your favorite newsletter covering developments at the frontier of space, science, engineering, AI, and more. Let's get right to it.
But first — San Francisco readers! You know what time it is! Pirate Wires is having another GET TOGETHER at a bar next Thursday around 6PM. We will reveal the specifics soon, please mark your calendars for now. Thank you.
the real chokepoint in the ai race is power, and elon is betting he can generate power in space faster than our glacial bureaucracy will allow down here on earth
this week, two leading betting platforms upped the ante in their blood feud by surprising broke new yorkers with free groceries. how did we get here?
I spoke with 21 billionaires about california’s unprecedented asset seizure ballot proposition. here: their plans to leave, their efforts to fight back, and the future of tech in california