Did China Just Smoke Hollywood?Mar 12
there’s a new video generation champion in town, and it ain't american. here's why seedance is so weirdly good, and what it means for the future of the ai arms race.
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Substack's Easter Miracle
tuesday report #11 // substack dismantled by elon musk, tentatively permitted to once again exist; broad AI recap, from racist robots to olympic surveillance; tok links; assorted clownery
Mike Solana
Apr 11, 2023
Welcome back to the Pirate Wires weekly digest. First, a bunch of job openings. I’m looking for a designer, editors, writers, and — please save me — a director of operations. Details here.
Now, a brief lead story, and a storm of links to catch you up on everything you need to know. Onward.
Did China Just Smoke Hollywood?
The NIMBY War Against MicronFeb 27
a chip company wants to bring 50,000 jobs to syracuse. but mountains of paperwork, 'endangered bats,' and nimbys from literally california have added years to the timeline
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How Claude (Maybe) Went to WarFeb 24
inside anthropic’s supposed discomfort with a pentagon operation, and why you should probably stop tweeting about it
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