Mon. 05/08 – The Big Discord Username Shift

What to expect from Google IO. The big discord username switch. Sam Altman’s side hustle is launching a thing. But also a look at the regulatory issues his OpenAI is facing in Europe. And what if I told you an Ikea chair can short out your monitor. It’s weird, but it can.

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Links:

• Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Personal’ with AI Chat and Video Clips (WSJ)
• Discord’s username change is causing discord (The Verge)
• Sam Altman’s Worldcoin rolls out app as token launch looms (The Block)
• OpenAI’s regulatory troubles are only just beginning (The Verge)
• Popular IKEA Chair Turns Computer Monitor Off, Baffling Everyone (Motherboard)

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