The Download: A new Chinese AI agent and supercharging of the power grid
“The US won the internet and the US should win crypto.”
–Tyler Winklevoss, who runs crypto exchange Gemini with his twin brother Cameron, could not be happier with the outcome of Donald Trump’s crypto summit, according to a post on X.
The big story
How this Turing Award-winning researcher became a legendary academic advisor
October 2023
Every academic field has its superstars. But a rare few achieve superstardom not just by demonstrating individual excellence but also by consistently producing future superstars.
Computer science has its own such figure: Manuel Blum, who won the 1995 Turing Award–the Nobel Prize of computer science. He invented the captcha, a test to differentiate humans from robots online. More than 20 of Blum’s students hold professorships in top computer science departments. What’s his secret to success? Read the full story.
–Sheon Han
We can still have nice things
A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. You can still have nice things. Send me a message or skeet me. Look no further. Walton Goggins, White Lotus’ star, can’t live without an orange pen and 22-year old sand. Orange pen and 22 year old sand? $40 for “magic” yogurt?
