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Facebook’s Clubhouse competitor starts rolling out in the US today

The Verge

Additionally, hosts can also select a nonprofit or fundraiser to support during their conversation with a button to directly donate showing up on the chat. LinkedIn and Slack are, reportedly, working on their own versions of an audio product, even as downloads of and buzz around Clubhouse itself have waned considerably.

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Signal sees surge in new signups after boost from Elon Musk and WhatsApp controversy

The Verge

As for what or who is responsible for so many new users interested in trying the platform, which is operated by the nonprofit Signal Foundation, there are two likely culprits: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Signal competitor WhatsApp. We are working with carriers to resolve this as quickly as possible. Hang in there.

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The case for taking AI seriously as a threat to humanity

Vox

But with internet access, an AI could email copies of itself somewhere where they’ll be downloaded and read, or hack vulnerable systems elsewhere. Disclosure: MIRI is a nonprofit and I donated to its work in 2017-2019.). Shutting off any one computer wouldn’t help.

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The case for Broadband for All

Vox

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24 things we think will happen in 2024

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According to Morning Consult’s weekly approval ratings of more than 20 democratic leaders, Modi’s net approval was a sky-high +60 among Indian voters as of late November, twice as high as the next most popular leader. Disclosure: I worked on the issue on and off from 2012 to 2017 at animal welfare nonprofits prior to joining Vox.)

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