Why does deleting storage on Google feel like a trap? No "select all" in Photos, hidden quota counters, and a 48-hour delay that blocks your Gmail until you pay. Dark patterns designed to force subscriptions instead of letting users manage their own data. #TechEthics
Big tech pushes carbon neutrality while making it nearly impossible to purge unwanted cloud data. Artificial friction to delete files means endless data centers storing digital waste just to charge $1.99/mo. Time to demand easy data management tools! #DigitalEcology #DataCenters
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For my first post, I’m sharing a letter @NVIDIA signed on why open models matter.
AI will transform every industry, power every company, and be built by every country.
Open models strengthen safety and cybersecurity, accelerate innovation and diffusion, and enable sovereignty.
The world needs both frontier closed models and frontier open models.
images.nvidia.com/pdf/Open-W…
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A rare feat: Altman, Musk, and Anthropic cofounder Jack Clark have all posted in support of this
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BREAKING: MIT just analyzed 300 AI deployments worth $40 billion & the results are devastating.
Turns out, 95% of enterprise AI projects deliver zero measurable business impact.
Here's what the data revealed:
(hint: the pattern matches every major technology bubble we've seen)
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News Release: World Bank appoints new Country Director for #Pakistan. Read here: worldbank.org/en/news/press-…
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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says he's building a “cognitive operating system.”
Not just a browser, but an ambient AI layer that lives with you.
“Answers are 4–5 searches in one. Actions are an entire browsing session in one prompt.”
The goal isn't search. It's execution.
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Here's my conversation with @sundarpichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet.
I've gotten to know Sundar over the past 2 years. His life story and approach to leadership are truly inspiring. So this conversation was a pleasure and honor for me 🙏
We're living through the most exciting period of technological innovation in human history. And Google & Alphabet are at the center of it. This chat made me even more excited for the future!
Oh, and they just now released a new model (gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05) that's the new state of the art at #1 on lmarena 🤯
Full conversation is here on X and is up everywhere else (see comment).
Timestamps:
0:00 - Episode highlight
2:08 - Introduction
2:18 - Growing up in India
8:27 - Advice for young people
10:09 - Styles of leadership
14:29 - Impact of AI in human history
26:39 - Veo 3 and future of video
34:24 - Scaling laws
38:09 - AGI and ASI
44:33 - P(doom)
51:24 - Toughest leadership decisions
1:02:32 - AI mode vs Google Search
1:15:22 - Google Chrome
1:30:52 - Programming
1:37:37 - Android
1:42:49 - Questions for AGI
1:48:05 - Future of humanity
1:51:26 - Demo: Google Beam
1:59:09 - Demo: Google XR Glasses
2:01:54 - Biggest invention in human history
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Jim Wolfensohn was visionary - a force of passion and courage in the fight against poverty.
Honored to join the @WorldBank panel celebrating his legacy 30 years on.
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This week at the Spring Meetings, the @WorldBank showed the power to connect people, ideas, and action.
At the heart of it all? Knowledge.
#WBGMeetings
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My @WorldBank colleague, Somik Lall, outlines what developing economies can do to achieve a synchronized form of development—one that connects progress in megacities with progress in smaller cities, towns, and villages.
open.spotify.com/episode/2bd…
The World Bank Group’s Global Digital Summit returns for its 2nd edition! Join us online on March 18-19 as we explore “Digital Pathways for All”, bringing together global leaders to shape the future of digital development. 🔗 wrld.bg/R0BP50UXZ4J#WB…
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With $23.7B in donor contributions leveraging $100B, #IDA21 marks a milestone for solidarity and impact. Together, we’ll invest in health, education, climate resilience, and jobs, empowering 78 countries to build brighter futures.
My remarks: wrld.bg/j3XQ50UmosV
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Global solidarity through #IDA21 will empower 78 countries to tackle climate resilience, health, education, & jobs. With $23.7B in contributions leveraging $100B, we’re building a world where every person has an opportunity to thrive.
Watch the replay: wrld.bg/MsNB50UmqCF
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My piece w/ @FelmanJosh on the manufacturing surge in the state of Tamil Nadu and the lessons for India to reverse its weak manufacturing performance in the context of the opportunity created by the capital exit from China ft.com/content/fc56385d-ceed…
