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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from Optimus

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Optimus, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 17 stories have been published about Optimus which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo

Tesla released a new video showing its much-hyped Optimus robot in action

Gizmodo

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Mashable

Mashable

Tesla's Optimus robots at 'We, Robot' event were not very autonomous

Mashable

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Verge

Verge

The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise

Verge

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Last of the week

Ars Technica

Ars Technica

Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys?

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New York Post

New York Post

Elon Musk’s Optimus humanoid robots steal show at Tesla event: ‘This will be the biggest product ever’

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Latest news stories

MailOnline

MailOnline

Tesla's new robot Optimus dons ridiculous outfit at Elon Musk event

MailOnline

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Insider

Insider

Optimus robots danced on a lit-up stage and served drinks at Tesla's robotaxi event

Insider

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Verge

Verge

Tesla’s Optimus bot makes a scene at the robotaxi event

Verge

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E! Online

E! Online

Chris Hemsworth’s kids encouraged him to take on the role of Optimus Prime in Transformers One

E! Online

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ABC News

ABC News

Movie Review: 'Transformers One,' an origin story no one wants with brutality levels no one needs

ABC News

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CNBC

CNBC

Tesla’s Optimus faces stiff humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference

CNBC

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

Get in on the ground floor with Tesla’s humanoid by pretending to be one for pay | TechCrunch

TechCrunch

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Insider

Insider

Tesla is paying up to $48 per hour for people to wear motion-capture suits to help train its humanoid Optimus robot

Insider

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Verge

Verge

Tesla is hiring people to do the robot

Verge

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo

Actor Chris Hemsworth says it was 'terrifying' to step into Peter Cullen's shoes as Optimus Prime in Transformers One

Gizmodo

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AI-Curated, Informed Choices | Informed AI News

AI-Curated, Informed Choices | Informed AI News

Tesla plans to produce the humanoid robot Optimus in small quantities next year. | Informed AI News

AI-Curated, Informed Choices | Informed AI News

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New York Post

New York Post

Elon Musk gives update on when Tesla will use Optimus humanoid robots

New York Post

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