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PlayStation’s age-gating restrictions are coming to UK consoles
Don't let AI write for you
Alex Woods:
The goal of writing is not to have written. It is to have increased your understanding, and then the understanding of those around you. When you are tasked to write something, your job is to go into the murkiness and come out of it with structure and understanding. To conquer the unknown.
The second order goal of writing is to become more capable. It is like working out. Every time you do a rep on the boundary of what you can do, you get stronger. It is uncomfortable and effortful.
Letting an LLM write for you is like paying somebody to work out for you.
This comes close to what I was talking about in my last newsletter:
I don’t want AI to replace my thinking, and this is easier said than done. Thinking now requires self-discipline. It’s easier to effortlessly prompt the machine and forwarding the output as is. I don’t want to aim for good enough. I want AI to be a lever for better work.
A look at EU efforts to cut reliance on US tech; study: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google hold ~70% of EU cloud and US vendors get 80% of enterprise software spend (Politico)
Politico:
A look at EU efforts to cut reliance on US tech; study: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google hold ~70% of EU cloud and US vendors get 80% of enterprise software spend — Thanks to Trump, EU governments are trying to break their overreliance on U.S. technology. It won't be cheap or easy.
Tim Cook reshaped Apple in his own image and exits as CEO on his own terms, seemingly picking the right successor in John Ternus, much like Jobs did with Cook (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Tim Cook reshaped Apple in his own image and exits as CEO on his own terms, seemingly picking the right successor in John Ternus, much like Jobs did with Cook — It's a profoundly different feeling today than the last time Apple's CEO announced his transition to chairman of the board …
A look at transnational scam syndicates in Cambodia, running hundreds of online scam operations and call centers and infiltrating Cambodia's ruling class (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
A look at transnational scam syndicates in Cambodia, running hundreds of online scam operations and call centers and infiltrating Cambodia's ruling class — Crime syndicates in Cambodia corrupt officials, enslave workers and fleece victims worldwide — PHNOM PENH, Cambodia …