TWiG 669: Mommy Made Me Match My M&Ms - GPT-3, Musk talks to Twitter, Meta Avatar store, VidCon, Amazon drones

The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya.

Trust by Hernan Diaz.

City on Fire by Don Winslow.

Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in Prison by Daniel Genis.

The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler by Kathryn S. Olmsted.

Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall by Alexandra Lange.

The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen.

Play with GPT-3 yourself here.

Finding out whether GPT-3 can take the SAT.

VidCon Returns as Chill Falls on Creator Economy.

Elon Musk said he wants Twitter to become the WeChat of the western world in his first meeting with employees.

When Elon met Twitter.

Introducing: Notes We're testing a way to write longer on Twitter.

SpaceX employees say Elon Musk is an 'embarrassment' as he waffles on work-from-home.

Microsoft, Meta, and others are founding a metaverse open standards group (no Apple or Roblox).

'Snow Crash' Author Neal Stephenson Is Building a 'Free Metaverse' Called Lamina1.

Meta is launching a digital clothing store where you can purchase outfits for your avatar.

How Thom Browne became 2022's hottest red carpet commodity.

Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire.

Amazon drones are coming to town. Some locals want to shoot them.

NPR & Edison Research: Smart Speaker Ownership Reaches 35% of Americans.

Leo's day with his voice assistant.

Here Comes the Sun—to End Civilization.

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Are Said to Be Divorcing.

Bill Nye the Married Guy! "Science Guy" star tied the knot last month.

Researcher Hacks Into Backend for Network of Smart Jacuzzis.

Leaded aviation gasoline is poisoning a new generation.

Most popular websites for news in the world: Monthly top 50 listing.

Proof By Seth Abramson.

SpaceX: Starlink Risks Becoming 'Unusable' If Dish Gets 12GHz Spectrum.

Google News (now 20 years old) gets a redesign.

Google Password Manager now has an Android home screen shortcut.

Chrome 103 replaces the built-in password list with Android's default manager.

Google Password Manager starts offering on-device encryption on Android, iOS, and Chrome.

Google TV Profiles have arrived, and will allow each user to have their own personalized experience.

Google Maps dark mode appears broken on Android Auto for some after recent updates.

Why America Will Lose Semiconductors.

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Ant - Capture One Update

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