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How Claude Became Tech Insiders’ Chatbot of Choice

The New York Times- December 13, 2024

Why Anthropic’s Claude Is a Hit with Tech InsidersA.I. insiders are falling for Claude, a chatbot from Anthropic. Is it a passing fad, or a preview of artificial relationships to come?

Exxon Plans to Sell Electricity to Data Centers

The New York Times - December 12, 2024

Exxon Plans to Sell Electricity to Data CentersThe country’s largest oil company is designing a natural gas power plant outfitted with carbon capture technology to meet the voracious power demand of technology companies.

Introducing Gemini 2.0: Our New AI Model for the Agentic Era

Google DeepMind - December 11, 2024

Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic eraToday, we’re announcing Gemini 2.0, our most capable AI model yet.

The GPT Era Is Already Ending

The Atlantic - December 6, 2024

The GPT Era Is Already EndingSomething has shifted at OpenAI.

Should You Still Learn to Code in an A.I. World?

The New York Times - November 24, 2024

Should You Still Learn to Code in an A.I. World?Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future. But as that promise fades, what should you do? Keep learning, until further notice.

A Brief History of Sudo

Sudo.ws - December 4, 2024

A Brief History of Sudo

"Sudo was first conceived and implemented by Bob Coggeshall and Cliff Spencer around 1980 at the Department of Computer Science at SUNY/Buffalo. It ran on a VAX-11/750 running 4.1BSD. An updated version, credited to Phil Betchel, Cliff Spencer, Gretchen Phillips, John LoVerso, and Don Gworek, was posted to the net.sources Usenet newsgroup in December of 1985."