Our first-ever dev/ai/nyc event was one for the books! Here are some of our favorite snaps featuring @ma.tt, @borthwick.com, and NYC’s boldest tinkerers and brightest minds in applied AI. Here’s to the next one! 🎉
On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!
About The Other Night...
How Graze is defining the next era of a decentralized, open social attention economy.
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Mark your calendars for dev/ai/nyc, a new monthly AI-focused gathering in the big 🍎. On Wednesday, Nov. 5, we’re kicking things off with a fireside chat from @ma.tt and @borthwick.com. Plus drinks, light bites, and great conversation.
Congratulations to Ari, Conrad + team. @betaworks.com was fortunate work with them again ~ they are GOAT's at crafting cross OS experiences As @viticci.macstories.net says this is an experience that "floats" on your desktop helps you think, create and get things done. Have been using and liking!
Federico Viticci@viticci.macstories.net · 10mo agoSky, the most exciting app I tried in a long time from the original creators of Shortcuts has been acquired… …by OpenAI. What a miss for Apple here. This will be so interesting to watch. www.macstories.net/news/sky-acq...
Monday, a conversation with Mark Borthwick & Lola Dement Myers looking back and forward, discussing Mark's new book. Excited for Mark join us at @betaworks.com Join: luma.com/k7x2nnsq Book, 'Out of Date' Pola Pan from 1984-1996: www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
On Finding: A Conversation with Mark Borthwick & Lola Dement Myers, Revealing 'Out of Date' · Luma
Come celebrate 'Out of Date': Pola Pan 1984-1996, Mark Borthwick's first major book release in fifteen years Join us for an evening with Mark Borthwick and…
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@skylight.social needs feeds? @graze.social has 'em - already. Need an integration on @leaflet.pub to add an RSVP widget? Use @smokesignal.events. Every integration confers squared benefits to the ecosystem, not linear improvements in isolation. The ecosystem moves faster *every day*, together.
If you want to understand why the ATmosphere is going to be the movement to watch, read this thread. Standout line: "Every integration confers squared benefits to the ecosystem"
Devin Gaffney@devingaffney.com · 10mo ago@danabra.mov has been on a bit of a tear with a really good mantra: "we can just do things". It feels like there's something in the air as of late, too - tooling, community, and network effects feel like they're finally hitting an inflection point in ATProto. Can we get at it with data? 🧵
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 10mo ago⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater. The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable. interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
Looking forward to this conversation with Karen, ps: that picture of me ain't real, but what is today? Assume we will touch on that and other topics
Chad Kohalyk@chadkoh.com · 11mo agoReally wish I was back in NYC next month at @betaworks.com so I could go over to @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and listen to @borthwick.com interview @karenhao.bsky.social about her very excellent book EMPIRE OF AI. Glad it is hybrid so I will see you all online! www.gc.cuny.edu/events/empir...
Enjoyed @maggieappleton.com "Metaphors We Web By". Along side "pages" and "spaces", streams have become a key metaphor for the web. Would add streams to the short list. And since LLMs reflect a deep understanding of those metaphors…
Metaphors We Web By
A history of our metaphorical understanding of the web
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betaworks fall Camp: AI + Interfaces. Wanted, founders reimagining how humans experience AI. First deadline this friday, two companies already accepted. Details on why, what and how👇 render.betaworks.com/apply-to-bet...
Apply to Betaworks’ Fall AI Camp: Interfaces
A call for founders reimagining how humans experience AI
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Heard @karenhao.bsky.social on hiddenforces.io -- looking forward to reading the book
Hidden Forces With Demetri Kofinas
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Karen Hao@karenhao.bsky.social · last yr.Sam Altman isn't keen on you reading my book. EMPIRE OF AI is based on 300+ interviews, 7 yrs covering AI, and my time as the first reporter who got extensive access to OpenAI. I sought OpenAI's perspective throughout. For months they said it was coming. It never did. Pre-order here: empireofai.com.
Today’s demo day for the AI app layer camp @betaworks.com ! We’ve had such a fun and inspiring few weeks here. Grateful for the experience and excited for what’s ahead!
Nice brilliant founders on right now betaworks demo day / focus on ai App layer. Including @graze.social ! Details www.upstartsmedia.com/p/where-9-st...
At @betaworks this weekend we’ve got robot arms, 3D printers, nicole ripka and Kriser shah wrangling hackers and robots. Thanks to @huggingface.bsky.social @alleycorp.bsky.social @upfrontvc.bsky.social Details see > robothackathon.com
After hundreds of discussions with founders about how Ai changes the way they build this discussion with Gabriella and Nim and @ridd-design.bsky.social stands out -- tis packed with insights about how to be building for tomorrow & the changing role of designers: share.snipd.com/episode/2f69...
Dessn - The missing tool for product designers
Dessn - The missing tool for product designers
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Meta's trying to suppress Sarah Wynn-Williams book because it exposes what an amoral man child Mark Zuckerberg is and how Facebook "doesn't give a fuck" about people. Sarah, who is a friend, knows what she's talking about. She worked at Meta for years. Buy her book! www.amazon.com/Careless-Peo...
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism [Wynn-Williams, Sarah] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
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This interview w / Sarah Wynn-Williams covers a lot about Facebook ~ it's the China/CCP collaboration that surprised me. Didnt realize 11% of META's revenues last year's came from China -- "operating but not operating in China" remarkable. share.snipd.com/episode/28db...
Meet Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s Highest-Ranking Whistleblower
Meet Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s Highest-Ranking Whistleblower
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Good article by Jared Dunnmon on the importance of OS and an open tech stack to drive innovation and continued US leadership in AI. Deepseek V3 was overplayed but the importance of OS and investment in the ecosystem in the west was underplayed www.foreignaffairs.com/china/real-t...
The Real Threat of Chinese AI
The United States needs to lead the open-source race.
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Building Granola: great discussion w/ Chris Pedregal packed with ideas about how to build a natively AI app experiences. Reminded me of t4t day @betaworks in 2022 Alice, @thesephist.com and Chris talked about this. My notes on Episode n clips: share.note.sx/m3q3hsmk#RIr...
PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY DO UNLESS THEY ARE INSANE
Musk at CPAC ... "freedom is priceless" 5 mins later talking about Ukraine says "what are they dying for, what exactly are they dying for?" Do words not matter to him? I think not. I think what he is saying is that in his world order freedom isn't worth it for Ukraine
This past week opened an opportunity for Europe to reshape itself. Discussions between Russia and the US wont end in a peace agreement -- rather a ceasefire. It will take a while and will get signed by Putin and Trump in Riyadh, with maximum theater and minimal commitments --May 8th, is my bet
