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@OfficialLoganK Does the success of the flash models eventually bolster the Gemma ecosystem or which trade-offs factor in choosing between them?... Or in some combo for future xr glasses dev?

Next week, I am sitting down with Emanuel Taropa (Google Fellow) to record and share the behind the scenes story of Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B. Ema is one of the people who loves shipping the most at Google. What do you want to know about this model and the story? 🧵👇

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@krystalball Who saw Marianne kicking ass on ABC? 🥳🤞

It’s way too on brand that these democrats are getting together for weepy pity parties but then not actually doing anything

@BretWeinstein It's a good time to "both sides" that claim just like your wonderful Unity effort showed before it got kneecapped. ✌️

I see lots of Democrats talking about the obvious political crisis triggered by the debate. I see none taking about the constitutional crisis the DNC has clearly driven us into, and the treasonous betrayal of our country that it implies They imperiled the republic over politics

Thrilled to announce AlphaFold 3 which can predict the structures and interactions of nearly all of life’s molecules with state-of-the-art accuracy including proteins, DNA and RNA. Biology is a complex dynamical system so modeling interactions is crucial blog.google/technology/ai/…

I’m going to do an AMA on Locals at 4:45pm Pacific today. I’ll start with a few thoughts about the sun having flung a huge Coronal Mass Ejection into space a couple days ago—due to arrive at Earth tonight! darkhorse.locals.com/post/5008665/d…

@SomniumSpace 🤩

@SomniumSpace I keep trying to reserve a MR full version several dozen times but it won't send me email to confirm and I tried all my emails! 😟

@sfchronicle Hard to miss the transformational severity any more there.

OPINION: The AI race is not a high-stakes gambit to defeat a fascist empire, but a cash-in on the next big Silicon Valley fad. Instead of scientists and generals, we have venture capitalists and hedge fund managers, writes Theodore Kim and Shelly Lesher. trib.al/IGMpiQr

@lexfridman Build from ground up for best chances of real change and podcast still too!

I attended the Neuralink event this week, talked to engineers there and was extremely impressed and inspired by their team. While I hope to continue doing podcasts, my goal in 2023 is to spend most of my time building stuff, either by joining a strong team or starting a new one.

@rogerfederer @RafaelNadal @andy_murray @DjokerNole That's one serious stud combo platter there! 👍

heading to dinner with some friends @RafaelNadal @andy_murray @DjokerNole

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@rachelbotsman 🥳🤘👍!!

@rachelbotsman If you value it enough as your most essential resource then yep you'll full it "well". ⏳

EXCITING NEWS! We successfully got California to commit to designate new “Outstanding Waters” to improve environmental conservation as part of the state’s #Protect30x30!

Facebook is beginning to test advertising in virtual reality. uploadvr.com/facebook-vr-ads

There's still time to join Culture First! This morning kicked off with an inspiring session from @UniofOxford lecturer, @rachelbotsman on the main stage. Sign up now to catch Adam Grant, Unilever, the TMF group and more. bit.ly/2S8vMzs #culturefirstEMEA #culturefirst21

This June, #OceanMonth2021, as we celebrate our ocean & 20 years of NOAA Ocean Exploration, here’s a look at some of marine protected areas where our data has made a difference, providing info needed to understand, & therefore protect, our ocean: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/20years/data.h…