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Timothy J. Keller, husband, father, grandfather, mentor, friend, pastor, and scholar died this morning at home. Dad waited until he was alone with Mom. She kissed him on the forehead and he breathed his last breath. We take comfort in some of his last words...

If you are the CEO or CFO at a business who banks with SVB; here are some things you CAN do over the weekend 1. Build a 4 week rolling daily receipts and payments style cashflow forecast. 2. Gear up finance team to actualize & reforecast every AM by 10am

Running a company: 2020: can you survive a pandemic? 2021: still here? we’re going to give all of your competitors $100m series A rounds. 2022: wow, you made it? okay, all engineers cost $600,000/year now. 2023: nice job! okay, we’re going to take away your bank account.

We provided mental health support to about 4,000 people — using GPT-3. Here’s what happened 👇

This should be the most mindblowingly significant storyline of 2023, that India’s population will surpass China in mid April. There are hundreds of stories to be told, nuances & implications of this to be unearthed, this alone can be a whole journalism beat or two by itself.

ChatGPT is incredibly limited, but good enough at some things to create a misleading impression of greatness. it's a mistake to be relying on it for anything important right now. it’s a preview of progress; we have lots of work to do on robustness and truthfulness.

Kudos to the scientists and engineers chipping away at the seemingly impossible and making significant progress over the years!

12 of the best Christmas ads 1. McDonald’s

First flu, then COVID... 🙏

AI has been destroying humans at adversarial games, like Chess or Go, for a bit. But now it is successfully outperforming humans at Diplomacy, the classic multiplayer game that requires natural language negotiations over chat, as well as strategic lying. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Ever wondered how a QR code works? No, me neither but it's low-key fascinating. (Warning, there is some extremely nerdy shit here.👇 )

‘The US and many others are now confronting the greatest structural challenge to democracy: a truly open society. Without gatekeepers, there are no constraints on discourse. Digital technology has changed everything, and reality is up for grabs in a way it has never been before.’

How do stablecoins affect the "real" economy? On May 7, a Yale PhD student published a paper showing how a run on stablecoins could destroy the market. I read the 37-page paper and interviewed the author so you didn't have to. [🧵 THREAD]

Passive funds with a do-good focus have become one of the hottest corners of finance trib.al/FKSZmKv

There was a lot of confusion over the Laguna Woods shooter and his nationality - and why he hated Taiwan and targeted Presbyterians. Slightly long-winded explanation but thanks @sueannshiah @brianhioe @jamestwotree @kuokuomich aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/18…

Looking for ways to support Afghanistan and Afghan people? Here's a list of actions that you can take and avoid.

Two of the best teams in the NHL are facing off right now… how about a friendly wager, @POTUS? #GoHabsGo 🇨🇦🇺🇸 #StanleyCup

There was a moment for the 2021 @CanadiensMTL when the preposterous became the possible and the possible became the inevitable. The Stanley Cup final.

i didn’t know f1 had subtitles

I feel like the key to the Habs playoff success is their strong execution on overtime 2-on-0's.