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dropped out of high school, bougt a computer

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Just because Donald Trump acts goofy doesn’t mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous. And you don’t have to take my word for it. Lately, some of the people who know Trump the best have been saying in no uncertain terms that he should not be president again.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded – again – that he’s a patriot of the highest order.

Here’s my full statement: https://t.co/Bs2ZumFXxe

[Barak @Barak]

@mulegirl 😢

[Barak @Barak]

@karaswisher And audio book?

[steve greenberg @steviegpro]

It has arrived—The just-published hardcover Joel Whitburn’s “Top Pop Singles Vol. 2: 1990-2022” book. The last project Joel Whitburn started before he passed away last year. So fresh it contains a list of every number one song through September 30th of 2023!

[Neri Oxman @NeriOxman]

“Nothing. You began as nothing and you will end as nothing. And in between—everything, and nothing. In between—joy and sorrow, beauty and decay. Everything yours to partake of yours to bear. Yours to see, to know, to give birth to—and to let go. None of it yours to have.

Not even you are yours to have.

You belong to a wholeness so great you cannot even conceive of it. No, it is not a belonging; nothing owns you. You are simply part of it. You came out of it, and you will return to it. You do not ever leave it; you are part of it forever. And this is your moment to be alive.”

This poem—by Marcia Falk—found me in the Synagogue today and gripped me. If only we could tune into that unperceived, larger-than-life wholeness and find peace in the part that’s our to play, somewhere between Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723 and David Geffen Hall.

[Barak @Barak]

@BillAckman @NeriOxman I listened to the whole thing on one walk and I was moved and inspired! Blew me away.

[Barak @Barak]

@steviegpro So sad

[Barak @Barak]

@NeriOxman @lexfridman A great podcast! Really.

[steve greenberg @steviegpro]

Amazing set by ⁦@AJRBrothers⁩ in Tel Aviv last night, playing in front of a crowd of 60,000 on a bill with ⁦@Imaginedragons⁩

[Barak @Barak]

@quantycs @BillAckman @politico Bill ak

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Their spirit will win the war.

[Barak @Barak]

A must watch if you are interested in the risks of AI

[Tristan Harris @tristanharris]

Today we’re releasing “The A.I. Dilemma” – a new talk @aza and I gave on 3/9, a week before GPT4 launched.

*Pls share it widely.* It's critical for institutions to understand how the race between AI labs is accelerating the likelihood of catastrophe:
https://t.co/AMphLEUXc3

[Tristan Harris @tristanharris]

Today we’re releasing “The A.I. Dilemma” – a new talk @aza and I gave on 3/9, a week before GPT4 launched.

*Pls share it widely.* It's critical for institutions to understand how the race between AI labs is accelerating the likelihood of catastrophe:
https://t.co/AMphLEUXc3

[Barak @Barak]

@BillAckman @SRuhle You have been nothing but open and helpful in this circumstance. Twitter can be so ugly but thank you for helping it get to a good conclusion.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

What should the FDIC do? @FDICgov to guarantee all bank deposits by Sunday night before Asia open and call a time out. Run a process to recapitalize @SVB_Financial while managing liquidation of UST and MBS portfolios to be reinvested in short term UST. Determine the capital hole and raise a ‘fortress’ amount of capital from investors co-led by @generalatlantic @sequoia etc. and smart financial investors to recap bank. Need a balance between sophisticated VCs and risk-adverse financial investors. Replace senior management and board. Equity holders pre-recap are wiped out, bond holders are protected. @FDICgov to receive penny warrants on recapped bank as compensation for its backstop guarantee. FDIC develops a new guarantee regime where large dollar deposit insurance is made available up to sensible limits per account to accommodate business borrowers while 100% guarantee remains in place. Once new deposit insurance regime is employed, 100% guarantee is removed.

[William Tunstall-Pedoe FREng @williamtp]

Great example of the risks the current versions of LLM-based search has when providing information on current events.

[Barak @Barak]

@williamtp Wow!! So wrong!

[Barak @Barak]

@BillAckman @SVB_Financial @jpmorgan @Citi And the risk to venture is real. https://t.co/edZAZgkAAl

[Barak @Barak]

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