Brian X. Chen

Tech columnist for @nytimes / legacy blue check / Putting out fires and starting new ones every week / See also @[email protected]

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

New column: How to prepare for life after Twitter https://t.co/giqof8NyI7

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@minhsmind @nytimes @OpenAI No, it is not.

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@minhsmind @nytimes @OpenAI My point is why would a video of a geometry problem make it perform better than a still image? This is still the new model we're testing.

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

@minhsmind @nytimes @OpenAI Not entirely accurate. The photo and language translations can be tested, and I was able to use photos to test geometry problem solving.

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

@minhsmind @nytimes @OpenAI The voice was actually supposed to be out two weeks ago. They told me it was live and then it was pulled for fixes. The video has no TBD date.

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

@MikeIsaac @ewong @TheAtlantic My only question: Why not name the HR rep when he had no issue naming so many other people?

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@timcappalli Read the last four paragraphs of the story.

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@peter_adderton All the MVNOs are reselling wireless owned and operated by the Big 3 here so it wouldn’t make a difference. They’re not indie rock labels.

[Kashmir Hill @kashhill]

Bold column from @bxchen says you should be paying $25 per month for your smartphone plan.

He did the legwork, putting the discount services to the test: https://t.co/dVLc81RbwU

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

Google says it’s easy to switch your default search engine to a different service. (Narrator: It’s not.) https://t.co/oBiYSTUu7r

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We saw our Labrador’s doppelgänger on the freeway over the weekend and I’ve been telling people “we saw her double - it’s like that movie Timecop.” But no one has seen Timecop and now I feel so alone

[Tripp Mickle @trippmickle]

Apple has long hyped its products as being designed by creative geniuses in California.

But this year its engineers and designers took a backseat to the design demands of European bureaucrats, who who passed a rule mandating USB-C charging on iPhones.
https://t.co/5FHrh2uOv9

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Here’s what you need to know about Apple's upcoming shift to USB-C chargers, which will be available for the iPhone 15, according to our tech columnist @bxchen. https://t.co/ICAHARwyCv

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Many of us stream shows and movies with the subtitles on all the time — and not because it’s cool, our tech columnist @bxchen writes. Here are some of his remedies, including add-ons for your home entertainment setup and speech enhancers, to try. https://t.co/AYwGCGgQqZ

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

@DavidHodge "You're the Sheriff of the Silo"
gee thanks for clarifying, I wasn't sure which sheriff you were referring to, it's not like this confined space is the entire world you grew up in and lived in for your entire life

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

I would create a drinking game for every time a character in "The Silo" on Apple TV+ says "the Silo" in a conversation but it would result in everyone blacking out and possibly going to the hospital.

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

@DavidHodge everyone would probably end up puking in the toilet because their stomachs would be full of gas

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@privacypartyapp Feel free to send me an email with other examples: [email protected]. Thanks!

[Kashmir Hill @kashhill]

Why is your Venmo account still public, asks @bxchen: https://t.co/ioasRajG4d.

He points to this recent news break based on a Supreme Court clerk's Venmo transactions.

https://t.co/4pEUVpNXTS

[Brian X. Chen @bxchen]

@flyosity Dang, the age of this screenshot is a harsh reminder that we are olds @MikeIsaac @redgirlsays @strngwys @nateog