Casey Newton

Email salesman at Platformer and podcast co-host at Machine Gods, the official podcast of the singularity. In partnership with NPR.

[עומר בבאי omer babai @omerbabai]

כל זה היה נמנע אם מנכ״ל אנבידיה היה משלים את הלומדה למניעת הטרדה מינית ואתיקה ארגונית

[Joe Cunningham @JoePCunningham]

Microsoft Outlook will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

Oh cool. How is that going

[Techmeme @Techmeme]

The FAA announced on Thursday that it has expanded the use of SMART, an AI tool for advising air traffic controllers to manage congestion, across the US (@jeremyhsu / Ars Technica)

(Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

[b @bmontxna]

it started out with a chip how did it end up like this

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

I’m sure it’s a coincidence that Howard Lutnick’s sons have $362 million in Nvidia https://t.co/occYqgFXEW

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

“The tighter ties between Nvidia and the Commerce Department also gave Tim Teter, Nvidia’s general counsel, unique influence over the department and its rule-making process. When department staff reviewed drafts of policies under consideration, they sometimes found themselves looking at comments and critiques in the document that had been inserted by Mr. Teter.”

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

@nabeel Love this

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

I wrote about the end of the 'lol nothing matters' era and how it intersects with Silicon Valley's cult of the founder https://t.co/rm62udKfUl

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

Among other things, Jensen Huang's resignation feels like a proper end to the 'lol nothing matters' era of American business and politics

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

@jimprosser @MachineGodsPod @kevinroose @NPR no we're a few blocks away

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

OK just how many ants are in this kitchen???? https://t.co/QiZE5F6pWZ

[Paul Mozur 孟建國 @paulmozur]

This will get missed in the news of Jensen resigning, but it's super important.

Singapore says it was holding Alice Huang's passport thru Feb 2026, but got little help from the U.S. in its investigation. Trump was briefed on Alice in fall 2025.

That means the U.S. did nothing for months as Singapore held a Chinese spy who the U.S. knew was in a relationship with the most important person in A.I. Hard to understand. https://t.co/O8Yh5PLVVB

[Max Chafkin @chafkin]

Ok so 22% of the company’s revenue just…uh…moved out of Singapore at exactly the time reporters were asking questions about megaspeed https://t.co/4yYx5lOJjB

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

@Kantrowitz the thing about not waking up a loser is that you can absolutely still go to bed a loser

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

Wow: the @WSJ says Nvidia's board is preparing to oust Jensen Huang https://t.co/jgYCHCzWrb

[Ryan Mac 🙃 @RMac18]

Jensen Huang had a relationship with an Nvidia executive who reported to him.

https://t.co/w8T3JImnJ2

[low yield lucy @picotop]

guy who cheated on his wife with a waitress after 17 Michelob Ultras at a roofing sales convention in Kansas City: “I understand how Jensen found himself in this situation. for powerful men, this stuff can just happen.”

[dj patil @dpatil]

On honeypots - in my 1st counter-intel training, the briefer looked at all of us and said, “you’re not 10’s. If you’re approached by a 10, remember that you’re not a 10”. Message received.

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

On today's @MachineGodsPod, Kevin and I discuss whether Jensen Huang survives as Nvidia CEO. Plus: a great interview with Rep. Greg Casar on the incoming Democratic majority and how it plans to regulate AI https://t.co/bZUnn7nbnj

[Daniel Kokotajlo @DKokotajlo]

Unfortunately, it seems like the intelligence explosion will be happening in 2027 after all. Most of this post analyzes the new METR report (though other sources of evidence are also important). If they’re right, that implies an AI-driven acceleration that is 5 months ahead of the AI 2027 scenario. I am scared, sad, and angry. https://t.co/7KWmdc6AZk