Chris O'Brien

Journalist in Paris publishing The French Tech Journal newsletter 🇺🇲🇫🇷. Launching: The France AI Radar:

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People still use Airbnb?

[abhishek @abhishek_tri]

As an Airbnb host, I’m honestly sad about the new rules.

Starting Nov 20, guests no longer have to clean before checkout.

So I’ve updated my listing:

Cleaning fee: $180
Cleaner arrival fee: $40
Cleaner emotional support fee: $25
“Guest didn’t strip the beds” fee: $35
Trash disappointment fee: $20
Checkout time: 6:15am, yeah even in winters

Nobody is forcing you to do chores.
You’re simply choosing between chores and fees.

Freedom isn’t free.

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@imagine @WonderStudiosX @glumlot_ LOL fragile white male egos, FTW!

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@jeromep1970 👋

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#nfl #nflparis #pitvsno

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@mrjordangardner It's just France. I've lived here for 12 years, and I can tell you the NFL is gaining a big following. Still well behind the NBA, but still...

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@matthieurouif First NFL game ever in Paris. But yeah, if you wanna go next year, lemme know! :-)

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#nfl #NFLParisGame #PITvsNO

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@AdamSchefter Glorious here.

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@AgnesCPoirier Jesus wept...

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I know everyone is dragging this dude for this ridiculous historical take. But for me, it's just as embarrassing that after 2 years and €5m, his company's core product produces slop-quality videos.

[Brivael Le Pogam @brivael]

It's been months that I keep saying Hitler was far left. Every time, thousands of clowns show up in my replies to give me history lessons.

So I made a video to answer all these low IQ takes at once.

Topic closed. Next.

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@Clara_Gold Going native...

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Woke left out of control...

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging they misled consumers about the safety of the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot and failed to protect users from harm.

[NVIDIA AI @NVIDIAAI]

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@patamiel Aux armes, citoyens! Formez vos bataillons!

[Raphaëlle d'Ornano @Raph_dOrnano]

I joined @CarlosDiaz and Frédéric Benqué again this week on the @siliconcarnesf podcast to discuss the BIG subject of the moment:

OpenAI at the heart of the AI bubble: can we avoid the worst?

The conversation got to the heart of what may be the bigger issue. As Carlos noted, @OpenAI is no longer an isolated startup. It's at the center of a giant infrastructure buildout. That means companies like @Oracle, @CoreWeave, @NVIDIA, and many others depend, to some degree, either directly or indirectly, on OpenAI's ability to keep growing.

For my part, I emphasized that we can be extremely optimistic about the technology while still being extremely concerned about how this race is financed.

Looking back at the telecom bubble of the early 2000s, the real issue was the disconnect between demand forecasts and debt financing.

So, could OpenAI really disappear before 2029?

Find the full conversation here: https://t.co/AJqZYAqyu3

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@togelius WTF are you talking about?
@amilabs
@Recursive_SI
@IneffableLabs
@bfl_ai
@kyutai_labs

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@chad_mizelle

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@SebJohnsonUK The grandson of the leader of the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s seems totally on-brand for the company. Honestly, I'm not sure what the fuss is all about...

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@ClementDelangue @JensenHuang Has anyone told Jensen that he's buying the company that makes Microducks?

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@JensenHuang @pollenrobotics @huggingface He must know, right @ClemDelangue @Thom_Wolf @julien_c?

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“I think the startup company is called Pollen Robotics. I think it's like 10 people."

I haven't watched the whole keynote, but...does @JensenHuang not know that @pollenrobotics was bought by @huggingface? And that therefore, he is acquiring the company that makes Microducks?

[Wall St Engine @wallstengine]

Jensen Huang having some fun demonstrating MicroDuck robots trained using NVIDIA RTX Spark and Omniverse on stage at GTC Berlin.