Google has taken a side in the Spotify disco ball debate.
Posted May 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM UTC J Jacob Kastrenakes Google has taken a side in the Spotify disco ball debate. …
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AI backlash is coming for elections
… Groups like Brad Carson’s Americans for Responsible Innovation are focused on educating policymakers about AI to prepare them for coming policy debates. …
Energy
… And in a blog post, the company gestures at the current debate over AI data centers and electricity demand, saying: As electricity demand surges—driven by AI, data centers, manufacturing and electrification—energy storage is no longer optional; it is essential infrastructure. …
Prediction markets are playing a dangerous game
… If you know there’s going to be a debate and you know there’s going to be a snap poll after the debate, you can bet on who’s going to win the snap poll after the debate to say who won the debate. …
Twitch
… How useful that is for Twitch’s gaming-focused creators is up for debate, but with TikTok’s future in question , adding Instagram to the mix seems sensible. …
Internet Culture
…The financing is the crucial part — so some “institutional investor” is “essentially buying $50 million worth of stock at the old, defunct-sneaker-company price, and selling it at the new, AI…
Culture
…The financing is the crucial part — so some “institutional investor” is “essentially buying $50 million worth of stock at the old, defunct-sneaker-company price, and selling it at the new, AI…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
… They are for debate and discussion. …
Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use
… Look, I think debate about this is healthy. …
Microsoft AI chief on why it’s ‘dangerous’ to call AI ‘alive’
… And I think that’s going to become a big debate. It was even part of the Pope’s encyclical recently. I think it’s going to become a very, very big part of the debate soon. …