Thursday, February 08
Daily News Stuff 8 February 2024
Freebirds Edition
Freebirds Edition
Top Story
- How Twitter's descent into chaos is paving the way for a new web. (Tech Crunch)
These people are really desperate for Twitter to fail.
- Twitter hits number one in App Store as leaked Drake nude goes viral. (The Verge)
Everyone involved in this story needs to find Jesus, or be launched out of a giant trebuchet directly into the Sun, or possibly both.
Tech News
- Disney is investing $1.5 billion into Epic Games. (The Verge)
No wonder Epic can afford to give games away for free.
This investment and partnership comes after a similar $2 billion effort with Lego and Sony that resulted in Lego Fortnite.
- 23 and Me is considering meiosis. (Seeking Alpha)
You know it's right.
- Smaug-72B is the new best open-source AI. (VentureBeat)
It beats ChatGPT-3.5 on every test, and it's free.
Not saying it's good, but it's free.
Or free to download. To run a 72B-sized LLM at acceptable speeds you need a $30,000 AI accelerator.
- Intel's 10th, 11th, and 12th generation CPUs have been banned from sale in Germany over a patent dispute. (Notebook Check)
How much this matters is unclear, because while Intel's current lineup is 14th generation, all 14th generation desktop chips are 13th generation, and some 13th generation chips are 12th generation.
Tech and Vtuber News Collides
- So, to sum up:
Nijisanji fired Selen Tatsuki, blaming her for causing irreparable damage to the company's reputation. (Dot eSports)
Nijisanji followed up with a financial statement saying that firing Selen would have a "negligible" impact on the company's bottom line. (Anime Corner)
So the damage to the company is irreparable but it won't affect cash flow one bit, right.
Hyte said "Negligible, are we?" and cancelled its line of custom Nijisanji-themed computer cases on the spot and refunded all pre-orders. (Dexerto)
Nijisanji's share price opened down 9.3% from the previous morning on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- Dokibird - Selen's past and present personal vtuber account - re-debuted today, and the marketing Manager of Hyte was apparently watching the stream and posting live on Twitter to suggest sponsorships.
Disclaimer: Zaion was right.
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Why would you name your chatbot...Smaug?
WHY!?
Why not Bilbo, or Frodo, or Totally Not A Covetous Eldritch Abomination And Won't Ever Terrorize You ALL With a Promise of Fire?
Why would you name your chatbot...Smaug?
WHY!?
Why not Bilbo, or Frodo, or Totally Not A Covetous Eldritch Abomination And Won't Ever Terrorize You ALL With a Promise of Fire?
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Friday, February 09 2024 03:53 AM (liVFZ)
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Yeah, these vtuber agencies have left me with some concerns about what happens at some of them.
Performing is a difficult occupation anyway, with the performance 'high' and the mask, etc.
With the volume of vtubers, I would not expect zero disputes.
But, I have seen different amounts of incomplete information wrt several disputes.
I suppose that I am paranoid enough that I would develop suspicions for any entertainment industry I follow a little closely.
Performing is a difficult occupation anyway, with the performance 'high' and the mask, etc.
With the volume of vtubers, I would not expect zero disputes.
But, I have seen different amounts of incomplete information wrt several disputes.
I suppose that I am paranoid enough that I would develop suspicions for any entertainment industry I follow a little closely.
Posted by: PatBuckman at Friday, February 09 2024 04:53 AM (r9O5h)
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