Author: Markus Perdrizat

  • Zuck about Vision Pro

    Zuck about Vision Pro

    Remember Meta? They approach AR/VR fundamentally different from Apple, are solving a different problem. Will be interesting to watch! Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro Apple finally announced their headset, so I want to talk about that for a second. I was really curious to see what they were gonna ship. And…

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  • Bitcoin Insurance

    Bitcoin Insurance

    Sounds great at first sight, but then I wonder: what’s different in this setting from any other cold storage provider? And what do they need the funding for? Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Sets Up Shop With $19M Funding

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  • Production & Consumption

    Production & Consumption

    Ben Thompson can ask and answer this about Apple Vision Pro much better than I, go read it! What exactly is this useful for? Who has room for another device in their life, particularly one that costs $3,499? Apple Vision Stratechery

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  • SEC vs Coinbase

    SEC vs Coinbase

    Ok looks like it’s getting worse before it may get better again! This one is a surprise so quickly after the Binance case yesterday, at least to me. It might be rough for a while in Crypto! SEC Charges Coinbase for Operating as an Unregistered Securities Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency

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  • Apple Vision Pro

    Apple Vision Pro

    I’m excited about the possibilities Apple mentioned for the Vision Pro mixed reality headset. It’s getting us closer to the Cyberspace imagined by William Gibson et.al! Imagine a world where many more billions of people live and work with a lot less personal space than we have today. No space for a desk for everyone.…

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  • Binance, self-described

    Binance, self-described

    “we are operating as a fking unlicensed securities exchange in the USA bro.“ I got nothing to add! SEC Sues Binance and CEO Zhao for Breaking US Securities Rules

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  • WarGames

    WarGames

    Kommentar Heise: Erstaunlich wie erschreckend: Alle Themen aus “WarGames” sind 40 Jahre später noch aktuell. Noch immer gibt es Passwörter und Wege werden, sie zu ergaunern. Die Angst vor einem Einsatz von Atomraketen bleibt. Szenarien werden von Computern durchgespielt. Eine weitere wichtige Überlegung: Auch wenn bei einem atomaren Angriff nur wenige Minuten Zeit für eine…

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  • AI thought experiment

    AI thought experiment

    So that “AI powered drone turns on its operator” was total nonsense – the Colonel who described it as a simulation now says it was just “a thought experiment”. AI doomers cannot have it bad enough! Highlights from the RAeS

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  • Amateur Infrastructure

    Amateur Infrastructure

    “Decentralized applications”… rely frequently on people and web 2.0 infrastructure to operate. And are operated by amateurs who don’t understand the basics e.g. BCM Multichain team says it can’t contact CEO amid protocol problems

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  • Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

    Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

    I might fold for this foldable, looks gorgeous! Motorola introduced the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra yesterday.

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