Mike Elgan

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Oaxaca, Mexico, is actually a great town for French pastries. gastronomad.net/oaxaca

With an OpenAI leak, the race for "agentic AI" is on machinesociety.ai/p/with-an-op...

AI of the moment: Microsoft's SpreadsheetLLM venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft...

Microsoft’s new AI system ‘SpreadsheetLLM’ unlocks insights from spreadsheets, boosting enterprise productivityventurebeat.com Microsoft's SpreadsheetLLM AI system enhances spreadsheet data analysis, improving enterprise efficiency and enabling AI-powered insights.

Phrase of the moment: "misinformation factory" www.fastcompany.com/91156193/mis...

After Trump assassination attempt, Elon Musk’s X is a misinformation factory - Fast Companywww.fastcompany.com Despite Elon Musk’s claim that X would be a more reliable source of information during breaking news events, it is full of misinformation.

The promise and peril of ‘agentic AI’ www.computerworld.com/article/2514...

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This Week in Tech: Flaming Corn Maze AT&T Breach, Galaxy Z Fold6, Olympic Disinfo with @leolaporte.me, @mikeelgan.bsky.social, Denise Howell, @harrymccracken.com

Flaming Corn Maze | TWiT.TVtwit.tv Galaxy Z Fold 6 launches for $1,899 with wider displays FTC bans anonymous messaging app NGL from hosting children AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers…

A decade of global cyberattacks, and where they left us securityintelligence.com/articles/dec...

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Going to be on TWiT on Sunday with Denise Howell, @mikeelgan.bsky.social, and @leolaporte.me.

Tool of the moment: "Meliorator" thehackernews.com/2024/07/us-s...

U.S. Seizes Domains Used by AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm for Disinformationthehackernews.com US DoJ exposes Russian AI-powered bot farm spreading disinformation. Nearly 1,000 social media accounts seized in multi-country operation.

Word of the moment: "hyperslop" boingboing.net/2024/07/11/t...

The FBI, working with law enforcement in Canada and the Netherlands, disrupted a massive disinformation campaign by Putin's government on X (Twitter) using "bespoke AI" and fake accounts to "sow discord" and create social divisions in the US and abroad. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

Who's looking forward to the Paris Olympics? (I took this picture Thursday.)

Where I went in the Month of June.

There's still construction everywhere in the City of Paris, and half-constructed bleachers and seating areas. But if you look up, the freshly-gilded statues on bridges like the Pont Alexandre III bridge in Paris, look truly stunning.

The Ukraine-Russia conflict is the world's first cyberpunk war. x.com/clashreport/...

Happy #caturday from the cat who lives at our farmhouse in Provence. He eats only croissants and butter and won't drink water unless it's from a running spigot.

Real estate scam of the moment: "barndominium" conspirator0.substack.com/p/this-barnd...

Amira and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary in Paris!

The idea that AI improves everything and operates without humans is a delusion. More: www.computerworld.com/article/2511...

Digital nomads just got huge screens and fast internet www.computerworld.com/article/2501...

RFK Jr.'s new campaign slogan needs work.

AI washing: Silicon Valley’s big new lie www.computerworld.com/article/2511...

Phrase of the moment: "minoritarian power imbalance" www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

These two houses in Paris were built in 1380. Incredible.

My wife pairs nicely with lavender. www.instagram.com/p/C84jkmWtQdH/

The Supreme Court rules that the President is above the law for anything deemed an "official act." What a disgrace.

How to understand Europe.

Where I’m at: The fast train to Paris.

French toast isn't french. It's named after an American named Joseph French. German chocolate cake isn't German. It's named after an American named Samuel German.

How Provence rolls with lamb. gastronomad.net/provence