Discord says it "ran a limited test of Persona in the UK" to verify user ages and "that test has since concluded", distancing itself from Persona amid backlash (Emma Roth/The Verge) Techmeme

Discord says it "ran a limited test of Persona in the UK" to verify user ages and "that test has since concluded", distancing itself from Persona amid backlash (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Suyash Mishra February 24, 2026

Emma Roth / The Verge : Discord says it “ran a limited test of Persona in th…

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A look at the challenges some AI developers face in building models to extract trillions of high-quality tokens from PDFs, which are hard to parse, for training (Josh Dzieza/The Verge) Techmeme

A look at the challenges some AI developers face in building models to extract trillions of high-quality tokens from PDFs, which are hard to parse, for training (Josh Dzieza/The Verge)

Suyash Mishra February 24, 2026

Josh Dzieza / The Verge : A look at the challenges some AI developers face i…

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How Buddy Rizer, an official in Virginia's Loudoun County, helped build the world's largest data center market, with ~200 buildings spanning ~49M square feet (David Uberti/Wall Street Journal) Techmeme

How Buddy Rizer, an official in Virginia's Loudoun County, helped build the world's largest data center market, with ~200 buildings spanning ~49M square feet (David Uberti/Wall Street Journal)

Suyash Mishra February 23, 2026

David Uberti / Wall Street Journal : How Buddy Rizer, an official in Virgini…

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South Korean trade data: chip exports rose 134% YoY, while computer peripherals rose 129% in the first 20 days of February, extending gains driven by AI demand (Heesu Lee/Bloomberg) Techmeme

South Korean trade data: chip exports rose 134% YoY, while computer peripherals rose 129% in the first 20 days of February, extending gains driven by AI demand (Heesu Lee/Bloomberg)

Suyash Mishra February 23, 2026

Heesu Lee / Bloomberg : South Korean trade data: chip exports rose 134% YoY,…

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A look at the rising popularity of "WorkTok" videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (Kimi Chaddah/Financial Times) Techmeme

A look at the rising popularity of "WorkTok" videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (Kimi Chaddah/Financial Times)

Suyash Mishra February 23, 2026

Kimi Chaddah / Financial Times : A look at the rising popularity of “WorkTok…

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Tim Cook's increased mentions of Visual Intelligence hint it will be a major part of Apple's new wearables; sources: Apple considers a deep red iPhone 18 Pro (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Techmeme

Tim Cook's increased mentions of Visual Intelligence hint it will be a major part of Apple's new wearables; sources: Apple considers a deep red iPhone 18 Pro (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Suyash Mishra February 22, 2026

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Tim Cook's increased mentions of Visual Intell…

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Analysis: the crypto industry has spent $288M+ on the 2026 US midterms so far, over double the 2024 cycle; crypto PAC Fairshake is the US' fifth most-funded PAC (Molly White/Citation Needed) Techmeme

Analysis: the crypto industry has spent $288M+ on the 2026 US midterms so far, over double the 2024 cycle; crypto PAC Fairshake is the US' fifth most-funded PAC (Molly White/Citation Needed)

Suyash Mishra February 22, 2026

Molly White / Citation Needed : Analysis: the crypto industry has spent $288…

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