Reading list

• The Humane AI Pin hasn't exactly revolutionised anyones lives, except perhaps providing some hilarity every now and then. The New York Times tells the story of how the flop became a reality.
• Remember when everyone was extremely concerned about the risks of AI? The OpenAI special team actively working on the long term risks involved has been disbanded.
• A very, VERY, detailed and long rise and fall story focusing on Lambda School. Crazy stuff.
• Following up on business news, this Wired investigation looks into the bullshit machine that is Perplexity.

Design of the week

• Soot offers a fresh online shopping experience.
• Kudos to Romain Granai, a Belgian designer, whose website looks smashing.

Tech of the week

• Skip lets you build native apps for both Android and iOS using Swift and Xcode. Looks promising.