Facebook's Virality Model, Sam Altman revelations, Big Tech news

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YCombinator Partners share Productivity Tips & Advice: YC Library

Why Real-Time Leadership is so Hard, by Harvard Business Review

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The Virality Model used by the early Facebook team

This model can be broken down into (a) payload (how many people see you), (b) conversion (what % convert to customers), and (c) frequency (what is the exposure frequency) - [Read more]
Alex Schultz, CMO at Meta, also discusses this during his Stanford talk: 10-min Youtube clip

News & Trends 📢

Big Tech in the News

• How open-source AI made Mark Zuckerberg popular again in Silicon Valley [New York Times]

• OpenAI signs a slew of deals:
  (a) 100,000 employees at PwC
  (b) integrating ChatGPT into Apple’s iPhone line-up and iOS 18

  (c) content deals with The Atlantic and Vox Media from Apple Mark

• Google to invest $2b in Malaysia to build data centres, to capitalise on rising AI and computing demand from Southeast Asian countries

Google strikes a deal with Magic Leap (an augmented reality powerhouse) to build an immersive mix of physical and digital worlds

The partnership between Google and Magic Leap combines the latter’s expertise in optics and device manufacturing with Google’s tech platforms. While there is no news of an AI consumer device, may expect this to be the next step.

Amazon execs may be liable for tricking users into Prime membership - and what this means for all large tech firms [Read More]

Leaks, Hacks and Mods

• Google’s search algorithm documents leaked - here’s what experts are saying on how SEO actually works

• Prominent hacker released a jailbroken version of ChatGPT called ”Godmode” GPT which removes ChatGPT guardrails / safety blocks

• Details of around 560m users of Ticketmaster were breached and released onto the internet

Former OpenAI Board Member reveals why Sam Altman was fired (he was “outright lying”) [Exclusive Coverage]

Scientists connect 16 mini brains made of human tissue to create a living computer [Source]

It is estimated that living biological neurons use over 1 million times less energy than our current digital processors. Scientists utilised brain tissue using stem cells and implanted receivers to convert analog impulses to digital signals. Experts claim that biological computing is the next advance in AI computing.

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