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Plenty of great reading material below, from tech and design to eating dinner with strangers - enjoy.

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  1. OpenAI releases GPT-4, a multimodal AI that it claims is state-of-the-art

    OpenAI’s latest release is available to paying users, and has been hiding in plain sight, powering big brands' latest AI capabilities.

    Read moretechcrunch.com (opens in a new tab)
  2. Ten Charts That Capture How the World Is Changing

    Insights into how tech has changed our lives, plus user experience lessons from our fave green owl, Duolingo.

    Check out the chartsdigitalnative.substack.com (opens in a new tab)
  3. SVB Collapse Simply Explained

    The collapse of the startup-focused bank has caused total disruption in the US tech and innovation economy. But how did it all happen?!

    Read morelinkedin.com (opens in a new tab)
  4. Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, and more to rival Microsoft

    Soon you’ll be able to access handy AI features directly from the Google suite, enabling you to quickly generate images and text.

    Read moretheverge.com (opens in a new tab)
  5. Internet Computers

    Is it time for the OS (operating system) to retire and for us to live seamlessly from the cloud? The Browser Company’s CEO Josh Miller certainly thinks so.

    Read morenotboring.co (opens in a new tab)
  6. Meta ditches NFTs on Instagram and Facebook in Metaverse reversal

    After announcing its support for NFTs on its platforms at SXSW ‘22, Meta is winding these efforts down due to low demand this last year.

    Read moreadage.com (opens in a new tab)
  7. Wikipedia + AI = truth? DuckDuckGo hopes so with new answerbot

    Hope sure is an interesting strategy: “ The company admits that DuckAssist might make stuff up but hopes it will happen rarely ”.

    Read morearstechnica.com (opens in a new tab)
  8. Spotify’s new design is part TikTok, part Instagram, and part YouTube

    Pushing more than just music is at the heart of Spotify’s ongoing strategy to help audio creators get discovered through new design features.

    Read moretheverge.com (opens in a new tab)
  9. Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong?

    A call for greater emphasis on ethical considerations and social responsibility when it comes to design thinking.

    Read moretechnologyreview.com (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Radical Act of Eating With Strangers

    The pandemic hit social circles hard, so in a time when reconnecting with people in real life, what could be better than meeting new people over dinner?

    Read morenytimes.com (opens in a new tab)

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Every other week the Your Majesty studio shares the ten best reads, listens, videos and websites we’ve found across design, technology and culture. Brought to you by Your Majesty, part of Infinum.