Gm. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Important question for you all:

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Meta’s Underage ‘Secret’

Us Zoomers have a few universal experiences. COVID, obviously. Vine, YikYak, and TikTok is another.

And, perhaps most universally, signing up for Facebook and Instagram before we were of age.

Meta always denied it, but c’mon, everyone knew it was happening. And now we know the extent to which it was happening, as the states have revealed that 1.1 million kids under 13 signed up for Meta’s products since 2019, and only a fraction of them were disabled.

Not only that, but Meta actively “coveted and pursued” those children and gave public statements praising the company’s age verification tools…even though they knew those tools were not adequate.

If you’re wondering why this is coming out now, it’s because Meta is being sued by the states for poor child safety. 

And if you’re wondering what happens if they are found guilty, well they’d be on the hook for a fat fine, up to $50,000 per violation, which could add up to hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Big Picture: There’s a growing chorus of people concerned about the impact of social media on teens.

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• Burglars rejoice, the Cybertruck is bulletproof. 

AI

• AI can now kick your ass at Diplomacy.

• If you’re scared of ship-killing waves, don’t be, AI has your back.

• When you give AI physical constraints, it self-organizes to look a lot like a brain.

• What is OpenAI, really?

SCIENCE

• Pencil lead ➡️ gold.

• Mind reading is getting awfully close.

• CRISPR is becoming excitingly good. 

• Ever seen a plane refuel in mid-air? Ok, but have you seen it without the help of a human?

CRYPTO

• Bhutan has some secret bitcoin mining facilities. 

• Do Kwon is getting extradited to either the US or South Korea.

• Binance might be plotting a Bond villain compliance strategy. 

• BlackRock is really working on that ETF.

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Stat: 122 million kWh: How much electricity China’s underwater data center will save.

Rabbit hole: You Won’t Survive As Human Capital (Palladium)

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