Brian Boyle

brian@thedailyupside.com

Brian Boyle (he/him) is a senior reporter at The Daily Upside. His previous media lives include stints at SFGATE and Techmeme, and he’s been published in outlets such as Vice, Slate, and the Los Angeles Times, where he was a contributing writer for the opinion section. He currently lives in Los Angeles and can frequently be found hiking, eating, and hanging around repertory movie theaters.

Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Downloaded a ‘Human Lifetime’ Amount of Video Daily to Train Chips

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To compile training data for AI chips, Nvidia was downloading 80 years’ worth of video daily off of YouTube, Netflix, and academic databases.

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Technology

Can Meta’s Threads Power the ‘Fediverse’ into the Mainstream?

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Threads’ user count is a big deal for the federation of decentralized but interconnected social networks — the fediverse — it’s part of.

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Autos

Can Carvana Pull Off a Comeback?

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Carvana posted stellar results in its latest earnings call, leaving many analysts to wonder if this may be the start of something new.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chipmakers Reaffirm Winner Status in the AI Economy

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Investors are showing a lot of love to the computer chip supply chain. Nvidia, Samsung, and TSMC are all clawing back gains this week.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Search Startup Perplexity Launches Ad Revenue-Sharing Program

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AI-powered search engine startup Perplexity announced a revenue-sharing program on Tuesday with a handful of media companies.

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Markets

Energy Crisis Spurs Record Payout at Vitol Group

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Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent oil trader, has paid around a record $6.4 billion in share buybacks to its employee-owners.

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

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Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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Technology

Online Education Provider 2U Files for Bankruptcy

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Pioneering online education company 2U filed for bankruptcy, even as the public writ large has gradually embraced online learning.

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