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There's discussion that Musk wants to cut Twitter's headcount by 75%. It seems unlikely to help with their newfound security problems or content moderation, but folks are making some reasonable arguments why it's not crazy.
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As an example, he cites a prop in LA that passed with a million votes, 77% in favor, "But then when it comes to picking a site for homeless housing, 30-300 people show up to a "community meeting," complain it shouldn't be there, and it's blocked."
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AI Colorizing isn't new, but this one's interface, where you provide a text prompt to help the model, seems to work really well. Ars Technica has an article about it
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