Ayed Neya @ayed_neya

People replace their phones every ~4 yrs. This means there are hundreds of millions of old phones discarded each year that are still perfectly usable as computing devices. @Google in collabration with @UCSD is exploring how to turn these old phones into cloud-computing “phone clusters”. Putting phones back in service in this way can directly reduce the environmental footprint of computing by avoiding the need for further raw material extraction, and taking advantage of the embodied carbon already incurred from manufacturing these devices, and modern phones actually are already quite powerful computers. Read more in the blog below ⬇️

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Today on the blog, we discuss a pathway for the second life of phones through the exploration of “phone cluster computing”, which can directly reduce the environmental footprint of computing by avoiding the need for further raw material extraction. More →goo.gle/4aJe5vO

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The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees. The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance. Access to all other Claude models is not affected. We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible. Read our full statement: anthropic.com/news/fable-myt…

Today, we filed a lawsuit to permanently dismantle a group of organized cybercriminals accused of using AI tools — including Gemini — to scam Americans via fake text campaigns. Here’s what to know: ◾Our suit targets core software developers in a cybercrime operation known as the “Outside Enterprise.” The group has allegedly weaponized AI to quickly generate highly convincing fake government and brand websites intended to steal victims’ credit card numbers and personal information. ◾The group used AI and different Google products — including our trademarks and logos — as part of these phishing campaigns. ◾The scale of the operation is massive: More than 100,000 victims have been scammed, with losses estimated in the millions.

Netflix co-founder: "Business is not about having a good idea"

L'Afrobeats pèse 2 milliards $ dans l'économie mondiale. 🌍💸 Fally Ipupa, Chevalier de l'Ordre du Léopard 🇨🇩. Artistes africains sur l'album FIFA 2026. La musique africaine n'a jamais été aussi puissante. Mais à qui profite vraiment cette croissance ? 👇🏾

Artists, PLEASE don't tell me you're interested in sync licensing and ALL your beats are either ripped off YouTube, or non exclusive leases from beatstars. Have ALL your paperwork straight FIRST before any of THAT. Also if you don't even know what a PRO is, maybe start there.

A trader thinks that the prices of eggs are going to increase, and so he contacts his broker and asks him to buy 1,000,000 egg futures at $1.70 Sure enough, a week later, the price of egg futures is $2.50, and the trader, happy to ride his winners, places an order for 3,000,000 more egg futures Next month, at $4.30 a piece, he pats himself on the back and restructures his liquid investments to buy another 10,000,000 egg futures At the end of the quarter, egg futures are trading at $7, and the trader finally calls up his broker and tells him to sell them all The broker replies: “To who? You’re the egg man!”

If you own 1 single bitcoin, it’s worth $62k. If you own 21 million bitcoin, it’s worth zero.

The future is likely a mix of: Licensing deals Distribution deals Joint ventures Service agreements Rather than labels owning everything forever. Artists want ownership. Companies need returns on investment. The deal structure should reflect both realities.

Dear Managers For every artist you work with, create a folder. Inside it: Contract Budget Receipts Studio cost Video cost Marketing cost Royalty statement Recoupment balance Publishing split sheet Master ownership document This alone will make you more professional than many labels.

This is the tough lesson that a lot of people are learning the hard way AI might have made building apps a lot easier, but it also set the barrier to entry at zero Because anyone can do it, there is no moat left The only edge left in the future will be sales and marketing

During your life, you will meet a lot of people like Raj. It is important that you ignore them.

Every A&R conversation gets centered around music taste, and discovery but we RARELY talk about the actual budgeting and admin work lol.

Teachers invested early in SpaceX. It could produce an $11-billion windfall upon IPO theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

All the publishing and deal talk lately made me think that I should orient us on what a standard music recording contract looks like, what each section means, why labels structure it that way, and what to push back on before signing. This is what the lawyers negotiate. A Thread

Artists: If a marketing, digital, or PR agency approaches you, ask for a client reference and a success story. Get a specific artist they've worked with and what was accomplished. If they can't or won't provide one, end the conversation.

Our latest @Android Drop helps you stay ahead of AI voice cloning attacks. Fake call detection now alerts you if a suspected scammer appears to call you from a phone number in your contacts — so you can spot impersonators and end the call fast.

Burna Boy et Tyla font les hymnes de la Coupe du Monde 2026. L'Afrique domine le monde. 🌍🏆 Mais derrière les paillettes, l'industrie musicale africaine perd des millions chaque année. Pourquoi le "boom" africain est une illusion pour 90% des artistes 🧵👇

Wizkid : 11 milliards de streams. Rema & Tyla ouvrent la Coupe du Monde 2026. L'Afrique domine la pop mondiale. 🌍📈 Mais voici le vrai problème : ces mêmes artistes ne peuvent pas tourner sur leur propre continent. Thread 🧵👇

The Boys’ final episode may be a bit overly predictable at times, but the strong execution and big character moments make for a satisfying send-off to the series. Our review: bit.ly/3PijC5j