Tokenmaxxing is entering its efficiency-maxxing era

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Anthropic's Claude Code has become one of the most popular AI coding tools.

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The tokenmaxxing backlash has begun

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Uber COO Andrew Macdonald.
Uber COO Andrew Macdonald.

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The pope, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang have something in common: They all said reasonable things about AI.

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Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Pope Leo
Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Pope Leo have something in common, it seems to me: They've all said reasonable things lately about AI.

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A Waymo car ended a ride early, then the company told the passenger to get an Uber

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A white self-driving Waymo car, with cameras and other sensors on its roof and its sides, pulls out of a parking lot in San Francisco.
One Waymo rider said that one of the self-driving car company's support staff suggested he take an Uber or Lyft ride instead.

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Gen Z is turning to gig apps like Uber and GoPuff for summer jobs

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A bike courier wears an all-black outfit and headphones along with a light-green Uber Eats backpack as he rides through the center of a city.
Ahead of summer vacation, Gen Z users signed up to work for gig apps faster than older generations,

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Uber's COO says it's getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing

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Andrew Macdonald, Uber COO, on Centre Stage during day one of Collision 2022 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada.
Andrew Macdonald said it's getting harder to justify money spent on AI.

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Uber is deploying its own self-driving cars again, just not as robotaxis

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Uber’s Hyundai Ioniq 5
The project is starting small with just one Hyundai Ioniq 5, though Uber says its not wedded to that model.

I made $50,000 as a deaf Uber driver last year. I earn more than I did working in restaurants.

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Uber driver William Parr stands in front of his minivan in a parking lot wearing a grey baseball cap, sunglasses, black pants and a shirt, and a reflective vest.
William Parr started driving for Uber last April.

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Uber has been taking direct — and indirect — shots at its partner, Waymo

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A Waymo robotaxi drives by Uber HQ in San Francisco
In recent months, Waymo has added new cities to its service list without an Uber partnership.

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Uber's CEO doesn't have a perfect 5-star rider rating

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uber ceo Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he's trying to raise his rating from 4.83.

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