Archive - The Angle

Can one of the architects of modern software development help unlock AI's true potential?

Chris Lattner created LLVM, and ushered in Apple's Swift era – now, he wants to make AI development accessible to all

Aug 29 •

Darrell Etherington

July 2024

Fresh face, fresh start

You're getting this in your inbox, but you can also now get it old-school blog style!

Jul 9 •

Darrell Etherington

April 2024

New Demos, new day for TO tech

A new ground-up approach to tech events in Toronto is giving the city’s tech scene new life

Apr 21 •

Darrell Etherington

March 2024

SpaceX's Starship makes orbit

Elon Musk's rocket company achieved a key milestone in its Starship development program this week

Mar 14 •

Darrell Etherington

Shiny new Rivian(s)!

Rivian revealed not just one, but two new models this week – but can the company make it through Elon's infamous 'production hell' to get them on the…

Mar 10 •

Darrell Etherington

Altman strikes back

Sam Altman and OpenAI aren't letting Elon Musk dictate the conversation around his lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker

Mar 6 •

Darrell Etherington

Elon sues OpenAI

Hopefully he uses Grok as his legal representation

Mar 2 •

Darrell Etherington

February 2024

Microsoft spreads its AI bet

The Windows-maker has taken a minority stake in French startup Mistral AI, diversifying its AI playbook

Feb 27 •

Darrell Etherington

This is the second edition of The Angle where AI chip-building news led the round-up in as many weeks – which alone says volumes

Feb 23 •

Darrell Etherington

San Francisco's AI-fueled siren song

Despite a pandemic-powered exodus and an ongoing social crisis, San Francisco is bouncing back as the center of the tech world

Feb 20 •

Darrell Etherington

OpenAI's Sora soars

The biggest news this week was – unsurprisingly – all about AI. We're all watching a tectonic shift from within as it happens.

Feb 16 •

Darrell Etherington

People vs. AI takes a destructive, fiery turn

The attack on a Waymo driverless car in San Francisco is understandable frustration overflowing

Feb 12 •

Darrell Etherington

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