Mon. 07/20 – eBay to Sell Its Classified Ads Business?

eBay seems to be selling every last thing it can before all it's left with is its marketplace and its pride. Disney has quietly cut its Facebook advertising too. When might we actually seen Windows 10x? And what is GPT-3 and why was everyone freaking out about it over the weekend?Sponsors:Tovala.com/rideMetalab.coLinks: EBay Nears Deal to Sell Classified-Ad Unit to Adevinta (WSJ) Reliance Jio: World’s First ‘Super Operator’? (Counterpoint) Disney Slashed Ad Spending on Facebook Amid Growing Boycott (WSJ) The easiest way to start meditating is now in... Snapchat? (Mashable) Microsoft plans for single-screen Windows 10X rollout in spring 2021; dual-screen in spring 2022 (ZDNet)Quick thoughts on GPT3 (Operators & Delian's Ramblings)Giving GPT-3 a Turing Test (Kevin Lacker's Blog)Video Example 1Video Example 2

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