Mon. 05/08 – The Big Discord Username Shift

What to expect from Google IO. The big discord username switch. Sam Altman’s side hustle is launching a thing. But also a look at the regulatory issues his OpenAI is facing in Europe. And what if I told you an Ikea chair can short out your monitor. It’s weird, but it can. Sponsors: ZocDoc.com/techmeme Grammarly.com/go Links: Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Personal’ with AI Chat and Video Clips (WSJ) Discord’s username change is causing discord (The Verge) Sam Altman’s Worldcoin rolls out app as token launch looms (The Block) OpenAI’s regulatory troubles are only just beginning (The Verge) Popular IKEA Chair Turns Computer Monitor Off, Baffling Everyone (Motherboard)