#newsletter

TogetherLetters is a group newsletter service that requires no app, login, or feed. Users receive periodic prompts to submit short updates via email, which are compiled into private newsletters sent to the group. The service has grown to over 5,000 users across nearly 1,000 groups and has sent more than 100,000 update prompts.

The article discusses market trends including shifts in consumer preferences and technology developments. It analyzes recent changes in various industries and their potential implications for future market directions.

Substack recently introduced a scheduling feature, but the author continued developing PubQ because it offers distinct advantages. PubQ provides more advanced scheduling capabilities and additional features that differentiate it from Substack's basic scheduler.

The article discusses the "Hacker News tarpit" phenomenon where content gets stuck in the platform's algorithm, limiting its reach. It explores how this affects tech content creators and the dynamics of visibility on the site.

The author explains their decision to quit "The Strive" newsletter, which was previously free but offered paid subscriptions for additional content and community access. They discuss their reasons for discontinuing the publication.

The author reflects on how they unintentionally began a newsletter that has grown significantly over time. They share insights about the unexpected journey and lessons learned from this accidental venture.

The article discusses the concept of history's beginning, exploring how historical narratives are constructed and interpreted. It examines different perspectives on what constitutes the start of recorded human events and their significance.

The article discusses the author's premium newsletter subscription model, which costs $70 annually or $7 monthly and delivers weekly newsletters ranging from 5,000 to 185,000 words in length.

The article discusses the unusual nature of artificial intelligence systems and their development. It highlights the strange behaviors and unexpected capabilities that emerge in AI technologies.

The author promotes their premium newsletter subscription, which costs $70 annually or $7 monthly and provides a weekly newsletter typically ranging from 5,000 to 18,000 words.

The article discusses the author's approach to maintaining a free newsletter while offering paid subscriptions for additional content and community access at $2.50 per month. It emphasizes the value of preserving creative freedom and boundaries in content creation.

The article argues that optimism should not be viewed as a character defect. It presents optimism as a valuable perspective rather than a personality flaw, challenging negative perceptions of optimistic outlooks.

The April 2020 edition of the gwern.net newsletter is available, following the March 2020 issue in the publication's archives.

The May Gwern.net newsletter compiles links about anime GAN updates, AI scaling discussions, GPT-3 analysis, and includes one book review.

The June 2020 gwern.net newsletter features three new pages or essays, along with links covering topics including CRISPR, population screening, AI scaling, politics, and technological unemployment.

The July 2020 gwern.net newsletter includes links about the Uighurs, authoritarianism, negative emissions, and AI overhang, along with one movie review and two anime reviews.

The August 2020 gwern.net newsletter includes an essay on sidenotes and links covering topics such as human competence and efficient computing/hardware overhangs, but contains no reviews.

The September 2020 newsletter from gwern.net contains links about deep reinforcement learning, AI scaling, and psychiatric disorders, with no reviews included.

The October 2020 newsletter from gwern.net includes updates on AI scaling and Euclid, along with further site reorganization and improvements.

The November 2020 newsletter from gwern.net includes links about deep learning and genomics scaling, a dark mode website rewrite, one essay, and a review of Wagner's 'The Ring' opera cycle.

The December 2020 gwern.net newsletter features links about AI and technology, along with a major new site feature: fully-generalized recursive popups.

The January 2021 gwern.net newsletter provides links and updates about AI scaling developments, covering both scaling up and scaling down of artificial intelligence systems.

The February 2021 Gwern.net newsletter covers topics including AI scaling developments, research on semaglutide medications, and discussions about ethicist ethics in various fields.

The March 2021 Gwern.net newsletter announces two major new site features: 'popins' and recursive Wikipedia popups. These additions enhance the website's functionality for users.

The April 2021 newsletter covers developments in AI scaling, including new East Asian record-breaking work and advances in deep reinforcement learning.

The May 2021 Gwern.net newsletter covers developments in AI hardware, diffusion models, optogenetics, and brain scanning technologies. It provides updates on recent research and advancements across these technical fields.

The article provides links and updates for Fall 2025, serving as a collection of resources and information for that period.