This is an opinion piece for the SayMore + FarCon Essay Contest on what I believe the future of the Farcaster protocol should be.

Hey everyone! I know this is a break from the regularly scheduled weekly posts, but I want to explain why, what I've been up to, and what's next for Next in Tech.

Check out the piece and accompanying free launch NFT I shipped earlier this week about product launch NFTs!

From Passive Collectors to Passionate Users

In this week's Next in Tech, Arc has released a mobile companion, Farcaster has 10 hubs running on its testnet, Twitter open-sourced its algorithm, and Elon Musk and other prominent figures have signed an open letter calling for a pause in the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.

From the SEC warning to Coinbase and the arrest of Do Kwon, to the TikTok CEO's congressional hearing and OpenAI's ChatGPT plugin store, here's what's Next in Tech:

GM and Happy Monday! Let’s dive right into last week’s hottest stories:

How ERC-4337 is changing on-chain interaction

How the Internet will become a part of the operating system and what that looks like.