Stop the Twitter Presses! Marvin Prime Has Arrived

Looks like last year's Bitcoin mining venture is really starting to pay off for Quartz.

MarvinPrimeTwitterWall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims holds a dubious honor. At press time, he is the first and only person being followed on Twitter by Marvin Prime.

That may not seem like a big deal. Until you realize that Mr. Prime is a figment of Quartz’s April 1 imagination. An AI reporter for these A.D. times. From today’s announcement:

Bowing to trends in the media industry, Prime will publish all of his insights directly to Twitter.

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