“AI Makes Past Hype Cycles Look Tame”: PitchBook on the Stunning Venture Capital Mania for AI
At these venture capital AI valuations, “exit hurdles become exceptionally large.” That translates into “Look out below!”
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What Does All the Justice Department Sleaze Mean for Your Rental Housing Costs?
The Biden DOJ closed a price- and wage-fixing loophole from the days of Clinton. Is Trump about to reopen it?
Read more...The Warning Signs Are Clear: We’re Heading Toward a Digital Crisis
Quelle surprise! No one would dare bulld a car to the standards used for digital systems and products, and a crash seems baked in.
Read more...Coffee Break: Autism, Universities, Gene Therapy for HD That Works, More Anti-Vax Nonsense, and Making America Greater, or Not.
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Read more...AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments
The Trump Administration plans to launch a new war against citizens, here via a pilot scheme to use AI to cut Medicare services.
Read more...Satyajit Das: Stablecoins – Invention Looking For A Problem?
Satyajit Das sets forth the very strong case against stablecoin.
Read more...Small Nuclear Reactors Will Not Save The Day
Debunking small nuclear reactor hype.
Read more...U.S. Military Leaders Plan to Use the Killing of Charlie Kirk to Boost Recruitment. Will It Work?
The armed forces face much bigger problems than can be solved by a useful martyr and a catchy slogan.
Read more...Proof of AI Garbage In, Garbage Out: Incorrect Results Traced to Reddit and Quora
As bad as you thought AI was, it’s worse.
Read more...AI Chatbots Need Guardrails to Protect Users’ Mental Health
Chatbots are designed to be addictive and have produced psychotic behavior. But suppliers have yet to implement protective features.
Read more...‘Incredible Corruption’: Blockbuster Report on Trump Crypto Grift Leaves Observers Stunned
The New York Times described how the UAE got a real solid from Trump after a monster investment in Trump’s family crypto venture.
Read more...Hoisted from Comments: “Nuclear Waste Is a Myth the US Promoted….”
Why nuclear waste is a choice, not a necessity.
Read more...Are We Offloading Critical Thinking to AI Chatbots?
Research, much of it by companies with deep investment in AI, suggests that chatbot interactions alter how users think.
Read more...America’s Grid is Nearing Its Breaking Point
In another testament to lack of managerial competence, worries about US grid stabilty rise in the face of AI demand, yet little is being done
Read more...More Trump Administration Circular Firing Squad with Investor-Spooking ICE Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant
The fallout from the ICE raid on a Georgia Hyundai -LG startup looks to be serious.
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