Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the “national interests”
US Constitution, Article III, Section 3:
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
And as usual, Darth Cheeto saves his worst for Friday night, hoping to avoid the news.
The debt-fueled AI boom is cracking
Axios digs into the financial side of the bubble. It sure looks like it’s at least deflating, if not quite popping yet.
While AI providers are projected to spend $7 trillion on infrastructure through 2030, research from Gartner forecasts they will generate no more than $3.6 trillion in related revenue over that same period.
A jumping spider lurking on the side of our garage.
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Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites, legal experts say
Zuck & co. really are complete scumbags. TLDR: If you have a biz account on a Meta property, their new TOS says you agree to let them scrape your (non-Meta) website and use it to train AI.
I’m down to 4 Facebook and 2 Instagram accounts that I watch because they don’t post elsewhere. This might be the last straw that takes that to zero, even though I’ll miss the content.
The Tesla Roadster 2 Is Here—and It Flies
A 200+ MPH vehicle that uses thrusters to leave the ground and that will be marketed to the same people who think the Incel Camino is cool. What could possibly go wrong?
Hopefully what’s left of the Federal government won’t approve selling this disaster.
Awww, daddy says that poor Petey H. can’t have his snuff film after all. I guess he’ll need to get an extra T shot to stay pumped up instead.
Bertelsen Nature Park this morning - about a twenty-minute walk from my house in the suburbs.
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