Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Trump Orders Moonshot-Like ‘Genesis Mission’ Relying on AI to Merge Science Data Across the U.S.
November 25th, 2025I wonder if this will be used to launder technologies out of the black world… Via: Independent: That’s one giant leap for AI. The Trump administration is unleashing thousands of massive data sets — compiled by agencies throughout the federal government — and the capabilities of America’s world-renowned national laboratories into a government-wide effort to […]
Google Producing AI Processors, Negotiating Partnership with Meta
November 25th, 2025Via: Tom’s Hardware: Meta may be on the cusp of spending billions on Google AI chips to power its future developments, as the social-media giant is reportedly in talks to both buy and rent Google compute power for its future AI endeavours, as reported by The Information, via Reuters. The ongoing negotiations reportedly involve Meta […]
Brain Rot: Short Form Video Use, “Associated with Poorer Cognition (Attention, Inhibitory Control, Language, Memory, and Working Memory)”
November 24th, 2025Via: Independent: Excessive usage of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, the American Psychological Association has said in a recent study. Data from 98,299 participants across 71 studies found that the more short-form content a person watches, the poorer cognitive performances they had in terms of attention and inhibitory control – meaning the […]
RAMpocalypse: AI Buildout Sends Memory Prices Skyrocketing
November 22nd, 2025I bought a 32GB (2x16GB) kit of CORSAIR Vengeance 6000MHz CL30 DDR5 on November 25, 2024 for $99.99. I thought I should buy another 32GB of that before prices rise… The same product is $427.99 now. haha Via: Tweaktown: With the AI boom and the rise of next-gen data centers in nearly every major city, […]
U.S. Government To Buy 10 Large, New Nuclear Reactors
November 20th, 2025Via: ZeroHeadge: Hot on the heels of news that it will invest “hundreds of billions” in loans to the nuclear power industry, including one already disbursed loan for $1BN to restart Three Mile Island, Bloomberg reported that the US government also plans to buy and own as many as 10 new, large nuclear reactors that […]
“Potentially Transformative” Rare Earth Elements Discovery in Alaska
November 19th, 2025Keyword: Potentially Via: Discovery Alert: Recent geological investigations at Graphite One’s Graphite Creek facility in Alaska have revealed a potentially transformative development for North American critical minerals energy security. In November 2024, the company confirmed the presence of five permanent-magnet rare earth elements within garnet-bearing rocks at the same location designated for graphite extraction in […]
Apple’s Quiet Path to Identity Control
November 18th, 2025Via: The Highwire: Apple’s new Digital ID feature has arrived. And in true Apple fashion, it is dressed in the language of ease and convenience. Scan your passport into your iPhone or Apple Watch. Move through TSA with a quick tap. In other words, no wallet, no cards, and no friction. If you listen to […]
Google Boss Says Trillion-Dollar AI Investment Boom Has ‘Elements of Irrationality’
November 18th, 2025Via: BBC: Every company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google’s parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC. Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) investment had been an “extraordinary moment”, there was some “irrationality” in the current AI boom. […]
Anduril Unveils Omen Hybrid-Electric Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone
November 18th, 2025Via: The War Zone: Anduril has unveiled Omen, a new tail-sitting vertical takeoff and landing drone with a hybrid-electric propulsion system. The design, which the company is now developing in cooperation with EDGE Group in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is intended to be modular and adaptable to a wide array of military and non-military […]
Project Prometheus: Jeff Bezos Launching $6.2 Billion AI Startup He Will Co-Lead
November 17th, 2025Haha no way ? Copy ? https://t.co/TG8UMrWwQr — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 17, 2025 Via: Forbes: Jeff Bezos is set to serve as the co-CEO of Project Prometheus—a new artificial intelligence startup he is partially funding—the New York Times reported on Monday, the billionaire’s first significant executive role since he stepped down as Amazon’s CEO […]
