Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
Meta Buys 49% Stake in Scale AI for “Superintelligence” Unit
June 13th, 2025Via: Inc.: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, hell-bent on expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities, just invested $14.3 billion in Scale AI, acquiring a 49 percent stake in the San Francisco-based startup. Scale, now valued at $29 billion just nine years after its founding, will remain a separate company, but as part of the investment, Meta effectively poached […]
Department Of Homeland Security Predator B Drones Are Orbiting Over Los Angeles
June 12th, 2025They might be getting ready for the Billionaires Against Trump chaos planned for Saturday. Via: The War Zone: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been flying its Predator B drones, also commonly referred to by their military variant designation of MQ-9 Reapers, over Los Angeles as part of the U.S. government’s response to the […]
“Walmart Goes Big With Drone Delivery Expansion”
June 11th, 2025Via: Wired: Walmart, with its partner Wing, plans to bring drone delivery to 100 new stores in five new US cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa.
AI Datacenter in Texas Will Have Its Own 1.2GW Gas Power Plant
June 5th, 2025Data Center Executives Pivot Toward Onsite Power: In November, data center leaders said they expected approximately 30% of all data center sites to use some onsite power as a primary energy source supplemental to the grid by 2030, 2.3 times more than just seven months earlier. The report noted there were more data center announcements […]
Amazon to Test Humanoid Robots for Package Delivery with Rivian Electric Vans
June 4th, 2025Via: Electrek: Amazon is about to start testing humanoid robots for package delivery. The goal is for the robots to come out of the Rivian electric delivery vans and bring packages to your door. Over 20,000 Rivian electric vans are currently used to deliver Amazon packages, and the number is expected to increase to 100,000 […]
Autonomous Drone from TU Delft Defeats Human Champions in Historic Racing First
June 4th, 2025Via: Delft University of Technology: For the first time, a drone has beaten human pilots in an international drone racing competition, marking a new milestone in the development of artificial intelligence. On Saturday April 14, 2025, two drone racing events took place simultaneously: The Falcon Cup Finals for human pilots and the A2RL Drone Championship […]
The Agenda: Their Vision, Your Future
June 4th, 2025Via: Oracle Films:
Everyone Is Shocked, SHOCKED, That The Plan Is To Go Trillions Of Dollars Deeper Down The Debt Hole
June 4th, 2025More debt, more military industrial complex, more Palantir surveillance, more mRNA death jabs. Musk spent a quarter of a billion dollars to help get Trump elected. Here’s how that’s going: I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted […]
Meta Signs Nuclear Power Deal With Constellation To Fuel AI
June 3rd, 2025Via: ZeroHedge: Nuclear stocks moved higher in premarket trading after Meta Platforms signed a power contract with Constellation Energy for emissions-free nuclear energy from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Clinton, Illinois. The parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp announced that it has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Constellation Energy […]
Ukrainian Drone Swarm Attack Marks Grim “Inflection Point In History Of Warfare”
June 3rd, 2025Via: ZeroHedge: Western Intelligence agencies have long raised concerns over the potential for adversaries to hide and deploy missile systems inside standard shipping containers, making virtually any cargo ship, truck, or rail car an undetectable covert mobile launch platform. This past weekend, those fears were officially realized when Ukrainian forces launched a fleet of suicide […]
