Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Sam Altman: “It’s Quite Terrible” That People Have DRAM In Their Own Computers for Local Inference
November 2nd, 2026Eventually, Sam Altman schadenfreude will be the best schadenfreude. Sam Altman says its bad that everyone’s personal computers are using the world’s limited supply of memory chips. "It’s quite terrible to have everybody have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAMs sitting in their own computer, and being used 5% of the time. […]
“Asking My AI Teacher How to Spell Seventeen”
November 1st, 2026Asking my AI teacher how to spell seventeen https://t.co/CL306DMdaI — Husk (@huskirl) November 1, 2026
Nissan Automobile Technical College: Nissan’s Mechanic School in Japan
November 1st, 2026Via: Paolo fromTOKYO:
Luxury Hotel In One Of America’s Wokest Cities Sells At Shocking 94% Loss
October 30th, 2026Meanwhile, in Seattle, half the businesses are considering moving. 25 years ago, Seattle seemed like the city of the future. I guess the whole PNW peaked around then. People loved it, they wouldn’t shut up about it. I loved going up there, anywhere from Victoria/Vancouver to Portland. What a choice to make, to wreck that […]
Largest Heist Ever: Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion in Crypto from Binance *
October 29th, 2026* Federal Reserve: Hold my beer. Via: Sky: Cryptocurrency worth more than $6.3bn (£4.7bn) has been stolen from a major exchange – with one industry insider telling Sky News it is “the largest bank heist in human history”. The security exploit targeted Binance, one of the world’s biggest platforms for trading digital assets, which said […]
Western Teenagers Praising Communism…
October 29th, 2026https://t.co/88fCBZwsHR — cryptogon (@cryptogon) October 30, 2026
Intel Down 23% After Hours on Forecast
October 29th, 2026Via: CNBC: Intel shares plummeted more than 20% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker issued a weak fourth-quarter forecast, citing continued softness in the global PC market. More: Alphabet Loses $482 Billion in Market Value, the Biggest Drop in Its History
Continuity of Government: Pentagon Revamping Doomsday Scenario Plans
October 29th, 2026I’m tired, boss. Via: Fox:
BlueChip: Anduril Will Manufacture Computers in the U.S., Eventually from U.S. Materials and Components
October 28th, 2026These could be interesting if the BIOS/UEFI firmware is open source. Via: Tech Crunch: Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is vowing to bring computer manufacturing back to the U.S. And by that, he doesn’t just mean assembly but the production of every individual component, some of which are exclusively made in China today. Anduril is partnering […]
SpaceX Attempting to Solve Shortage of Gas Turbine Components
October 25th, 2026Via: Farzad: Related: Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Worth of AI Data Center Hardware Sitting in Warehouses… Depreciating…
