Archive for August, 2025
Companies Offering Top AI Researchers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
August 3rd, 2025Via: Ars Technica: Silicon Valley’s AI talent war just reached a compensation milestone that makes even the most legendary scientific achievements of the past look financially modest. When Meta recently offered AI researcher Matt Deitke $250 million over four years (an average of $62.5 million per year)—with potentially $100 million in the first year alone—it […]
Palantir Gets $10 Billion U.S. Army Contract
August 2nd, 2025Via: The Register: There are no official criteria for what constitutes membership in the upper echelon of the US military industrial complex, but a $10 billion deal that consolidates dozens of contracts under a single blanket purchase agreement sure makes it seem like Palantir has earned entry. The US Army announced on Thursday that, rather […]
Trump’s $200 Million Ballroom Addition Is Larger Than The Existing White House
August 1st, 2025Um no, they’re getting a gold ballroom. https://t.co/h8CbeaW07Y pic.twitter.com/QxaDvsQUla — Truthstream Media (@truthstreamnews) August 1, 2025 I have run hundreds upon hundreds of DFT-inflection charts from diverse ICD mortality, sources, and indices – and they either are flat (normal) or they inflect at Week 14 of 2021. At this point, I really don't care what […]
U.S. Navy Demonstrates Multi-Day Solar UAS Flight
August 1st, 2025Via: U.S. Navy: The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS marks a significant advancement in both long-endurance solar-powered UAS technology and its potential to enhance maritime […]
