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Spending is exploding (CapEx records, big acquisitions like Cursor). Pricing power is cracking (token costs falling, Microsoft looking at cheaper Chinese models). Competition is heating up fast from open-source and lower-cost models. Big players (Microsoft, SpaceX/Elon) are making aggressive moves because the economics of frontier AI are getting tough. ⚠️Is the AI pricing bubble starting …
China’s Female SWAT team defeated Indian male team in a competition in UAE. I hope Indian males can digest the defeat. We are no match to China, neither in economy nor in war. pic.twitter.com/8pXTz5FO6n — Tarun Gautam (@TARUNspeakss) February 9, 2026 Well let’s be real here, that wasn’t real competition for them. https://t.co/VARhHkc7Lj — Doc …
CAPEX investements "competition" will now be replaced with who of MAG7 borrowed more. — Alex_Swiss_Investor (@Alex70848763197) February 9, 2026 Per Grok: These SEC filings allow companies to prepare for issuing securities like stocks or bonds. Google’s 424B5 prospectus supplements a registration for specific offerings. Amazon’s S-3ASR is an automatic shelf registration for flexible future issuances. …
Hundreds of private equity firms are sitting on portfolios that nobody wants to buy and the flood of competition is making it worse. Their investors are fed up. This isn’t speculation. The capital is out there, but it’s not going into overpriced, illiquid assets. PE firms thought they could paper over risk forever. They can’t. …
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Department of Defense to challenge Secretary Pete Hegseth to a pullup and pushup competition, dubbed the “Pete and Bobby challenge,” as the Trump administration leaders encourage Americans to drop “fat” for “fit.” The two squared off to notch 50 pullups and 100 pushups …
$NVO is still blaming their weakness on " knockoff GLP1s"😂 I like the company, but why isn't $LLY doing the same? Management has to take accountability at some point! pic.twitter.com/sLzJniQLyY — Patient Investor (@patientinvestor) July 29, 2025 The fall hit hard. Early in the morning Novo Nordisk shares dropped over 20% after slicing its full‑year …
In the first rush for investment safe havens in years, US Treasury bonds are facing serious competition as a destination for global funds. Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury have tumbled about 40 basis points this year, briefly pushed below 4% Monday by President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs that economists say raise the risk …
Source: https://t.co/BsU7E8elGA Of course, some people will say it's fake but if you read the OP's comments it feels real. Son is 1/4th Korean 3/4th white, according to his comments. — Deedy (@deedydas) April 1, 2025
Spinning bright red handkerchiefs and dancing in step to folk music, more than a dozen human-like robots took to China’s biggest stage in January, making a splashy debut at the annual Lunar New Year gala. The remarkable performance, watched by more than a billion people, is a high-profile reminder of how far Chinese humanoid robots …
China’s tech sector is quietly building its own solutions to one of its biggest challenges, replacing the advanced chipmaking tools that it currently sources from U.S. and European companies. SiCarrier Technologies, a Chinese chip equipment firm closely linked to Huawei, is taking on the formidable task of developing alternatives to critical tools from ASML, Applied …
Simply, the whole topic could be summed up with this cartoon. Sadly the keyword and mindset in Europe is: “NO. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE.” But these matters are always nuanced so first, let's understand the full picture… pic.twitter.com/y2glFsZfCK — Alessandro Palombo (@thealepalombo) December 5, 2024 First, the salary gap is staggering. Senior software engineer compensation: • Silicon …
Ford Motor ( F ) said on Wednesday it would cut about 14 per cent of its European workforce, citing significant losses suffered by the company in recent years, combined with weak demand for electric vehicles, a lack of government support for the transition to electric vehicles and increased competition. The U.S. company is the …
Biden signed new guidelines on the conditions for the US use of nuclear weapons. This was announced by Special Assistant to the US President, Senior Director for Arms Control at the National Security Council Pranay Vaddi. "The updated guidance takes into account the realities of… pic.twitter.com/hKDnSRa6Og — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) June 7, 2024 https://twitter.com/WorldCrisi19621/status/1799137288515117507 US …
Tucker Carlson’s scathing expose reveals how credit card companies exploit Americans with hidden fees, driving them into debt. Senators Vance, Marshal, and Hawley lead the charge for change with the Credit Card Competition Act, aiming to alleviate the burden on consumers. Meanwhile, alarming spikes in delinquency rates at major issuers like Discover Financial signal economic …
The implication of the FTC’s vote to ban noncompete agreements, especially with approximately 30 million Americans currently covered by such agreements, suggests a significant shift in employment practices. This decision could potentially lead to increased labor mobility, allowing workers more freedom to change jobs without facing legal restrictions imposed by noncompete agreements. It may also …
TL;DR — Someone entered an art competition with an AI-generated piece and won the first prize. Yeah that's pretty fucking shitty. pic.twitter.com/vjn1IdJcsL — 🇵🇸 Genel Jumalon (@GenelJumalon) August 30, 2022 “Allen said he’s been telling people at the show that the piece is “digital art created using a.i. tools” and that he doesn’t need to …
Saudi Aramco (ARMCO) on Sunday cut the official selling price by $2/bbl from January levels to $1.50/bbl over Oman/Dubai quotes, the lowest in over two years. Prices in northwest Europe and the Mediterranean were reduced $1.50 to $2/bbl vs. the ICE Brent crude benchmark compared to January prices. On the other hand, U.S. oil production …
I’m surprised the libs are going after these libs The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging that the Seattle-based tech giant is a monopoly that abuses its power. The complaint alleges that Amazon uses “anticompetitive and unfair strategies” that “stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices, …
by Exotic-Indication419 Ok so here it goes. Expedia draws and attains customers by finding the lowest priced discounts for hotels, flights, rentals and such. The fact that this is sought after and convenient to use creates the industry of an online travel agent. Expedia was extremely successful as the first and best performing online travel …
