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How Google’s humble search bar quietly outsmarts fancy AI and costs a fraction

August 10, 2025 8:20 pm

The $GOOG search bar is smart enough to know when AI isn’t the way. This query also cost Google 1/1000 the resources it cost OAI. Google’s own AI mode gets it wrong! It’s dumber than the Classic Search product. https://t.co/aq5kSO8Dt3 …

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Waymo’s reliance on expensive mapping limits scalability. Tesla solves self-driving with cameras and onboard computers at a fraction of the cost

April 24, 2025 3:29 pm

Fundamental misunderstanding of the technology. Waymo requires human code, mapping, and a very expensive and extensive process to outfit vehicles with self-driving sensors. Tesla has solved self-driving with 8-9 cameras and an onboard computer, costing no more than $2k in …

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Deepseek is a clear disruptor. If it’s outperforming OpenAI at a fraction of the cost, the implications for the Nasdaq are huge.

January 24, 2025 2:58 pm

The dominance of US tech giants is in question. With reduced-capability chips outperforming massive investments, the bubble of overinflated valuations in big tech could burst. The market might soon be forced to recalibrate, adjusting to a reality where smaller, more …

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SLS is unnecessary; Starship can handle Artemis missions at a fraction of the cost.

October 18, 2024 9:45 pm

by Stephen Green https://twitter.com/Trump__Train__/status/1847276415063863783 SLS requires Starship and the Lunar Gateway to get enough mass to the moon to make Artemis work. Starship can do the whole thing by itself. All things being equal, Artemis makes no sense. But all …

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The world’s largest carbon capture plant, built 13 years ago, was sold off for a fraction of its cost.

October 30, 2023 3:43 pm

The plant never operated at more than a third of its total capacity in its 13 years since being built. Occidental Petroleum quietly sold off a carbon capture facility – the world’s largest — that was built into a natural …

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