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Tech bros with all the money and zero time still dying for actual connection Loneliness winning even at the top Their own AI revolution exposing the one thing silicon cant replace 🇺🇸 High-end escorts in Silicon Valley are charging up to $23,000 a day, and many of their clients are working in AI It's not …
A world-renowned reporter is sounding the alarm after embedding herself in the upper echelons of the artificial intelligence industry and discovering that Silicon Valley elites are desperately scrambling to develop a digital “God.” Karen Hao, a former reporter for MIT Technology Review, is raising red flags about the artificial intelligence industry after spending years investigating …
A fresh Gallup poll reveals 7 out of 10 Americans explicitly oppose building AI data centers in their neighborhoods… Protesters packed the Utah state capitol this week to block a massive hyperscale facility threatening the Great Salt Lake basin… Senators introduced a federal moratorium act to freeze all new data center permits above 20 megawatts… …
Tech layoffs are over 130,000 already this year and people are getting pissed watching executives brush it off as “AI efficiency” while sitting in multi million dollar houses talking about innovation. That’s why the backlash is getting so personal. Regular people are dealing with layoffs, hiring freezes, rent that’s completely out of control, gas prices …
The Nasdaq is on track for its best month since 2020, even as the physical economy faces a brutal energy squeeze from the Hormuz blockade… Analysts say the $5 trillion milestone makes a stock split likely by year end, but for now the bots are the only thing keeping the market afloat… Silicon is the …
In this segment, Jimmy argues that Google and Facebook were effectively built on U.S. military and intelligence infrastructure, pointing to DARPA programs like LifeLog and early Pentagon-funded internet research as the real foundation later privatized by Silicon Valley elites. He claims Mark Zuckerberg’s rise, venture capital funding, and Facebook’s true value only make sense as …
Australia is taking on powerful tech companies with its under-16 social media ban, but will the rest of the world follow? The country’s enactment of the policy is being watched closely by politicians, safety campaigners and parents. A number of other countries are not far behind, with Europe in particular hoping to replicate Australia, while …
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election Sun 30 Nov 2025 01.00 EST Share Acrusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case. Vietnamese villagers learn they are to be evicted. A convicted crypto kingpin in the Gulf receives a pardon. …
If this AI debt bubble ever pops, it won’t be just the Silicon Valley taking the first hit, it’ll be your pension and retirement funds. Why? Because the AI buildout has gotten so capital intensive that companies are relying heavily on debt rather than equity. Around $800 billion in private credit is needed for these …
China just shut the door on foreign AI chips.No more U.S.-built silicon in state-backed servers. This isn’t just policy-it’s protection.Of sovereignty.Of data.Of destiny. What it means:• Nvidia, Intel, AMD lose ground in China• Domestic chipmakers like Huawei benefit•… — The Master Builder (@KingsProtocol) November 5, 2025 (Reuters) – The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring …
Dr. Hameroff’s research focuses on the role of microtubules—protein structures within cells—in consciousness. He proposed, alongside Sir Roger Penrose, the Orch OR (Orchestrated Objective Reduction) model of consciousness in the 1990s. This theory suggests that consciousness arises from quantum computing processes within the brain’s microtubules, with influences from the fundamental structure of spacetime at the …
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 …
View post on imgur.com If you don't follow tech, this might not seem like a big deal. It's a big deal. This is America self-correcting. https://t.co/7m62RQVpb0 — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 16, 2024 Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have reportedly told employees they’re going to donate to Trump PACs are reportedly planning donations to groups …
Silicon Valley investors and business owners are eliminating DEI in their companies. It makes no money, it’s a waste of resources and it’s a distraction for the qualified people who are actually trying to do their jobs and earn millions from their stock options (a common situation in silicon valley). Who’s afraid of the Big …
Researchers discover unfixable bug in Apple’s M1, M2, and M3 Silicon, causing havoc. All Apple computer CPUs are compromised? This is big: The US Govt has created a hardware backdoor in the CPUs of Apple devices. This cannot be patched with a software update. Every owner of an Apple device is affected. You have no …
The IMF warned of bond market risks amid fears of a Silicon Valley Bank repeat. Stricter lender scrutiny is necessary, the IMF’s Tobias Adrian told the Financial Times. Sharp rises in bond yields could pose a risk to banking portfolios, as happened earlier this year. The sharp rise in Treasury bond yields provoked warnings from …
AI is a 100% Silicon Valley/Wall Street/CNBS manufactured scam. Europe is negative, the Dow will likely open negative. Here is what it looks like when cyclicals get monkey hammered by Powell and the AI hype cycle. pic.twitter.com/1C7OxH5ZTn — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 24, 2023 $NVDA gives up earnings gains pic.twitter.com/T2AnqRuwzA — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) August 24, …
2/ Rising bankruptcies coincides with bond yields hitting 4%, a level previously associated with the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and UK pension fund crisis pic.twitter.com/tcC6aBY9UD — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 20, 2023 4/ A Deutsche Bank survey indicates that over half of market professionals anticipate market stress due to higher rates While 20% foresee minimal …
SVB works with literally like half of all US VC-backed startups, and is similarly popular for their banking services in the UK and wider Europe. If they find they’ve lost any significant portion of their funding then we’re going to see a large wave of western start-ups wiped/ significantly hobbled by SVB collapsing. $42B WITHDRAWN …