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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/technology/russian-propaganda-ai-war-songs.html?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20261005&instance_id=183067&nl=on-tech&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=227582&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a The songs glorify Russian soldiers and dehumanize Ukrainians...

Probably not until you get can many-TB SSDs in some enterprise-type form factor. For us Average Joes, maybe 3-5 years.

retarded ???

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/opinion/ai-tech-innovation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share A quick Economics 101 refresh: Growth — and the increases in incomes and living standards that come with it — is a function of just two things, a larger labor force and how much each worker produces. More...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/politics/trump-ai-luncheon-guests-ceos.html?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20261001&instance_id=182865&nl=on-tech&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=227388&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a But the most notable seating assignment may belong to Dario Amodei of...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/business/china-ai-deepseek-huawei.html?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20261001&instance_id=182865&nl=on-tech&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=227388&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a Computer hardware and chip-level software must work together for artificial...

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/09/29/magazine/ai-chatbots-brain-development-study.html?campaign_id=29&emc=edit_up_20261001&instance_id=182858&nl=the-upshot&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=227366&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a In July, professors at Middlebury College released a...

As the OP here, my reaction is that things are out of control. If nothing else, all these news reports are a disaster for the major AI companies, especially right before the midterm elections.

OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/technology/openai-astra-safety.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260929&instance_id=182708&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=227224&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a The...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/science/china-ai-distillation-copying.html?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20260928&instance_id=182686&nl=on-tech&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=227220&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a Many experts say the claims from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are...

As the OP of this thread, my bad. Title should be Nvidia Adds $150 Billion to Massive Stock Buyback, the Largest Ever

True, but very cynical and very bad for society as a whole.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/business/nvidia-stock-buyback.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260928&instance_id=182674&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=75310305&segment_id=227192&user_id=c383821527c441214d07ce6e4a6ba12a Nvidia said on Monday that it would spend another $150 billion buying back...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/openai-hugging-face-hack.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share Now, the report from engineers from the start-up, called Parse, and other researchers offers one of the most comprehensive public accounts of the Hugging Face hack: a tranche of nearly one million...