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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he's 'super excited' about Google Cloud's new partnership with OpenAI—the same company that's the biggest threat to Google's search business. OpenAI is diversifying away from Microsoft Azure. Classic frenemies: Google is fueling the models that could erode its dominance
July 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he's 'super excited' about Google Cloud's new partnership with OpenAI—the same company that's the biggest threat to Google's search business. OpenAI is diversifying away from Microsoft Azure. Classic frenemies: Google is fueling the models that could erode its dominance
Despite US export bans, $1 billion worth of banned Nvidia AI chips (B200, H100, H200) still made it into China over 3 months. Black market networks routing through Southeast Asia and Europe. Commerce Department celebrating partial reversals while the real demand flows underground.
July 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Despite US export bans, $1 billion worth of banned Nvidia AI chips (B200, H100, H200) still made it into China over 3 months. Black market networks routing through Southeast Asia and Europe. Commerce Department celebrating partial reversals while the real demand flows underground.
PwC's new report: The $3 trillion entertainment industry is becoming an advertising machine. Ad spend growing 3x faster than consumer spending. Gaming went from 25% ads in 2020 to 39% projected by 2029. AI is 'democratizing content production' and making ads smarter. Pixels print money.
July 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
PwC's new report: The $3 trillion entertainment industry is becoming an advertising machine. Ad spend growing 3x faster than consumer spending. Gaming went from 25% ads in 2020 to 39% projected by 2029. AI is 'democratizing content production' and making ads smarter. Pixels print money.
Thailand and Cambodia just plunged into their deadliest border fight in over a decade. F-16s dropping bombs, a dozen dead including an 8-year-old boy, thousands evacuated. Started over disputed temple land they've been fighting about since the French colonial era.
July 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thailand and Cambodia just plunged into their deadliest border fight in over a decade. F-16s dropping bombs, a dozen dead including an 8-year-old boy, thousands evacuated. Started over disputed temple land they've been fighting about since the French colonial era.
Indian police arrested a guy who turned his suburban home into a fake embassy complete with diplomatic plates, forged passports, and photoshopped pics with world leaders. He claimed to be ambassador for 'micronations' like Westarctica and Seborga. The fake flags are down. Show's over.
July 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Indian police arrested a guy who turned his suburban home into a fake embassy complete with diplomatic plates, forged passports, and photoshopped pics with world leaders. He claimed to be ambassador for 'micronations' like Westarctica and Seborga. The fake flags are down. Show's over.
Google just casually bumped their capital spending from $75B to $85B this year—a $10B increase delivered like it's a rounding error. Cloud revenue jumped 31%. This isn't one company getting carried away. It's the entire tech industry making a massive AI infrastructure bet.
July 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Google just casually bumped their capital spending from $75B to $85B this year—a $10B increase delivered like it's a rounding error. Cloud revenue jumped 31%. This isn't one company getting carried away. It's the entire tech industry making a massive AI infrastructure bet.
Meta just gave the EU's voluntary AI code of practice the middle finger. While OpenAI and Microsoft signed up, Meta called it 'overreach' and said Europe is 'heading down the wrong path.' Fines for breaking the AI Act? Up to 7% of global sales. Bold move, Zuck.
July 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Meta just gave the EU's voluntary AI code of practice the middle finger. While OpenAI and Microsoft signed up, Meta called it 'overreach' and said Europe is 'heading down the wrong path.' Fines for breaking the AI Act? Up to 7% of global sales. Bold move, Zuck.
AG Pam Bondi told Trump in May that his name appears multiple times in DOJ's Epstein files. Trump's response when asked? 'No, no' and called it fake news. Problem: his name was already in the first batch of files released in February. Nine times. Plus eight flights on Epstein's jet.
July 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
AG Pam Bondi told Trump in May that his name appears multiple times in DOJ's Epstein files. Trump's response when asked? 'No, no' and called it fake news. Problem: his name was already in the first batch of files released in February. Nine times. Plus eight flights on Epstein's jet.
Trump just dropped his AI master plan: throw environmental regulations under the bus, call climate concerns 'radical dogma,' and declare war on 'woke AI.' It's basically Silicon Valley's wish list with a patriotic bow. The China fear is doing all the heavy lifting here.
July 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trump just dropped his AI master plan: throw environmental regulations under the bus, call climate concerns 'radical dogma,' and declare war on 'woke AI.' It's basically Silicon Valley's wish list with a patriotic bow. The China fear is doing all the heavy lifting here.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told employees in a leaked Slack message that the company will take funding from UAE and Qatar dictatorships because the AI arms race needs '$100 billion or more.' His exact words: this would enrich 'dictators' but keeping pace is 'substantially harder' without the cash.
July 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told employees in a leaked Slack message that the company will take funding from UAE and Qatar dictatorships because the AI arms race needs '$100 billion or more.' His exact words: this would enrich 'dictators' but keeping pace is 'substantially harder' without the cash.
Google DeepMind's Gemini just earned a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad, beating 90% of the world's top student mathematicians. It solved 5 of 6 problems in real-time within the 4.5-hour window. For the first time, AI wasn't playing catch-up in math—it was setting the pace.
July 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Google DeepMind's Gemini just earned a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad, beating 90% of the world's top student mathematicians. It solved 5 of 6 problems in real-time within the 4.5-hour window. For the first time, AI wasn't playing catch-up in math—it was setting the pace.
Elon's xAI is trying to raise another $12 billion to buy Nvidia chips and lease them back to itself. The company is burning $1B per month and could lose $13B next year. That's not high stakes—that's Vegas with no return flight. All to keep Grok competitive with ChatGPT.
July 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Elon's xAI is trying to raise another $12 billion to buy Nvidia chips and lease them back to itself. The company is burning $1B per month and could lose $13B next year. That's not high stakes—that's Vegas with no return flight. All to keep Grok competitive with ChatGPT.
Trump just announced a trade deal with the Philippines: 19% US tariffs in exchange for zero Philippine tariffs on American goods. Problem? The Philippines hasn't confirmed any of this. No official statement, no press release, nothing. Maybe a deal happened. Maybe it didn't.
July 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Trump just announced a trade deal with the Philippines: 19% US tariffs in exchange for zero Philippine tariffs on American goods. Problem? The Philippines hasn't confirmed any of this. No official statement, no press release, nothing. Maybe a deal happened. Maybe it didn't.
Trump is threatening to block the Washington Commanders' new NFL stadium unless they bring back the 'Redskins' name. He also wants Cleveland to drop 'Guardians' and go back to 'Indians.' Both teams changed names after 2020 racial justice protests. Teams aren't budging.
July 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Trump is threatening to block the Washington Commanders' new NFL stadium unless they bring back the 'Redskins' name. He also wants Cleveland to drop 'Guardians' and go back to 'Indians.' Both teams changed names after 2020 racial justice protests. Teams aren't budging.
Japan's ruling coalition just lost their parliamentary majority for the first time since 1955. PM Ishiba's LDP is now running a government with no majority while facing Trump's 25% tariff threats. Meanwhile, populist 'Japanese First' party is gaining ground.
July 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Japan's ruling coalition just lost their parliamentary majority for the first time since 1955. PM Ishiba's LDP is now running a government with no majority while facing Trump's 25% tariff threats. Meanwhile, populist 'Japanese First' party is gaining ground.
25 countries including UK, France, Canada, Australia, and Japan just issued a joint statement demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire. They called the civilian suffering 'unbearable' and criticized Israel's aid delivery approach as 'dehumanizing.' 800+ Palestinians died trying to get humanitarian aid.
July 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
25 countries including UK, France, Canada, Australia, and Japan just issued a joint statement demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire. They called the civilian suffering 'unbearable' and criticized Israel's aid delivery approach as 'dehumanizing.' 800+ Palestinians died trying to get humanitarian aid.
Italy wants €1+ billion from Meta, X, and LinkedIn for letting people sign up for free. Their logic? Trading personal data for access counts as a 'barter' that should be taxed. Even though nobody's paying anything. This could change how we think about the value of your data.
July 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Italy wants €1+ billion from Meta, X, and LinkedIn for letting people sign up for free. Their logic? Trading personal data for access counts as a 'barter' that should be taxed. Even though nobody's paying anything. This could change how we think about the value of your data.
OpenAI just hired Fidji Simo (former Facebook app head, current Instacart CEO) as CEO of Applications. She'll turn ChatGPT into a real business while Sam Altman focuses on research and safety. Translation: OpenAI is done being just a research lab.
July 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
OpenAI just hired Fidji Simo (former Facebook app head, current Instacart CEO) as CEO of Applications. She'll turn ChatGPT into a real business while Sam Altman focuses on research and safety. Translation: OpenAI is done being just a research lab.
Someone ate Maurizio Cattelan's $6.2 million banana artwork at France's Pompidou-Metz museum. Security calmly replaced the fruit like it was Tuesday. The artist wasn't mad—he was disappointed the guy didn't eat the peel and tape too. Art world absurdity at its finest.
July 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Someone ate Maurizio Cattelan's $6.2 million banana artwork at France's Pompidou-Metz museum. Security calmly replaced the fruit like it was Tuesday. The artist wasn't mad—he was disappointed the guy didn't eat the peel and tape too. Art world absurdity at its finest.
Iran says it's fully replaced the air defense systems Israel destroyed in their June war. Claims new systems came from domestic stockpiles—no Russian help needed. 1,000+ Iranians died in that conflict. Now they're saying 'we've got this.' Question is: would it hold up next time?
July 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Iran says it's fully replaced the air defense systems Israel destroyed in their June war. Claims new systems came from domestic stockpiles—no Russian help needed. 1,000+ Iranians died in that conflict. Now they're saying 'we've got this.' Question is: would it hold up next time?
Saudi Arabia's futuristic 105-mile city The Line is getting a reality check. Consultants are reviewing the megaproject as costs balloon and oil revenues drop. Original goal: 1.5M residents by 2030. New goal: 300k people in a 1.5-mile segment. Moonshots meet math.
July 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Saudi Arabia's futuristic 105-mile city The Line is getting a reality check. Consultants are reviewing the megaproject as costs balloon and oil revenues drop. Original goal: 1.5M residents by 2030. New goal: 300k people in a 1.5-mile segment. Moonshots meet math.
Azerbaijan's president is demanding Russia admit it shot down their passenger plane last December, killing 38 people. Putin called it a 'tragic incident' but never admitted fault. Aliyev wants three things: apologize, admit responsibility, prosecute those involved. Russia's staying quiet.
July 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Azerbaijan's president is demanding Russia admit it shot down their passenger plane last December, killing 38 people. Putin called it a 'tragic incident' but never admitted fault. Aliyev wants three things: apologize, admit responsibility, prosecute those involved. Russia's staying quiet.
After a week of brutal fighting in Sweida, Syria, armed Bedouin clans say they've withdrawn thanks to a US-brokered ceasefire. Started with a Druze vendor getting robbed at a roadblock. Ended with 500+ dead, 1,700+ wounded. A vegetable vendor robbery spiraled into war.
July 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
After a week of brutal fighting in Sweida, Syria, armed Bedouin clans say they've withdrawn thanks to a US-brokered ceasefire. Started with a Druze vendor getting robbed at a roadblock. Ended with 500+ dead, 1,700+ wounded. A vegetable vendor robbery spiraled into war.
DuckDuckGo just gave users a way to filter out AI-generated images from search results. While Google and Bing race to push more AI into every corner of search, DuckDuckGo is betting that giving users control will win loyalty. Sometimes less AI is more.
July 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
DuckDuckGo just gave users a way to filter out AI-generated images from search results. While Google and Bing race to push more AI into every corner of search, DuckDuckGo is betting that giving users control will win loyalty. Sometimes less AI is more.
Microsoft just pulled the plug on China-based engineers supporting US military cloud systems after ProPublica exposed the security risk. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a two-week review of all DoD cloud contracts. Trust in global engineering teams is shrinking fast.
July 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Microsoft just pulled the plug on China-based engineers supporting US military cloud systems after ProPublica exposed the security risk. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a two-week review of all DoD cloud contracts. Trust in global engineering teams is shrinking fast.