Dare Obasanjo
@carnage4life.bsky.social
Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging.
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The EU seems set to dial back some of its most restrictive tech privacy rules including allowing websites to set some cookies without cookie banners being required and eliminating restrictions on usage of sensitive data such as health information to train AI.
AI comes for us all. Even privacy nerds
AI comes for us all. Even privacy nerds
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The EU seems set to dial back some of its most restrictive tech privacy rules including allowing websites to set some cookies without cookie banners being required and eliminating restrictions on usage of sensitive data such as health information to train AI.
AI comes for us all. Even privacy nerds
AI comes for us all. Even privacy nerds
“Everything is affordable if you take out a long enough loan” - Donald Trump, probably
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“Everything is affordable if you take out a long enough loan” - Donald Trump, probably
You don’t like 50-year mortgages? How about 15-year car loans?
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
You don’t like 50-year mortgages? How about 15-year car loans?
Few things highlight the importance of succession planning as well as Nancy Pelosi being replaced by Hakeem Jeffries.
Build your bench or else. 😅
Build your bench or else. 😅
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Few things highlight the importance of succession planning as well as Nancy Pelosi being replaced by Hakeem Jeffries.
Build your bench or else. 😅
Build your bench or else. 😅
It’s impressive how it’s not in Microsoft’s DNA to build good consumer products. They have access to the same tech as ChatGPT for building Copilot yet while ChatGPT has 1.4B downloads, Copilot has 95M. 😬
A bunch of influencers shilling Copilot isn’t going to get people to suddenly start using it.
A bunch of influencers shilling Copilot isn’t going to get people to suddenly start using it.
Microsoft Bets on Influencers Like Alix Earle to Close the Gap With ChatGPT
Microsoft Corp., eager to boost downloads of its Copilot chatbot, has recruited some of the most popular influencers in America to push a message to young consumers that might be summed up as: Our AI ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s impressive how it’s not in Microsoft’s DNA to build good consumer products. They have access to the same tech as ChatGPT for building Copilot yet while ChatGPT has 1.4B downloads, Copilot has 95M. 😬
A bunch of influencers shilling Copilot isn’t going to get people to suddenly start using it.
A bunch of influencers shilling Copilot isn’t going to get people to suddenly start using it.
Apple’s $1,000 ultra thin iPhone Air which has fewer cameras and worse battery life than the $800 iPhone 17 is selling so poorly they’re second guessing the next release.
They really misjudged their audience by betting thinness at the expense of user value was the way to go.
They really misjudged their audience by betting thinness at the expense of user value was the way to go.
Apple Delays Release of Next iPhone Air Amid Weak Sales
Apple is delaying the release of next year’s version of the iPhone Air, its thinnest smartphone, after the first model sold below expectations, according to three people involved in the project. Altho...
www.theinformation.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Apple’s $1,000 ultra thin iPhone Air which has fewer cameras and worse battery life than the $800 iPhone 17 is selling so poorly they’re second guessing the next release.
They really misjudged their audience by betting thinness at the expense of user value was the way to go.
They really misjudged their audience by betting thinness at the expense of user value was the way to go.
If your religion says you can’t do something then don’t do it. Don’t get the law to force other people to conform to your religion.
Muslims can’t drink alcohol but I’ve never heard of a Muslim going to the Supreme Court to get neighborhood bars shut down.
Muslims can’t drink alcohol but I’ve never heard of a Muslim going to the Supreme Court to get neighborhood bars shut down.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If your religion says you can’t do something then don’t do it. Don’t get the law to force other people to conform to your religion.
Muslims can’t drink alcohol but I’ve never heard of a Muslim going to the Supreme Court to get neighborhood bars shut down.
Muslims can’t drink alcohol but I’ve never heard of a Muslim going to the Supreme Court to get neighborhood bars shut down.
Me liking every post about the Supreme Court rejecting Kim Davis’ bigoted attempt to overturn marriage equality.
She now has to pay $360,000 in damages and legal fees.
She now has to pay $360,000 in damages and legal fees.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Me liking every post about the Supreme Court rejecting Kim Davis’ bigoted attempt to overturn marriage equality.
She now has to pay $360,000 in damages and legal fees.
She now has to pay $360,000 in damages and legal fees.
No one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory quite like the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory quite like the Democratic Party.
What it’s like living in Chicago during ICE’s Operation Midway Blitz.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
What it’s like living in Chicago during ICE’s Operation Midway Blitz.
It’s wild that conventional wisdom is now that we are in an AI bubble, and the crazy take is that AI company valuations and infrastructure spending makes any sense.
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It’s wild that conventional wisdom is now that we are in an AI bubble, and the crazy take is that AI company valuations and infrastructure spending makes any sense.
There isn’t much evidence that layoffs are being caused by AI taking people’s jobs.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is
Big spending on artificial intelligence puts pressure on jobs, as gloomy narratives about the future of work are ironically making new graduates less employable.
www.fastcompany.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
There isn’t much evidence that layoffs are being caused by AI taking people’s jobs.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
On earnings calls, Amazon & Microsoft said the real AI bottleneck isn't chip,
it's electricity.
Bloomberg writes about two Santa Clara data centers siting empty, facing a 1-3 year lead time for power. Some cases take up to 7.
It’s a bad time to have a government hostile to solar and wind energy.
it's electricity.
Bloomberg writes about two Santa Clara data centers siting empty, facing a 1-3 year lead time for power. Some cases take up to 7.
It’s a bad time to have a government hostile to solar and wind energy.
Data Centers in Nvidia’s Hometown Stand Empty Awaiting Power
The fate of two facilities in Santa Clara, California, highlights a major challenge for the US tech sector and indeed the wider economy.
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
On earnings calls, Amazon & Microsoft said the real AI bottleneck isn't chip,
it's electricity.
Bloomberg writes about two Santa Clara data centers siting empty, facing a 1-3 year lead time for power. Some cases take up to 7.
It’s a bad time to have a government hostile to solar and wind energy.
it's electricity.
Bloomberg writes about two Santa Clara data centers siting empty, facing a 1-3 year lead time for power. Some cases take up to 7.
It’s a bad time to have a government hostile to solar and wind energy.
After a 40-day shutdown over healthcare premiums increasing, 8 Democrats broke ranks to end it.
What they got in exchange? A dedicated Senate vote on raising premiums that Republicans will obviously win.
So, the shutdown was pointless. Democrats just won on Tuesday and still found a way to lose
What they got in exchange? A dedicated Senate vote on raising premiums that Republicans will obviously win.
So, the shutdown was pointless. Democrats just won on Tuesday and still found a way to lose
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
After a 40-day shutdown over healthcare premiums increasing, 8 Democrats broke ranks to end it.
What they got in exchange? A dedicated Senate vote on raising premiums that Republicans will obviously win.
So, the shutdown was pointless. Democrats just won on Tuesday and still found a way to lose
What they got in exchange? A dedicated Senate vote on raising premiums that Republicans will obviously win.
So, the shutdown was pointless. Democrats just won on Tuesday and still found a way to lose
Become a trillionaire so you can get the best AI girlfriend money can buy.
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Become a trillionaire so you can get the best AI girlfriend money can buy.
What exactly is the recipe he’s suggesting we make with these groceries that replaces a fast food meal? Heavy Lucille Bluth energy.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
What exactly is the recipe he’s suggesting we make with these groceries that replaces a fast food meal? Heavy Lucille Bluth energy.
Lawyers are submitting court filings full of AI hallucinations. This implies they're either too lazy to check the AI's work or too incompetent to do it. If all they do is ask ChatGPT for an answer and can't even tell when it's wrong, why are you paying them?
They are making themselves obsolete.
They are making themselves obsolete.
Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Lawyers are submitting court filings full of AI hallucinations. This implies they're either too lazy to check the AI's work or too incompetent to do it. If all they do is ask ChatGPT for an answer and can't even tell when it's wrong, why are you paying them?
They are making themselves obsolete.
They are making themselves obsolete.
I’ve never seen anyone so rich in dollars yet so poor in spirit.
November 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’ve never seen anyone so rich in dollars yet so poor in spirit.
A 30-year mortgage means you’ll own the house by the time you retire. A 50-year mortgage means you’ll die still owing the bank money.
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A 30-year mortgage means you’ll own the house by the time you retire. A 50-year mortgage means you’ll die still owing the bank money.
Every time I park next to a Cybertruck
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Every time I park next to a Cybertruck
Fascinating inconsistencies exist in AI guardrails. ChatGPT won't identify a celebrity in a pic, citing policy on identifying real people. Gemini does.
But Gemini won't help rewrite a paragraph critical of Trump, claiming it aims to be politically neutral, while ChatGPT has no such constraint.
But Gemini won't help rewrite a paragraph critical of Trump, claiming it aims to be politically neutral, while ChatGPT has no such constraint.
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Fascinating inconsistencies exist in AI guardrails. ChatGPT won't identify a celebrity in a pic, citing policy on identifying real people. Gemini does.
But Gemini won't help rewrite a paragraph critical of Trump, claiming it aims to be politically neutral, while ChatGPT has no such constraint.
But Gemini won't help rewrite a paragraph critical of Trump, claiming it aims to be politically neutral, while ChatGPT has no such constraint.
Why stop at a 50-year mortgages? Go for broke and announce 100-year mortgages. That way your grandkids can inherit your house and a mortgage which should make the banks extremely happy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Why stop at a 50-year mortgages? Go for broke and announce 100-year mortgages. That way your grandkids can inherit your house and a mortgage which should make the banks extremely happy.
OpenAI’s CFO backtracking on saying the government should bail them out by guaranteeing loans for the $1.4T in spend they’ve committed has only increased industry-wide skepticism that they can come up with the money.
Why OpenAI went into crisis PR mode Thursday | CNN Business
OpenAI, the world’s leader and ChatGPT parent company, went into panic mode on Thursday over what it said was a very public misstatement.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
OpenAI’s CFO backtracking on saying the government should bail them out by guaranteeing loans for the $1.4T in spend they’ve committed has only increased industry-wide skepticism that they can come up with the money.
Apple spending billions making amazing TV shows and movies that nobody watches while every other big tech spends billions on AI is a vibe.
The 'Pluribus' Premiere Absolutely Blew Me Away
The secretive new series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan was well worth the wait.
www.esquire.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Apple spending billions making amazing TV shows and movies that nobody watches while every other big tech spends billions on AI is a vibe.