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Jason Savitt
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Technologist/Systems Architect/Book Author by trade with many years of experience in technology field. More information: http://www.jasonsavitt.info
Evidence That Humans Now Speak in a Chatbot-Influenced Dialect Is Getting Stronger. Slop may be seeping into the nooks and crannies of our brains.
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Evidence That Humans Now Speak in a Chatbot-Influenced Dialect Is Getting Stronger
Slop may be seeping into the nooks and crannies of our brains.
gizmodo.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
World’s first flying car factory begins production in China. Several questions come to mind. First major one, what are you going to do with it. There’s no infrastructure (e.g. places to land) or regulation for something like this.
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Video. World’s first flying car factory begins production in China
Video. China’s Xpeng-owned Aridge has launched trial production at the world’s first flying car factory in Guangzhou, taking a major step toward commercializing next-generation transport.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
China Accuses United States of $13 Billion Bitcoin Mining Pool Hack. China’s cybersecurity agency officially accused state actors, including the US, of being behind the 2020 hack of a bitcoin mining pool known as LuBian, according to a report in Bloomberg.
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China Accuses United States of $13 Billion Bitcoin Mining Pool Hack
Some in the crypto community are skeptical.
gizmodo.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
OpenAI fights order to turn over millions of ChatGPT conversations. OpenAI asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to reverse an order that required it to turn over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs amid a copyright infringement lawsuit.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The modern tech world depends on three companies: ASML, TSMC, and NVIDIA. The failure of anyone would cause a massive global economic shock.
September 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
AI videos are becoming so realistic that it's getting harder to distinguish them from real footage.
August 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If you have a fear of long words, it’s called Hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia
August 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Jobs AI Is Replacing the Fastest. Jobs like finance, customer support, healthcare, interpreters, historians and writers will be first.

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The Jobs AI Is Replacing the Fastest
Around 92 million jobs are projected to disappear by 2030.
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August 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Consumers say losing a smartphone is more upsetting than a car crash - New research from D3O suggests that many people will go to extreme lengths to protect their smartphones, even at the cost of safety, money, or comfort.
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Consumers say losing a smartphone is more upsetting than a car crash
New (tongue-in-cheek) research from D3O suggests that many people will go to extreme lengths to protect their smartphones, even at the cost of safety, money,
betanews.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
An expert explains why this will be enormously bad for the United States.

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After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
An expert explains why this will be enormously bad for the United States.
arstechnica.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
China Opens 'Robot Mall,' Its First Mall for Robots. China opened its first full-scale shopping center dedicated entirely to robots on Friday, as part of a broader push to bring robotics from research labs into people’s homes.
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China Opens 'Robot Mall,' Its First Mall for Robots
The Robot Mall opened this Friday in Beijing
gizmodo.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
China plans to allow its first stablecoins in a bid to internationalize the CNY, as policymakers warn that dollar-backed tokens cement USD's global dominance

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China tests out stablecoins amid fears of capital outflows
Policymakers say dollar-backed tokens cement US dominance but regulator warns of money-laundering risk
www.ft.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Internal memo: Meta is piloting AI-enabled coding interviews, letting candidates use AI during the process, and asks for "mock AI-enabled interview" volunteers

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Meta Is Going to Let Job Candidates Use AI During Coding Tests
"This is more representative of the developer environment that our future employees will work in."
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July 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Sam Altman warns people share personal info with ChatGPT, unaware chats can be used as court evidence. That’s a serious wake-up call. People treat ChatGPT like a diary but forget it’s not private. If chats can end up as court evidence, we all need to be way more careful.
July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
China's Unitree is marketing the R1, a humanoid robot that has multimodal AI and weighs 25kg, for $5,900, drastically lowering the entry price for such machines — Unitree Robotics is marketing one of the world's first humanoid robots for under $6,000.

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China’s Unitree Offers a Humanoid Robot for Under $6,000
Unitree Robotics is marketing one of the world’s first humanoid robots for under $6,000, drastically reducing the entry price for what’s expected to grow into a whole wave of versatile AI machines for...
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July 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
OpenAI’s most capable AI model, GPT-5, may be coming in August. Sources say new model combines o3 reasoning with general GPT capabilities.

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OpenAI’s most capable AI model, GPT-5, may be coming in August
Sources say new model combines o3 reasoning with general GPT capabilities.
arstechnica.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed “America’s AI Action Plan,” a collection of more than 90 policy recommendations designed to ensure that the country remains competitive when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence.

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Trump Releases His All-American Action Plan for AI
The goal? beat China. What that means? Who knows.
gizmodo.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
'Coding is Dead': University of Washington CS Program Rethinks Curriculum For the AI Era. The University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is overhauling its approach to computer science education as AI reshapes the tech industry.
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Coding is dead: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era
The University of Washington's Allen School is rethinking how to train the next generation of software engineers in an AI-dominated job market.
www.geekwire.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation. AI craze makes Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in history.
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AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation
AI craze makes Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in history.
arstechnica.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The creator of ChatGPT is handing out stock packages that exceed its total revenue, a high stakes gamble to keep its engineers from defecting to rivals like Meta.
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The Hidden Cost of OpenAI's Genius
The creator of ChatGPT is handing out stock packages that exceed its total revenue, a high stakes gamble to keep its engineers from defecting to rivals like Meta.
gizmodo.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The world’s longest walkable road stretches 22,387 km from Cape Town to Magadan. No boats or planes needed—just bridges. It takes 4,492 hours, or 561 days walking 8 hours daily. You'll cross 17 countries, 6 time zones, and every season on Earth.
July 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go? Back in 2019, the global PC market was showing signs of shrinking. Then the pandemic came along and made PCs and Macs relevant again.
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400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go?
Back in 2019, the global PC market was showing signs of shrinking. Then the pandemic came along and made PCs and Macs relevant again. New data from Microsoft suggests that the PC market has resumed it...
www.zdnet.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Google Buys 200 Megawatts of Fusion Energy That Doesn't Even Exist Yet.
Google has signed a deal to purchase 200 megawatts of future fusion energy from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, despite the energy source not yet existing.
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Google just bought 200 megawatts of fusion energy that doesn’t even exist yet | CNN
The plant Google invested in isn’t going to be built until the early 203. When it starts generating usable fusion energy is still TBD.
www.cnn.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger. As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.
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The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger
As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.
www.wired.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Beware of Promoting AI in Products, Researchers Warn Marketers.The Wall Street Journal reports that "consumers have less trust in offerings labeled as being powered by artificial intelligence,which can reduce their interest in buying them,researchers say."
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Here’s a Tip to Companies: Beware of Promoting AI in Products
Consumers have less trust in offerings labeled as being powered by artificial intelligence, which reduces their interest in buying them, researchers say.
www.wsj.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM