General Iroh
@ihearthaggis.bsky.social
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Dragon of the West
తెలుగు ఆకాశం / Telugu Sky
Tsundoku Prime
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Dragon of the West
తెలుగు ఆకాశం / Telugu Sky
Tsundoku Prime
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This is fascinating.
Rightmove said it will have lower profits because it’s going to invest heavily in AI. Investors said no thank you, sending shares down by 25% at one point
Rightmove said it will have lower profits because it’s going to invest heavily in AI. Investors said no thank you, sending shares down by 25% at one point
Rightmove shares plummet over AI investment plans
Shares in the property website sink after it cuts profit forecasts to step up investment in AI.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is fascinating.
Rightmove said it will have lower profits because it’s going to invest heavily in AI. Investors said no thank you, sending shares down by 25% at one point
Rightmove said it will have lower profits because it’s going to invest heavily in AI. Investors said no thank you, sending shares down by 25% at one point
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This is fucking horrifying.
This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is fucking horrifying.
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This sounds like Kash Patel's mini eulogy for Charlie Kirk. The same childish bro-speak, the valorization of leaving this life, etc. It's sick.
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This sounds like Kash Patel's mini eulogy for Charlie Kirk. The same childish bro-speak, the valorization of leaving this life, etc. It's sick.
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
Just buy an 8bitdo adapter usb (for $20), plug it in and voila... Use your existing Xbox/PS controllers on the Switch/2
I’ve tested the latest Switch 2 controllers, and this one is the best
I’ve tested the latest Switch 2 controllers, and this one is the best
It’s not made by Nintendo.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Just buy an 8bitdo adapter usb (for $20), plug it in and voila... Use your existing Xbox/PS controllers on the Switch/2
Is this what is called a circular economy?
Nvidia is an existing investor in the AI company and participated in it's $500 million Series A round in 2024.
Nvidia is reportedly investing up to $1 billion in Poolside | TechCrunch
Nvidia is an existing investor in the AI company and participated in it's $500 million Series A round in 2024.
techcrunch.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Is this what is called a circular economy?
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WOW.
Whole of UK: 371 million tonnes a year
Just this one oil field: 250 million tonnes.
Decision expected soon. All eyes on this Labour government 👀
#StopRosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social
(Hat tip @esmestallard.bsky.social for the article:
www.bbc.com/news/article...)
Whole of UK: 371 million tonnes a year
Just this one oil field: 250 million tonnes.
Decision expected soon. All eyes on this Labour government 👀
#StopRosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social
(Hat tip @esmestallard.bsky.social for the article:
www.bbc.com/news/article...)
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
WOW.
Whole of UK: 371 million tonnes a year
Just this one oil field: 250 million tonnes.
Decision expected soon. All eyes on this Labour government 👀
#StopRosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social
(Hat tip @esmestallard.bsky.social for the article:
www.bbc.com/news/article...)
Whole of UK: 371 million tonnes a year
Just this one oil field: 250 million tonnes.
Decision expected soon. All eyes on this Labour government 👀
#StopRosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social
(Hat tip @esmestallard.bsky.social for the article:
www.bbc.com/news/article...)
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Found this essay really interesting - on how the demand for US radiologists is rising, despite it being an obvious candidate for AI automation.
It looks like AI might be labour-enhancing, not -replacing. And there might be a bit of Jevons Paradox at work (AI may be increasing the demand for scans)
It looks like AI might be labour-enhancing, not -replacing. And there might be a bit of Jevons Paradox at work (AI may be increasing the demand for scans)
AI isn't replacing radiologists
Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is ay an all-time high.
www.worksinprogress.news
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Found this essay really interesting - on how the demand for US radiologists is rising, despite it being an obvious candidate for AI automation.
It looks like AI might be labour-enhancing, not -replacing. And there might be a bit of Jevons Paradox at work (AI may be increasing the demand for scans)
It looks like AI might be labour-enhancing, not -replacing. And there might be a bit of Jevons Paradox at work (AI may be increasing the demand for scans)
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You could tie this, and Farage's long standing admiration for Putin, and his work for RT, and Tice's comments about Ukraine negotiating territory away, into a strong narrative of treachery for these people. If you were good at comms that is. However...
Nathan Gill, Reform's leader in Wales at the last Welsh parliament election, has pled guilty to 8 bribery charges, taking Russian cash while he was one of Nigel Farage’s MEPs to speak in favour of Putin's Russia in that parliament
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You could tie this, and Farage's long standing admiration for Putin, and his work for RT, and Tice's comments about Ukraine negotiating territory away, into a strong narrative of treachery for these people. If you were good at comms that is. However...
If this isn't the splashing headline in papers for the next few days, you know the media is in their pockets too
Nathan Gill, Reform's leader in Wales at the last Welsh parliament election, has pled guilty to 8 bribery charges, taking Russian cash while he was one of Nigel Farage’s MEPs to speak in favour of Putin's Russia in that parliament
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this isn't the splashing headline in papers for the next few days, you know the media is in their pockets too
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Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records and the data was eventually secured, but nobody wants to take responsibility for the security lapse.
Exclusive: Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found online
Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records and the data was eventually secured, but nobody wants to take responsibility for the security lapse.
techcrunch.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records and the data was eventually secured, but nobody wants to take responsibility for the security lapse.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Billionaires fund the #classwar.
Their political puppets manufacture a #racewar.
Communities get divided.
Billionaires take control and strip out public services.
Citizens are left poorer, but have been conditioned to blame minorities.
Can you see where #Farage and #ReformParty fit into this?
Their political puppets manufacture a #racewar.
Communities get divided.
Billionaires take control and strip out public services.
Citizens are left poorer, but have been conditioned to blame minorities.
Can you see where #Farage and #ReformParty fit into this?
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Billionaires fund the #classwar.
Their political puppets manufacture a #racewar.
Communities get divided.
Billionaires take control and strip out public services.
Citizens are left poorer, but have been conditioned to blame minorities.
Can you see where #Farage and #ReformParty fit into this?
Their political puppets manufacture a #racewar.
Communities get divided.
Billionaires take control and strip out public services.
Citizens are left poorer, but have been conditioned to blame minorities.
Can you see where #Farage and #ReformParty fit into this?
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I would encourage non Indians (and also my compatriots) to read about Zombie firms in the country.
Modi is all bluster about ease of doing business but setting up one is ridiculously hard and needs a lot of bribes, but closing a company is next to fucking impossible.
Modi is all bluster about ease of doing business but setting up one is ridiculously hard and needs a lot of bribes, but closing a company is next to fucking impossible.
For General Motors, getting out of India has been an odyssey spanning years. Its saga is a reminder to American companies of how difficult it remains to do business there.
Setting Up a Business in India Is Hard. Leaving Is Even Harder.
General Motors ran into barriers on its way out of India, highlighting the hurdles that keep foreign companies leery of doing business there.
on.wsj.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I would encourage non Indians (and also my compatriots) to read about Zombie firms in the country.
Modi is all bluster about ease of doing business but setting up one is ridiculously hard and needs a lot of bribes, but closing a company is next to fucking impossible.
Modi is all bluster about ease of doing business but setting up one is ridiculously hard and needs a lot of bribes, but closing a company is next to fucking impossible.
Cognitive disadvantage!? Offloading thinking to stupid LLMs that live on your face (AND IN YOUR FACE! ALL THE TIME!) will only serve to create generations of idiots that cannot think for themselves.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims anyone not wearing smart glasses will be at a “cognitive disadvantage” in the future. But you'll have to pay a hefty social price for those added smarts. www.wired.com/story/meta-s...
Meta’s Smart Glasses Might Make You Smarter. They’ll Certainly Make You More Awkward
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims anyone not wearing smart glasses will be at a “cognitive disadvantage” in the future. But you'll have to pay a hefty social price for those added smarts.
www.wired.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Cognitive disadvantage!? Offloading thinking to stupid LLMs that live on your face (AND IN YOUR FACE! ALL THE TIME!) will only serve to create generations of idiots that cannot think for themselves.
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can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about
good video hands-on with meta's smart glasses. i've been skeptical on smart glasses for a while, but it looks like the hardware side of this is finally becoming feasible? plus, in a world where kids list "creator" as their dream job, POV video recording is v attractive youtu.be/5cVGKvl7Oek?...
Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: best smart glasses I’ve ever tried
YouTube video by The Verge
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about
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Your fridge doesn't need to connect to the Internet, IT. IS. A. FRIDGE.
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
buff.ly
September 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Your fridge doesn't need to connect to the Internet, IT. IS. A. FRIDGE.
Boycott large screens!!!
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
buff.ly
September 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Boycott large screens!!!
Flock of hyenas the whole lot
September 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Flock of hyenas the whole lot
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"Britain must burn more fossil fuels and bills must rise in order to power the robot that'll fire everyone. How else will I afford my next private island?"
Nvidia says Britain will have to burn gas to power technology revolution
The company chief executive Jensen Huang says the UK’s costly electricity means new data centres will rely on fossil fuel as well as renewable energy
www.thetimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"Britain must burn more fossil fuels and bills must rise in order to power the robot that'll fire everyone. How else will I afford my next private island?"
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He doesn't want to be doing this for the UK, he wanted to be shadow POTUS in DC. But he's persona non grata there now so like a virus he's looking for a new host to infect
September 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
He doesn't want to be doing this for the UK, he wanted to be shadow POTUS in DC. But he's persona non grata there now so like a virus he's looking for a new host to infect
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the worlds largest global recipient of govt handouts is on a global tour trying to overthrow elected govts
September 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
the worlds largest global recipient of govt handouts is on a global tour trying to overthrow elected govts
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Is it fair to call the Unite The Kingdom march far right? 🎥
@joemulhall.bsky.social, HOPE not Hate's Director of Research spoke to the BBC on why it's important to monitor who is at the event and what is being said.
@joemulhall.bsky.social, HOPE not Hate's Director of Research spoke to the BBC on why it's important to monitor who is at the event and what is being said.
September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Is it fair to call the Unite The Kingdom march far right? 🎥
@joemulhall.bsky.social, HOPE not Hate's Director of Research spoke to the BBC on why it's important to monitor who is at the event and what is being said.
@joemulhall.bsky.social, HOPE not Hate's Director of Research spoke to the BBC on why it's important to monitor who is at the event and what is being said.
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According to experts on fascism one of the best defences that a country has against fascism is a strong trade union movement. Trade unions unite all workers and fight for better for all of us. Join a union ✊
September 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
According to experts on fascism one of the best defences that a country has against fascism is a strong trade union movement. Trade unions unite all workers and fight for better for all of us. Join a union ✊