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Cybersecurity Futurist, Neo-generalist, Researcher, Skeptic, X-Gartner Analyst. #Cybersecurity & #Cyberpunk - hi-tech/lo-life, techno-realist

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In-home Helper Robot 'NEO' Uses Remote VR Operators to Help with Chores NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home. For now though, itโ€™s using human operators wearing Quest 3 headsets to pick ...

It's a drone, not a robot. Must be handy for people who want servants in the house without having servants in the house
www.roadtovr.com/helper-robot...

04.11.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

History will never forgive someone who lied to take his country to war.

03.11.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The crash isn't going to start in AI. It is starting in private credit. But that's what will pop the AI bubble.

03.11.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials Berlin-based Stark failed to hit a single target in four attempts at two exercises with the British and German forces

I wonder if he'll blame the antichrist again ๐Ÿค”

Drone start-up backed by PeterThiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials

www.ft.com/content/ebdf...

03.11.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man who backed WeWork says don't worry about AI bubble.

Man who renamed company after Metaverse said don't worry about AI bubble.

The headlines write themselves. Unless you're a business journalist ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

02.11.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When life throws you down a ravine, drink wine โค๏ธ

31.10.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Curious AI Weekly Digest โ€” Issue 93 October 31, 2025

๐Ÿ”ฅ OUT NOW! THE CURIOUS AI 93! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

This week, AI Assistants and the Future of News Content, and where are all the AI Agents?

open.substack.com/pub/thecurio...

31.10.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We consciously made the decision not to support Grok on our open news analysis tool, because we figured idiots don't read news anyway. Plus it acts like an asshole filter.

30.10.2025 09:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Easy mistake to make, considering both convey trash

30.10.2025 07:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My favourite AI fail today - Claude Code not knowing that root can read any file ๐Ÿคฆ

29.10.2025 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love the idea of self-driving cars, but ascribe little predictive value on its success to other AI fields. Based on biological analogues, mobility is easier than cognition. Amoebas find their way around. Birds can fly with a far different intellect than ours.

29.10.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Top Companies that Announced Major Layoffs & Hiring Freezes-2024-25 Intellizence has curated a list of major companies that have announced mass layoffs, job cuts, downsizing, hiring freezes, and furloughs. Subscribe to Intellizence.

Very few firms outside of the US and tech cite AI as a reason for layoffs: intellizence.com/insights/lay...

29.10.2025 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Billionaire with so much money he has to give away tells sheep not to worry about impending cull.

29.10.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The same is true of the Black Death, Mount Tamboraโ€™s eruption and the Mongol Invasions.

29.10.2025 07:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 323    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Harvard says itโ€™s been giving too many A grades to students | Fortune About 60% of the grades handed out in classes for the universityโ€™s undergraduate program are Aโ€™s, up from 40% a decade ago and less than a quarter 20 years ago.

This explains so many strange conversations I have had in recent years ..... fortune.com/2025/10/27/h...

28.10.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you think the users are insane, you should see the investors......

28.10.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Big Tech uses NDAs to hide AI data center details from Americans Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards.

How NDAs keep AI data center details hidden from Americans.

Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards.

People who hide stuff are usually never up to any good.

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

28.10.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JP Morgan is very angry as America's largest bank has to pay legal fee of the 32-year-old startup CEO charged of defrauding it of $175 million; calls it ... - The Times of India Tech News News: JPMorgan Chase is reportedly seeking to end its obligation to pay legal fees for Charlie Javice, the founder of Frank, who was found guilty of defraud

JPMorganChase meets "leopards ate my face" ๐Ÿ˜†

JPMorgan Chase seeks to stop paying legal fees for Charlie Javice, found guilty of defrauding the bank of $175 million.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...

28.10.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Inherited wealth breaks meritocracy because Nepos have the chance to learn from their mistakes. Poor kids can't afford any.

28.10.2025 07:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Argument for Letting AI Burn It All Down When the AI bubble bursts, the nerds will do their best work.

I wish I could agree with this hope that "When the AI bubble bursts, the nerds will do their best work."
The problem isn't the tech. The problem is the leadership.
www.wired.com/story/ai-nor...

28.10.2025 07:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The centrists case is simple: The tyranny of the left is as bad as the tyranny of the right.

24.10.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Curious AI Weekly Digest โ€” Issue 92 For pragmatic decision-makers & foresight pros. Techno-realism, second-order effects, and a touch of Stratechery wit.

๐Ÿ”ฅ OUT NOW! THE CURIOUS AI 92! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

This week we have a deep-dive on the browser wars, and also an editorial op-ed on where we are with AI scaling and progress.

open.substack.com/pub/thecurio...

24.10.2025 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tech naturally selects for kool-aid drinkers.

24.10.2025 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donโ€™t fear the AI bubble, itโ€™s about to unlock an $8 trillion opportunity, Goldman Sachs says | Fortune โ€œAnticipated investment levels are sustainable, although the ultimate AI winners remain less clear,โ€ Goldman says.

Donโ€™t fear the AI bubble, itโ€™s about to unlock an $8 trillion opportunity according to Goldman Sachs.

Remember when Goldman Sachs said don't worry about mortgage-backed securities....?

fortune.com/2025/10/16/a...

23.10.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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OpenAIโ€™s โ€˜Vibe Lifingโ€™ Browser Wonโ€™t Hurt Google Just before lunchtime on Tuesday, Alphabet Inc.โ€™s stock price took a sudden 4.8% tumble. The bad news? OpenAI was about to announce its long-awaited โ€” some might say late โ€” entry into the AI browser w...

OpenAI is going to end up as the WeWork of the AI bubble

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

22.10.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LinkedIn This link will take you to a page thatโ€™s not on LinkedIn

Looks like there's at least one real technologist left in tech bro land - ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐€๐ˆ ๐œ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฃ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐๐ž ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค

www.businessinsider.com/andrej-karpa...

21.10.2025 09:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lloyds Bank claims Microsoft Copilot saves 46 minutes a day : That's 46 minutes in which more work can be done, not an extended lunch

Lloyds Banking Group claims Microsoft Copilot saves staff 46 minutes a day

They probably mean 46 minutes for the entire company, not per person ๐Ÿ˜‰

www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/l...

21.10.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lloyds Bank claims Microsoft Copilot saves 46 minutes a day : That's 46 minutes in which more work can be done, not an extended lunch

Lloyds Banking Group claims Microsoft Copilot saves staff 46 minutes a day

They probably mean 46 minutes per day for the entire company, not per person ;)

www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/l...

21.10.2025 08:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We were never headed for a Star Trek future.

19.10.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why LLMs Live in a World Like Leonad in Memento In Christopher Nolanโ€™s Memento, the protagonist, Leonard Shelby, suffers from anterograde amnesia: he cannot form new long-term memoriesโ€ฆ

Why LLMs Live in a World Like Leonard in Memento
cyberfuturist.medium.com/why-llms-liv...

17.10.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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