The Hard Truth About Fundability: What 2,000+ Pitch Decks on SaaStr AI VC Taught Us

61% of Founders Think They’re Fundable. The Data Says Otherwise. We’ve now processed over 2,000 pitch decks through SaaStr.ai VC’s FREE AI-powered analysis engine. Try it here. An…

When Children Call Violence ‘Unavoidable’

Algorithms make harmful content "unavoidable," undermining kids' autonomy. This is high-risk AI. Part 1: The involuntary audience.

Google plans to invest $40 billion towards building data centers in Texas

Google has plans to build three new data centers in Texas meant to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure.

Guest column: AI is coming for the most boring job in healthcare

Neal K. Shah argues that a growing systemic failure to recover revenue in clinics is because growing claim denials are being treated as paperwork instead of actionable data. He says that artificial intelligence can help.

A simple reason why the biggest investors say they aren’t worried about AI bubble, tech stock selling

The biggest tech companies in the market have an advantage that didn't exist during dotcom bubble, say fund managers overseeing tens of billions of dollars.

How much of the AI data center boom will be powered by renewable energy?

According to a new report from the International Energy Agency, the world will spend $580 billion on data centers this year — $40 billion more than will be spent finding new oil supplies.

How to Build an AI Critic System That Actually Improves Your Work

My AI critic systems cut proposal revision cycles by more than 40 percent over 18 months, shortened blog and social production time by over 50 percent, and objectively improved the efficacy of our business writing. If you create more than ten similar deliverables per quarter, you will benefit from a structured set of critics that evaluates your work the same way every time. Here is how to build them.

Will AI Replace Architects?

Architects using AI tools save hours each week on modeling and rendering. See how that shifts time toward high-value client work.

Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 loss

AI is now more lucrative than Bitcoin, especially if you have the infrastructure in place.

A “modest proposal”: the NHS offers only symptomatic and palliative care to those over 75

The London Borough of Lambeth must save £183 million over the next four years, an amount equivalent to 40% of its annual budget. I live in the borough and along with all other residents was invited to give my views … Continue reading →

This week’s 10-year TIPS auction will be a test case for uncertainty

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $19 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CNS6, creating a 9-year, 8-month TIPS. This will be especially interesting because it will be the first-ever TIPS auction … Continue reading →

Stop Worrying about AGI: The Immediate Danger is Reduced General Intelligence (RGI)

Let's make conscious and deliberate choices when we use AI.

Is Perplexity the first AI unicorn to fail?

At a recent AI conference in San Francisco, over 300 founders and investors were asked a provocative question: which billion-dollar AI…

Shadow AI: the next frontier of unseen risk

Visibility is vital to mitigate risks from the rise of Shadow AI

People Are Starting to Get Divorced Because of Affairs With AI

Disgruntled spouses are divorcing their bot-enamored partners that they say cheated on them with an AI companion.

The battle for the workplace: From Amazon’s robots to Nvidia’s plumbers

Between Amazon's statements about replacing thousands of workers with robots and Nvidia's statements about the rise of plumbers and electricians, a new world of employment is emerging that will affect the lives of millions; Asaf Green, Director of Business Development at NTT Israel, explains what the job market will look like in the age of AI, and what companies and organizations need to do right now to prepare.

Child Development Researcher Issues Warning About AI-Powered Teddy Bears Flooding Market Before Christmas

There's still far too much we don't understand about how AI-powered toys can affect a child's development, an expert warns.

How AI is changing developers’ mindsets, not just their code

AI transforms development, but adoption and value rely on expertise

Cities and states are turning to AI to improve road safety

Hawaii officials, for example, are giving away 1,000 dashboard cameras as they try to reverse a recent spike in traffic fatalities.

Against all odds, magnetic tape just became the smartest long-term storage

The forgotten tape drive just made a comeback so huge it’s threatening to outlast flash drives and SSDs combined.

Transformer Explainer: Interactive Learning of Text-Generative Models

Transformers have revolutionized machine learning, yet their inner workings remain opaque to many. We present Transformer Explainer, an interactive visualization tool designed for non-experts to...

Just how good are these offers to insure your DB pension?

Toby has an interesting viewpoint here Toby’s article is hard hitting, and microscopic. Nangle’s examination of the market suggests that there is an opportunity for insurers to take bad risks and avoid scrutiny by “regulation shopping”. There is what Jamie … Continue reading →

FMC: €100 Million Raised To Advance Next Generation Memory Chips

Semiconductor company FMC has secured €100 million in new capital to accelerate the commercialization of its next-generation DRAM+ and 3D CACHE+ memory technologies as global demand for energy-efficient AI infrastructure continues to grow. The raise combines €77 million in oversubscribed Series C equity financing with €23 million in public funding sourced from the IPCEI ME/CT program and the European Innovation Council, making it one of the largest semiconductor funding rounds in Europe.

Are we becoming too cautious around AI?