Data Center Deals Puncture Tech’s M&A Slump
This year hasn’t lived up to the high expectations of the bankers and lawyers that advise tech companies on acquisitions. One major culprit is fear of AI-driven irrelevance, which has paralyzed corp...
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Bloof with a reply to a commenter who defended the DOGE kids cutting all kinds of useful humanities grants for being “DEI bullshit”:
Gi...
AI influencer awards season is upon us
First came the AI beauty pageant. Then the AI music contests. Now, there is an award for AI Personality of the Year - perhaps the inevitable next step for the AI influencer economy as it fights...
Topical Dancer is propulsive, playful, and political
Siri, can you tell me where I belong? | Image: DEEWEE
Last week's recommendation, Sotomayor's Wabi Sabi, has a very particular vibe that you don't find in a lot of records. One of the few things...
Google and American Airlines Use AI to Reduce Contrails 62%
Artificial intelligence and aviation both have drawn sustained criticism for the carbon cost of their own infrastructure, but a growing body of evidence from commercial aviation suggests the technolog...
Senators Say CLARITY Act Impasse Closer to Breaking
Lawmakers have reportedly made some progress on the cryptocurrency-focused CLARITY Act after weeks of impasse.
The bill has been stalled in committee since January, but a pair of senators s...
Bitcoin Dips Under $69K Amid War and Regulatory Worries
The war in Iran and policy battles in Washington continue to hinder cryptocurrency prices.
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, fell below $69,000 on Sunday (March 22), its l...
