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DHS may have a new designation for those who have a problem with AI, data centers, or the harms of the tech industry: anti-tech extremists. www.wired.com/story/us-law...
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Mar Hicks
Historian of technology, occasional dad jokes.
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US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows | WIRED wired.com
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“I have been a tech journalist for nearly 15 years, and before today, I cannot think of a single time when a Bing search result was more valuable than the Google equivalent. There really is a first time for everything!” Thanks, AI! techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/y...
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Judge Schiltz “characterized the overall problem as “an existential threat to the federal courts.” The arrival of A.I. has caused the number, length and complexity of pro se filings to “increase dramatically,” he said. “There’s just no end in sight, and no satisfactory solutio…
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Mar Hicks reposted
Larry Ellison has pledged 30% of his Oracle shares for roughly $21bn of personal loans. The future of Oracle and the Ellison family hinges on its ability to build 7.1GW of data center capacity and for OpenAI to pay it $300 billion over 5 years. www.wheresyoured.at/how-openai-k...
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“The binding constraints in AI are no longer only chips or large language models,” Hafezi said. “It is the infrastructure stack, power, land, cooling, transmission, data centers, and long-term patient capital.” UAE’s OPEC exit could power global AI race - Rest of World share.g…
“Polls suggest that Americans’ confidence in higher education is at an historic low. Why… would faculty delegate their role as expert evaluators to machines?” dailynorthwestern.com/2026/05/21/o...
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Been thinking a lot about the Horizon Post Office (UK) system in relation to the push to shove AI into major operating systems. Two unaccountable management technologies… Anyway, I’m sure it’ll be fine.