People Keep Sneaking Into an Empty IBM Campus. This Town Has Had Enough. - WSJ

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A vacant IBM campus in Somers, N.Y. has become a destination for trespassing urban explorers, drawing police responses and local frustration.

AI Supercharges Deepfake Nudes—Unleashing a New Form of Bullying Among Kids - WSJ
AI nudify tools spread deepfake child abuse images, and schools, police, and parents lack the legal tools and protocols to stop the harassment effectively.
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“Hill-climbing” is Silicon Valley’s latest bit of shit jargon - Nudged
The article critiques Silicon Valley's use of the buzzword 'hill-climbing' as vacuous jargon that disguises simple incremental improvement as sophisticated optimisation, signalling status while avoiding specificity.
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After "AI": Anticipating a post-LLM science & technology revolution
The massive overinvestment in LLM datacenters is unsustainable and will lead to a bust that makes GPU supercomputers cheap, fueling a new science and technology revolution.
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Massive demand from AI data centers drives up computer memory prices : NPR
AI-driven demand for memory in data centers has caused RAM prices to double or more, challenging the expectation that tech continually gets cheaper.
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Pick Your Favorite Summer House in Iceland
Pick Your Favorite Summer House in Iceland describes three two-story cottages offering scenic views and close access to mountains, glaciers, and waterfalls.
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