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The Games People (in Big Tech) Play

The Games People (in Big Tech) Play

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Re the headline/lead-in, in the case of Microsoft, it’s a word game. Work with us here. The CEO of Microsoft “Suddenly not sounding too confident about AI not being a bubble,” Futurism reported. “Speaking at the World Economic Forum, (Satya) Nadella pontificated about what would constitute such a speculative bubble, and said that the long-term success of AI tech hinges on it being used across a broad range of industries — as well as seeing an uptick in adoption in the developing world where it’s not as popular, the Financial Times reports. If AI fails, in other words, it’s everyone else’s fault for not using it.”

“He also begged the public to stop using the term “slop,” the rapidly accepted new lingo for describing the shoddy text, images, and videos churned out by AI models. Nadella’s thesis seemed to be that we should stop being mean about AI as it refines its “jagged edges” — which could take a while, by his own admission.”

Fine. We’ll wait. Remember, a huge number of first-to-market Web 1 companies disappeared when the bubble burst. The internet didn’t go away then, either. Read More...

The Roaring 2020s: A Throwback to the Past?

The Roaring 2020s: A Throwback to the Past?

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The passing of 2025 wasn’t just the end of another year: we wrapped up the a quarter century. Note that centuries tend not to define themselves until we’re roughly two or so decades in.

Looking back to the 1900s, Voices from History noted that “The 1920s…saw the birth of numerous inventions that transformed everyday life and laid the groundwork for future technological advancements… These innovations touched various aspects of society, from transportation to leisure activities.”

Kind of like, well, now, considering electric and self-driving cars, connected kitchen appliances and beds, et al. Read More...

What’s Eating the Medical Establishment. (That’s Not a Question.)

What’s Eating the Medical Establishment. (That’s Not a Question.)

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Every now and then, we turn our attention to food, which is especially timely as losing weight is a popular resolution on people’s lists  new year’s list. And Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr (RFKJ) just inverted one of the holiest of holies: the Food Pyramid.

“The new guidelines website states that every American should eat 1.2-1.6 grams of animal and/or plant protein per kilogram of body weight per day, along with “healthy fats” from whole foods such as eggs, seafood, meat, full-fat dairy, nuts, seeds, olives and avocados,” The Defender reports.

“The guidelines …will become the default for what’s served to schoolchildren, the military, veterans, the elderly and low-income families that participate in federal programs like WIC and Head Start.” Read More...

Dirty Little Secrets of 2025

Dirty Little Secrets of 2025

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We’re back after taking a holiday hiatus, kicking it off with a recap of 2025. Not with another Top 10 whatever list, which are out there, ad nauseam, but rather with a recap of those pivotal moments or items of the year that faded from the headlines like, well, yesterday’s news. So what are some of these things you missed or otherwise overlooked?

First, eyeballs matter. In the Web 1 days, startups didn’t have supporting business models, so the ‘New Economy’s’ stock in trade/measure of success was the number of eyeballs you could muster.

Dirty Little Secret: eyeballs still matter, and now they’re everywhere. Just ask Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and CPO Kristin Cabot, “who viva la vida’d a little too hard at a Coldplay  and the internet noticed,” says Morning Brew, who singled out the episode as the ‘Viral Moment of the Year.’ Read More...