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My main problem with @edzitron.com 's piece on the #AIbubble is that I agree with so much of it.
I'm now wondering if I've missed something about #LLMs? The numbers and implications for stock markets are terrifyingly huge!
https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-gui/

The excellent @… (https://erinkissane.com) has written a lot about the idea of “governance” in tech: the human networks and processes that surround the things that we build. Erin has proposed — and I agree, though I long failed to see it! — that governance is the gaping hole in the way we build OSS, shared infra, and the whole technology commons.
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Microsoft and the NFL extend their partnership to bring real-time game data and analysis to coaches and players using Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI (Ali McCadden/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/20/microsoft-nfl-ai-analysis.html

Microsoft and NFL announce multiyear partnership to use AI to enhance game day analysis
Microsoft and the NFL announced a multiyear extension of their partnership to bring real-time analysis to the sidelines using Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI.

Die Linksfraktion schreibt gerade jede Menge Stellen aus:
https://www.dielinkebt.de/service/ausschreibungen/

Trump gambles his presidency on war
If Iran does not agree to peace on Trump’s terms,
the president’s vow that
“there are many targets left”
opened the door to a much deeper and potentially longer conflict.
Already, that prospect is angering some members of his political base.
…

With fateful decision, Trump gambles his presidency on war
Trump rose to power criticizing Middle East wars. Now he may have his own.

Ukraine war latest: Third round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks set for July 23, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/21/ukraine-war-latest-third-round.html

I don’t object to giant vehicles on our roads. They serve important purposes.
Of course, obviously, just like (for example) semi trucks, they should require commercial licenses that come with an annual fee and a stringent certification process, and should be banned from most residential streets.
I’m sure any responsible truck owner would agree.
https://weird.autos/@Mark/114724601078279286

Sources: EU officials are fast-tracking digital euro plans, and considering Ethereum or Solana over a private blockchain after the US passed the Genius Act (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/8ad60169-d1e5-4d2c-b928-d53d668f0ec6

Austin-based PE firm Haveli Investments agrees to acquire Couchbase, which offers a cloud database for AI applications, for about $1.5B (Akash Sriram/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/hav…

US investment firm Carlyle agrees to acquire a majority stake in IT consultancy and services provider Adastra, sources say valuing it at $400M including debt (Swetha Gopinath/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20