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Nasdaq had its worst 5-day run since April, falling 3% for the week as the combined market value of eight most valuable AI-related stocks fell by about $800B (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/8c6e3c18-c5a0-4f60-bac4-fcdab6328bf8

Broncos admit offense lagging following ugly win https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46878965/broncos-admit-offense-lagging-following-ugly-win-raiders

This is only true for some flavors of "big accounts."
A number of the people I follow with thousands of followers are ONLY on the #Fediverse and most of the rest are only here and on Bluesky. I routinely block people here and on Bluesky (and across the bridge) who pull in the sewage from X and dump it in either place.
I'm not really interested in following people that wa…

Hmmmm… here is a problem I did not anticipate.
Every time I empty the main pond hole of water, (the actual hole under the liner) water returns within an hour or two. I’ve done it 4 times now, and it keeps filling back up with water.
Obviously there is water underground infiltrating into the pond hole, and/or the water table itself is above the bottom of the hole. It is not coming from either of the other holes because they both have the same amount of water in them as they did this morning.
I have “watered” the blueberry patch and hazelnut tree a lot with the water that I have been cleaning the filter with… and we also had lots of water flying around outside the liners yesterday as I tested the pump. So it is quite possible that the ground around the pond is simply well saturated.
I think I am going to have to just keep removing the water (and putting it into the sewer) until it does not refill. We have a week of hot weather coming. Surely that will be enough time for everything to dry out completely.
Otherwise I might run into some issues if the rains return before I can anchor down the pond liner with gravel and get the plumbing in!
How is time already running short!?
Never underestimate the ability of water to find a place where it is not wanted. 😆
#poolpond #backyardProject #diy

https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/754647/microsoft-grok-4-roll-out-private-preview-notepad?utm_content=buffer2ce4c&…

Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Microsoft is taking a careful approach with rolling out Grok 4 on Azure AI Foundry. It’s working on a private preview for a handful of customers.

Memo: in H1 2025, Bloomberg Media revenue grew 7% YoY, cross-platform audience grew 6%, subscriptions revenue rose 8%, paying subscribers rose by ~100K to 660K (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)
https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bloomberg-media-reve…

Bloomberg Media revenue up 7% in first half of 2025 - Talking Biz News
Bloomberg Media CEO Karen Saltser sent the following memo to Bloomberg Media employees: Team, We’re at a key inflection point in the fiscal year – a moment to recap Bloomberg Media’s growth and also focus on a strong finish. Every day, we deliver vital news, insights, context and connections to business and government decision makers; […]

Balochistan bans plastic bags to tackle waste issue, following Punjab's lead. Crucial step in reducing plastic waste and carbon emissions. Small actions make a big impact on the environment. #climatechange #climatesolutions

Officials issue sweeping ban that will have major impact on retail stores — here's what's happening
Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, announced a plastic bag ban to tackle its waste problem.

I tried going for a 1km run this morning, first time out since tearing my calf back at the end of July.
After a few minutes walking, I started running slowly, only to make it a few hundred metres before feeling a weird "ping" in my leg that suggested I was maybe being over optimistic.
I walked the rest of the way, with no problems, but I'm a bit sad that I'm not quite ready to get back on the roads yet, to say nothing of the tennis court 😕

The Big Short Guy Just Bet $1 Billion That the AI Bubble Pops
"According to the Securities and Exchange Commission filings, his fund, Scion Asset Management, bought $187.6 million in puts on Nvidia and $912 million in puts on Palantir, as CNN reports.
Burry similarly made a long-term $1 billion bet from 2005 onwards against the US mortgage market, anticipating its collapse. His fund rose a whopping 489 percent when the market did subsequently fall apart in 2008."
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The Big Short Guy Just Bet $1 Billion That the AI Bubble Pops
Michael Burry, who shorted the housing market in 2008, has bet over $1 billion that the shares of AI companies Nvidia and Palantir will fall.

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