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Kurzen Hinweis auf Cory Doctorows Essay zur AI-Blase ins Blog gepackt.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/index.php/2025/09/28/kurz-in-der-blase/

Kurz: In der Blase
Es gibt viele Gründe, "AI" zu kritisieren - das reicht von Bias in den zugrundeliegenden Daten über Umweltaspekte bis hin zu der Tatsache, dass große Sprachmodelle prinzipienbedingt eher plausibel klingende "Fakten" erfinden als keine Antwort zu geben. Nichtsdestotrotz scheint eine größere Zahl an M

Microsoft says it supports the OpenAI board moving to form a public benefit corporation and recapitalization, and now holds a ~$135B OpenAI Group PBC investment (Microsoft)
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/10/28/the-next-chapter-of-the-m…

The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership - The Official Microsoft Blog
Since 2019, Microsoft and OpenAI have shared a vision to advance artificial intelligence responsibly and make its benefits broadly accessible. What began as an investment in a research organization has grown into one of the most successful partnerships in our industry. As we enter the next phase of this partnership, we’ve signed a new definitive...

GW241011 and GW241110 - Exploring Binary Formation and Fundamental Physics with Asymmetric, High-spin #BlackHole Coalescences: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54 -> Colliding black holes might have formed from earlier cosmic smashups: https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/colliding-black-holes-might-have-formed-from-earlier-cosmic-smashups and https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/news/ligo20251028 and https://www.ozgrav.org/news/twin-black-hole-mergers-reveal-secrets-of-cosmic-evolution/ - two recent detections have given the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration new insights into black hole formation and evolution -> Gravitational Wave Detectors Spot Merging Black Holes That Have Merged Before: https://aasnova.org/2025/10/28/not-their-first-rodeo-gravitational-wave-detectors-spot-merging-black-holes-that-have-merged-before/

Die besten VR-Spiele im Dezember 2025: Thief VR, Men in Black und ein Geheimtipp
Der Dezember bringt mit „Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow“, „Men in Black: Most Wanted“ und „Out of Sight VR“ gleich mehrere bekannte Marken in die Virtual Reality.

»Deutsche Bank warnt — Nur KI-Blase halte US-Wirtschaft noch zusammen:
Die KI-Blase werde eher früher als später platzen, weil sie nicht genug Einnahmen generieren könne, um die benötigte Rechenleistung aufrechtzuerhalten.«
Ergibt dies dann massenweise "günstige" Webserver oder haufenweise leerstehende digitale Räume? Auf jeden Fall wird KI teurer, wenn deren Werbepropaganda ausgeschöpft ist.
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Deutsche Bank warnt: Nur KI-Blase halte US-Wirtschaft noch zusammen - Golem.de
Die KI-Blase werde eher früher als später platzen, weil sie nicht genug Einnahmen generieren könne, um die benötigte Rechenleistung aufrechtzuerhalten.

9 months ago I had no plans to even try out Bluesky, because it was extremely centralized. Now, with Blacksky and others, I'm not so sure. https://privacy.thenexus.today/can-we-please-stop-arguing-about-whether-bluesky-is-decentralized/

Can we please stop arguing about whether Bluesky is decentralized?
Nobody's changing their minds at this point, and the discourse is really

This is a really good assessment (why people are complaining BlueSky is “mean”), IMO.
It’s also true of Mastodon, for very similar reasons.
If I may mangle a line from “Grosse Pointe Blank”:
“if people are hot in your mentions, you did something to bring them there”
OTOH, BS and Masto have tools to manage that. (though they need improvement)

8 coax lanes, DC - 70 GHz, solderless compression fit... *drool*
https://www.hubersuhner.com/en/newsroom/blog-and-literature/blog/introducing-mxpd70-the-next-step-in-multicoax-test-solut…

Born on this date, 1757
William Blake
The copy of The Tyger going to auction in Christie’s
Old Masters To Modern Day Sale
on December 3 is the only one in private ownership
and was once owned by
The Wind In The Willows author Kenneth Grahame
https://www.

Rare print of William Blake’s The Tyger poem expected to sell for up to £120,000
The print comes from the rare first issue of Blake’s Songs Of Experience.

2025 NFL Black Friday bets: Are the Bills still a top discount Super Bowl pick? Could Packers be top prize?

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2025-nf