In The Information newsletter, on Block layoffs. Quote:
The best way to destroy public support for AI is for companies to use it primarily to slash jobs. Dorsey says that’s coming: “Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes.” …Block’s stock, which had been in a slump in recent months, soared 24% in after-hours trading. Investors seem to like the profit implications of a company cutting nearly half the st…
State Representative James Talarico, and his recent interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
CBS said it did not block the interview from airing, but provided legal guidance that broadcasting it could trigger the Federal Communications Commission’s equal-time rule.
Colbert’s show instead posted the interview on YouTube.
When CBS Austin asked about Talarico announcing he's raised $2.5 million in the 24 hours following the interview, Jasmine Crockett said,
“I …
"There is no self deception sillier than techno-scientific optimism, as expressed as follows: 'Up til now science has always found a solution, and it will in the future too'. By the same logic, someone for whom the doctors has known how to cure their illnesses, arrives at the conclusion that they are immortal. In the same way it's an invalid extrapolation."
Wolfgang Harich, a degrowth communist from the GDR, in 1978.
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Heute vor 34 Jahren: Am 22. Januar 1992 stellte der Betreiber des französischen KKWs #Dampierre fest, dass der #Jodfilterkreislauf des Kontrollraumlüftungssystems nicht verfügbar war. Es stellte sich heraus, dass das seit eines Tests an der Filteranlage am 23.12.91 der Fall war.
Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming. In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy. (Elisabetta Povoledo/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/world/europe/peter-thiel-rome-antichrist-catholics.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260317/p55#a260317p55
Internal document: Amazon rolled out a manager dashboard that tracks employees' office attendance and how many hours they spend there, after its RTO mandate (Pranav Dixit/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-flags-employees-rto-office-2026-1
A clever solution for buildings that can't handle traditional solar panels is coming to Australia.
Smart Commercial and Over Easy Solar are launching prefab vertical rooftop systems with bifacial panels that install easily on structures with weight limits or design constraints. The vertical setup shifts power generation to morning and afternoon hours, complementing standard rooftop arrays.
YouTube now lets parents set time limits on their kids' YouTube Shorts feed, ranging from 15 minutes to two hours, with an option for zero minutes coming soon (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/861804/youtube-shorts-teen-time-…
YouTube now lets parents set time limits on their kids' YouTube Shorts feed, ranging from 15 minutes to two hours, with an option for zero minutes coming soon (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/861804/youtube-shorts-teen-time-…