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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-07-25 18:33:05

For years, a few economists and financial analysts have pointed to the fact that the amount of money being spent on AI continues to rise as evidence that the AI bubble is unsustainable.
The thing is, investors are fine with rising costs if there’s enough revenue coming in to justify the spending, which for AI development has already eclipsed $1.6 trillion as of 2026.
But whether we’re looking at data centers, digital ad revenue, or the cost of inference,
the kind of revenue …

Investors Laying Groundwork to Profit Massively When Economy Collapses
Economy update: the AI bubble is so big that a record amount of money is now being bet on the S&P 500 collapsing sometime in the near future.

@aardrian@toot.cafe
2026-04-29 10:59:35

It’s coming. One week. 6 May.
I contributed a chapter on accessibility overlays, but the other 33 make it worth it.
“Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech”
AccessibilityEthics.org/

Book cover with title and subtitle: “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech.” Below is an abstract painting of yellow, orange, blue, turquoise, pink, and purple arcs; figures, circles, and building-like shapes are in the lower half. On the top left corner of the arcs are the words “Edited by Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet.” The publisher's name, “CRC Press / Taylor & Francis” appears in the bottom right corner.
@cybertailor@craba.cab
2026-05-10 07:27:05

#Иран, где аятолл у власти сменили военные из КСИР, пошёл по северокорейскому пути регулирования интернета. Раньше доступ в интернет предоставлялся всем желающим, теперь для этого нужно специальное разрешение ("Internet Pro"), а всем остальным доступна лишь Национальная информационная сеть, иранский аналог Кванмёна.

From the Open Internet to Internet Sovereignty: Death of the Global Internet - Filterwatch
The Islamic Republic of Iran is entering a new era of digital authoritarianism with the role of a long anticipated, discriminatory system of internet access. On April 14th, Sattar Hashemi, the ICT Minister, unveiled the government’s plan in an op-ed for Shargh daily using terms like, “internet sovereignty,” "strategic infrastructure," “digital governance,” “stable communications,” and

@stb@chaos.social
2026-06-07 08:42:49

@… great talk. Lots of food for thought. cfp.gulas.ch/gpn24/talk/TVNEUB/

DI.Days as Anarchist Practice/Anarchist Practices for DI.Days 24th Gulaschprogrammiernacht
Digital Independence Days are a response to the growing monopolization of technology and the recent loss of trust in US-based tech firms after the USA's shift towards authoritarianism. The (communicated) goal is to protect our current democracy and our current freedoms from deteriorating even further. Conserving the status quo and preventing a further loss of freedoms is likely not enough. I want to highlight the larger transformative potential in this project. By applying anarchist practices …

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-07-01 04:32:50

Donald Trump raked in more than
$1billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows,
giving a substantial boost to his annual income.
In his second term, Trump and his family have heavily invested in digital money and various crypto businesses
with Trump announcing at the start of 2025 that he wanted the US to be the “crypto capital of the world”.
Trump’s crypto earnings are in addition to profit from his legal settlements, real…

Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025
Crypto ventures eclipse much of property portfolio, with revenue also coming from Trump-branded products