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Nvidia investiert angeblich zwei Milliarden US-Dollar in xAI
xAI soll insgesamt 20 Milliarden US-Dollar an Investitionen erhalten. Nvidias steuert offenbar ein Zehntel bei, profitiert aber auch selbst.
https://…

“The Destruction of NASA’s Mission” | Whistleblowers Reveal OMB’s Unconstitutional Plot to Gut the Agency: #NASA Since Early Summer—Threatening Safety, Mission, Science: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/9/new-democratic-staff-report-direct-evidence-trump-administration-has-been-illegally-imposing-president-s-proposed-budget-cuts-at-nasa-since-early-summer-threatening-safety-mission-science -> https://bsky.app/profile/commerce.senate.gov/post/3lzyge7sr422e and https://bsky.app/profile/solarshea.bsky.social/post/3m2mxii7lkc2o

Germany's Federal Cartel Office opens an investigation into whether Temu is influencing the pricing of third-party merchants, potentially stifling competition (Mark Hallam/DW News)
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-investigating-temu-on-price-fixing-sus…

Germany investigating Temu on price-fixing suspicions
Germany's competition watchdog has announced an investigation of Chinese discount online retail site temu.com, suspecting it of influencing retailers' prices. The site is the fastest-growing of its kind in the world.

Schiff lawyer told Justice Department it should investigate Pulte for probing mortgages of Trump opponents
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-09-09/schiff-attorney-told-doj-to-investigate-pulte…

Schiff lawyer told Justice Department it should investigate Pulte for probing mortgages of Trump opponents
An attorney for Sen. Adam Schiff told the Department of Justice that there was 'no factual basis' to investigate Schiff over mortgage fraud claims, but 'ample' reason to investigate the Trump official behind the allegations.

The greetings of the kitties
#Caturday #Cats

It's still #fungifriday in some timezones . . . here's a cluster of scaly inky cap? pale brittle stem? I don't trust my ID skills but I enjoy the intellectual exercise

Weekend Reads
* Societal cost of DDoS
https://thegfce.org/news/estimating-the-societal-cost-of-ddos-attacks-a-dual-lens-model-for-national-impact-assessment/
* HTTP/1.1 desync attacks

Estimating The Societal Cost Of DDoS Attacks: A Dual-Lens Model For National Impact Assessment - The GFCE
A new discussion paper, "Estimating the Societal Cost of DDoS Attacks: A Dual-Lens Model for National Impact Assessment," authored by Carlos Alvarez, Director

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jessie/115336922647316169
RUN

Geology and Mars analog potential of the <2.7-billion-year-old Miralga #impact structure, North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Australia: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu5379 -> Scientists Just Debunked 'Earth's Oldest Impact Crater': https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-debunked-earths-oldest-impact-crater

Sources: Cursor-maker Anysphere is considering investment offers at a ~$30B valuation; Cursor generates $500M in ARR as of June, third highest for an AI app (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/cu

Cursor-Maker Anysphere Considers Investment Offers at $30 Billion Valuation
Anysphere, the maker of coding assistant Cursor, is considering offers to invest in the startup at around a $30 billion valuation, roughly triple its valuation in a round that closed mid-year, according to people familiar with the discussions. The offers indicates that investor excitement about ...