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David August
Stories, serious articles, satire, tech trends, how to guides and ideas from David August. Actor. Writer. Acting coach.

Google DeepMind plans to open its "first automated science laboratory" in the UK in 2026, focused on using AI tools to develop new materials for chips and more (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/b20f382b-ef05-4ea1-8933-df907d30cc2c<…

Mike Johnson raises fresh doubts about an Obamacare compromise (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/10/congress/mike-johnson-raises-fresh-doubts-about-an-obamacare-compromise-00601984
http://www.memeorandum.com/251010/p141#a251010p141

What David said :) 💯
And more so, please remember that @… and I couldn’t hold the verification calls without @… and @…

But everyone just wants to talk about and use "AI" ... if their paycheck depends on it
https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/115343584016809960

I do find the night panel mode on my SAAB very cozy
#saab

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @…
#ForgetAboutItASong

Google launches Disco, a Gemini 3-powered experiment that suggests and creates GenTabs, web apps based on the user's open browser tabs and Gemini chat history (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/11/goog

Google debuts 'Disco,' a Gemini-powered tool for making web apps from browser tabs | TechCrunch
Google Labs is testing a product that will work with your browser tabs to make web apps for you.

I wrote a short story, a sort of parable, and you can read it first if you subscribe (for free) to my ghost. I'll release it to subscribers later today. I am titling it "To Sea."
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David August
Stories, serious articles, satire, tech trends, how to guides and ideas from David August. Actor. Writer. Acting coach.

David Sacks says AI preemption won't apply to state laws on child safety, communities won't be forced to host data centers they don't want, and more (David Sacks/@davidsacks)
https://x.com/davidsacks/status/1998125180753944985

David Sacks (@DavidSacks) on X
ONE RULEBOOK FOR AI I wanted to share a few thoughts on AI preemption and address some of the concerns. First, this is not an “AI amnesty” or “AI moratorium.” It is an attempt to settle a question of jurisdiction. When an AI model is developed in state A, trained in state B,