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Last month, I was in Vienna to talk about #Wikipedia and AI (and #Wikidata, #AbstractWikipedia, and the Wikidata Embedding Project). It took me some time, but I have now written down most of my talk…

"Open Access Research Matters to the Public. We Can Prove It." @ Katina magazine
https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2026/open-access-research-matters-to-the-public
"Information scho…

The social media figure “Rathbone” became (or always has been) a horrible antisemite. Not sure how many people here are familiar with his videos, but I must admit that a few years back I liked them. They were often provocative and didn't speak too kindly on Israel's actions, using words like “apartheid”, “imperialism”, “zionism”, etc. The account didn't influence me on my knowledge of these terms, the books I read and my political activism did, but it certainly popped up once or twi…

Musk v. Altman: Greg Brockman testified about tense negotiations with Musk in 2017, saying "he knows rockets, he knows electric cars" but "does not know AI" (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

I am cursed by useless knowledge of horrible people

Iran confirms it has received ceasefire plan,
but says US is not ready for peace
The US, Iran and a group of regional mediators discussed the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war,
according to a report from Axiosthat cites “four US, Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks”.
Now, a senior Iranian official has now confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Tehran has received the two-tier ceasefire plan fro…

The BroMax Podcast
Join us as we provide reviews for the latest films in cinema, create tier lists for franchises and film series, as well as sharing our movie knowledge with you guys...
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Source: Alphabet is in talks with Blackstone, KKR, and EQT to give their portfolio companies AI model access, after OpenAI's and Anthropic's JVs with PE firms (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/google-talks-blackstone-…

Google in Talks With Blackstone, KKR to Distribute AI Models
Private equity firms Blackstone, KKR and EQT are in talks with Alphabet to get their portfolio companies access to Google’s AI models, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The discussions follow the establishment of two separate companies set up by Anthropic and OpenAI and several PE firms that will employ technical consultants to integrate AI into the PE firms’ portfolio

Sources: data center developer Switch is in talks to raise billions of dollars from PE firms including Brookfield and KKR at a $50B valuation (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/data-center-developer-s…

Data Center Developer Switch in Talks to Raise Billions at $50 Billion-Plus Valuation
Data center developer Switch is in talks to raise billions of dollars at a valuation of at least $50 billion, as it seeks to capitalize on soaring demand for the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, according to people with knowledge of the deal. Brookfield Asset Management, ...

OpenAI releases a new report on knowledge work: Codex now has 5M weekly active users, up 6x since February, and knowledge workers are ~20% of Codex users (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/codex-for-knowledge-work