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SIMP-0136: Forscher finden Polarlichter auf kosmischem Einzelgänger
Ein internationales Astronomen-Team hat auf dem kosmischen Einzelgänger SIMP-0136 Polarlichter entdeckt. Zudem fand es ungewöhnliche Wolken in der Atmosphäre.
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"So the next time you find yourself asking why you're being inundated with AI wherever you go, remember that the answer is that someone with millions of dollars to spare paid for it on the off chance that it will yield a nice return."
(Original title: a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth)

a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth
Do you want ‘AI-powered social orbits,’ ‘autonomous recruiting firms,’ and an ‘AI-powered credit card?’ Too bad, you’re getting them anyway.

Vercel, which offers cloud tools to make web and AI apps, raised $300M led by Accel and Singapore's GIC at a $9.3B valuation and considers a ~$300M tender offer (Paayal Zaveri/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Vercel Notches $9.3 Billion Valuation in Latest AI Funding Round
Artificial intelligence startup Vercel raised $300 million in a new funding round led by Accel and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte, attracting a valuation of $9.3 billion.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Fontaines D.C.:
🎵 Starburster
#FontainesDC
https://longdissonance.bandcamp.com/track/fontaines-d-c-starburster
https://open.spotify.com/track/1cg4xD453Wuol9fNsRDbsV

Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: ‘The science world is ending’ | PBS News https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/top-researchers-consider-leaving-u-s-amid-funding-cuts-the-science-world-is-ending &qu…

Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: ‘The science world is ending’
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s behind a potential scientific brain drain.

Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions
https://cyberscoop.com/python-software-foundation-rejects-federal-grant-funding-citing-dei-restrictions/

🇺🇦 Auf #radioeins läuft...
Fontaines D.C.:
🎵 Bug
#NowPlaying #FontainesDC
https://holdoholdoholdo.bandcamp.com/track/fontaines-d-c-bug-holdo-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/0MXmiqd7zoXxv6Gqn9ahhQ

The #PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
In order to not comply with…

Emotionale KI-Beziehungen: Wenn Nutzer ungewollt Chatbot-Partner finden
Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass viele Menschen unbeabsichtigt emotionale Beziehungen zu KI-Chatbots entwickeln. Welche Risiken birgt das?

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Fontaines D.C.:
🎵 Boys in the Better Land
#FontainesDC
https://fontainesdc.bandcamp.com/album/chequeless-reckless-boys-in-the-better-land
https://open.spotify.com/track/7cucVWdmNeaPJuo7WkxaZ8