Tech M&A Chilled by AI, Inflation Fears
This year hasn’t lived up to the high expectations of the bankers and lawyers that advise tech companies on acquisitions. One major culprit is fear of AI-driven irrelevance, which has paralyzed corp...
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Bloof with a reply to a commenter who defended the DOGE kids cutting all kinds of useful humanities grants for being “DEI bullshit”:
Gi...
AI influencer awards season is upon us
First came the AI beauty pageant. Then the AI music contests. Now, there is an award for AI Personality of the Year - perhaps the inevitable next step for the AI influencer economy as it fights...
Topical Dancer is propulsive, playful, and political
Siri, can you tell me where I belong? | Image: DEEWEE
Last week's recommendation, Sotomayor's Wabi Sabi, has a very particular vibe that you don't find in a lot of records. One of the few things...
Google and American Airlines Use AI to Reduce Contrails 62%
Artificial intelligence and aviation both have drawn sustained criticism for the carbon cost of their own infrastructure, but a growing body of evidence from commercial aviation suggests the technolog...
Senators Say CLARITY Act Impasse Closer to Breaking
Lawmakers have reportedly made some progress on the cryptocurrency-focused CLARITY Act after weeks of impasse.
The bill has been stalled in committee since January, but a pair of senators s...
Bitcoin Dips Under $69K Amid War and Regulatory Worries
The war in Iran and policy battles in Washington continue to hinder cryptocurrency prices.
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, fell below $69,000 on Sunday (March 22), its l...
