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Although the AI bubble resembles the dotcom bubble of 1999, it could actually be bigger and scarier with an unstable U.S. economy and greater exposure of big tech (Fred Vogelstein/Crazy Stupid Tech)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 22, 2025

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show with John Gruber: “Lincoln Bio Services,” with Stephen Robles The director’s commentary track for Daring…

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A U.S. judge is expected to rule next year on whether to dissolve Google’s ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google present their final findings at a relief hearing (David McCabe/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 21, 2025

David McCabe / New York Times: A US judge is expected to rule next year on whether to dissolve Google’s…

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The U.S. DOE is accelerating its approach to equipping the nation’s labs with AI supercomputers by working with Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, who will pay part of the costs (Don Clark/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 20, 2025

Don Clark / New York Times: The US DOE is accelerating its approach to equipping national laboratories with AI supercomputers…

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Amazon is seeking to raise about $12 billion through a bond sale, its first such deal in U.S. dollars since 2022, to help fund acquisitions, investments and more. (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 17, 2025

Featured Podcasts Decoder with Nilay Patel: Ring’s Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime A show from The Verge about…

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Jeep eyes U.S. return after years of sales woes

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 17, 2025

2025 Jeep Cherokee SUVStellantisAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jeep is betting Americans still love a good throwback story.It’s a mantra that…

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U.S. BNPL usage has grown to 91.5 million users, 25% of whom finance groceries, as default rates accelerate and most loans go unreported, creating ‘phantom debt’ (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 17, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The Godmother of AI on jobs, robots and why the world’s models are next | Dr.…

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51 U.S. tech IPOs raised $16.8 billion in 2025, driven by AI and crypto, which is above the average of the past three years but well below 2021’s 127 IPOs raising $74.4 billion (Valida Pau/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 16, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Inside the AI Bubble: Debt, Depreciation and Losses – With Gil Luria The Big Technology…

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A look at the construction of global AI data centers, its limitations and ROI issues; by 2025, U.S. capacity built, in progress, planned or locked in exceeded 80 GW (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 15, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Inside the AI Bubble: Debt, Depreciation and Losses – With Gil Luria The Big Technology…

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Local opposition blocked or delayed 17 U.S. data center projects worth $98 billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 16 projects worth $64 billion from May 2024 to March 2025 (Molly Taft/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 15, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Inside the AI Bubble: Debt, Depreciation and Losses – With Gil Luria The Big Technology…

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As U.S. schools adopt AI, a look at the growing use of AI-based monitoring tools such as GoGuardian to analyze student chatbot conversations for signs of self-harm (Janne Knodler/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 8, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI bailout?, Elon’s $1 trillion payment deal, Amazon continues perplexity The Big Technology Podcast takes…

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok attack – Radio Free Asia

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

JetBlue is betting big on Fort Lauderdale airport

Lilly, Novo and Pfizer look to new weight loss drugs

Rivian CEO takes different approach to humanoid robots than Elon Musk

Paramount-WBD Merger Gets DOJ Approval

Elon Musk becomes world’s first billionaire as SpaceX begins commercial operations

Trump attacks Weather Channel as storm threatens to wipe out his UFC event at White House

Pete Hegseth Tried to Defend the Iran War and It Was a Complete Disaster

Trump has been officially removed from the Kennedy Center

American households are paying a $3,100 Trump tax and they don’t know it

Trump has lied dozens of times about a deal with Iran that isn’t even a deal.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and live streaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026 (Reuters)

Alibaba is in talks to buy Chinese fresh food delivery platform Pupu for $1.5 billion, aiming to better compete with food delivery rivals like Meituan (Cathy Chan/Bloomberg)

Rylo, which develops real-time voice and sign language translation tools for deaf and hard of hearing users, has raised $85 million led by General Catalyst and Canaan (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Frank founder Charlie Javice, sentenced in September 2025 to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase, requested presidential pardon from Trump (Wall Street Journal)

Satya Nadella argues that companies must develop both human capital and symbolic capital, with human judgment guiding AI systems that learn and improve over time (Satya Nadella/@satyanadella)

Browsing: U.S

Although the AI bubble resembles the dotcom bubble of 1999, it could actually be bigger and scarier with an unstable U.S. economy and greater exposure of big tech (Fred Vogelstein/Crazy Stupid Tech)

A U.S. judge is expected to rule next year on whether to dissolve Google’s ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google present their final findings at a relief hearing (David McCabe/New York Times)

The U.S. DOE is accelerating its approach to equipping the nation’s labs with AI supercomputers by working with Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, who will pay part of the costs (Don Clark/New York Times)

Amazon is seeking to raise about $12 billion through a bond sale, its first such deal in U.S. dollars since 2022, to help fund acquisitions, investments and more. (Bloomberg)

Jeep eyes U.S. return after years of sales woes

U.S. BNPL usage has grown to 91.5 million users, 25% of whom finance groceries, as default rates accelerate and most loans go unreported, creating ‘phantom debt’ (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

51 U.S. tech IPOs raised $16.8 billion in 2025, driven by AI and crypto, which is above the average of the past three years but well below 2021’s 127 IPOs raising $74.4 billion (Valida Pau/The Information)

A look at the construction of global AI data centers, its limitations and ROI issues; by 2025, U.S. capacity built, in progress, planned or locked in exceeded 80 GW (Wall Street Journal)

Local opposition blocked or delayed 17 U.S. data center projects worth $98 billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 16 projects worth $64 billion from May 2024 to March 2025 (Molly Taft/Wired)

As U.S. schools adopt AI, a look at the growing use of AI-based monitoring tools such as GoGuardian to analyze student chatbot conversations for signs of self-harm (Janne Knodler/Bloomberg)