Mastodawn

WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business Feb 20

They Bet Against Trump’s Tariffs. Now They Stand to Make Millions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/they-bet-against-trumps-tariffs-now-they-stand-to-make-millions/

There was an article in a magazine of the 70's or 80's... by a popular Sci-fi author - I can't remember which one.

Illustrates the "A.I." tipping point we are at now.
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Guy called wizard for being able to do math in his head. Was brought in front of tribunal and had to solve many equations, dutifully authenticated by others with calculators.

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Soon - we will have same thing occur whereas humans will not understand "the code" ... until "that one person, shows up".

#ChaChing

kcnickerson Jul 22, 2025

that thing, when you confuse the sandbox for the (kitten's) litter box ;> @sandboxaq @theinformation #chaching #chargeit https://www.theinformation.com/articles/lavish-spending-weak-growth-engulf-billionaire-backed-ai-startup-sandboxaq

Lavish Spending and Weak Growth Engulf Billionaire-Backed AI Startup SandboxAQ

An array of billionaire backers and the dream of two world-changing technologies has turned SandboxAQ into a $5.6 billion startup star. The company’s business has failed to keep up with the hype, and its CEO’s behavior is now under scrutiny. SandboxAQ’s success so far is illusory. Nearly all of ...

The Information

ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊Jun 11, 2025

About Trump’s birthday military parade—

“The $45 million number is the (estimated) cost from just the Army – not including security costs from Secret Service, MPD or USPP.”

And the cost of deploying troops to LA is estimated to be $134 million.

👉 That’s American taxpayer money.

#USA #trump #USpol #ChaChing

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/hegseth-under-fire-over-45m-army-parade-134m-la-deployment-costs

Hegseth under fire over $45M Army parade, $134M LA deployment costs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made his first appearance before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $1 trillion Pentagon funding request.

FOX 5 DC

Rob Williamson Apr 22, 2025

"I can't fucking wait until Jeff Bezos is born. Fucking Love that guy." - Jesus, presumably.

"That bread and fishes thing? I charged entry." - also Jesus.

https://infosec.exchange/@BradRubenstein/114383292624770122

#catholicism #prosperitygospel #chaching

Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” (@[email protected])

Worth remembering that "that bloke called Kevin" is the interim CEO of a transnational corporation with land holdings in excess of 717,000 square kilometers (larger than the state of Texas) worldwide, worth hundreds of billions of USD. They have hundreds of thousands of employees, and over 1.4 billion customers. (This corporation also pays essentially no taxes in any jurisdiction.) https://metro.co.uk/2025/04/21/interim-pope-is-a-bloke-called-kevin-from-dublin-22944064

Infosec Exchange

AEGIX-85 Mar 5, 2025

Tacos For Tuesday...
...For Only 25% More

#tacotuesday #chaching #openart #aiart #fluxrealism

https://openart.ai/community/qtmZyBgFdUXp9XakJzsV

Image Prompt:
(illustration, 1930s, hard vector, meticulous detail) multiple tacos and dollar bills raining from the sky, ((water vortex clouds in the background))