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by Elektroschock (#66062496) Attached to: AI Economy Is a 'Ponzi Scheme,' Says AI Doc Director

The question is only when, not if the market will collapse.

With Nvidea valued more than the GDP of France, we will see devastating effects of the correction on world financial markets once it hits, and all the circular business will drain the US economy. The result will be Japanese Desease.

Submission + - Intel, NVIDIA, AMD GPU Drivers Finally Play Nice With ReactOS

Submitted by jeditobe
jeditobe writes: The ReactOS project announced significant progress in achieving compatibility with proprietary graphics drivers. Thanks to a series of fixes and the implementation of the KMDF (Kernel-Mode Driver Framework) and WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) subsystems, ReactOS now supports roughly 90% of GPU drivers for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Prior to these changes, many proprietary drivers either failed to launch or exhibited unstable behavior. In the latest nightly builds of the 0.4.16 branch, drivers from a variety of manufacturersâ"including Intel, NVIDIA, and AMDâ"are running reliably.

Additionally, the project demonstrated ReactOS running on real hardware, including booting with installed drivers for graphics cards such as Intel GMA 945, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS and GTX 750 Ti, and AMD Radeon HD 7530G. Successful operation on mobile GPUs, such as the NVIDIA Quadro 1000M, was also highlighted, with 2D/3D acceleration, audio, and network connectivity all functioning correctly. Further tests confirmed support on less common and older configurations, including a laptop with a Radeon Xpress 1100, as well as high-performance cards like the NVIDIA GTX Titan X.

A key contribution came from a patch merged into the main branch for the memory management subsystem, which improved driver stability and reduced crashes during graphics adapter initialization.

Submission + - As OpenClaw Enthusiasm Grips China, Kids and Retirees Alike Raise 'Lobsters' (reuters.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Fan Xinquan, a retired electronics worker in Beijing, has recently started raising a "lobster," hoping that the AI agent he has been training can help organize his specialized industry knowledge better than chatbots like DeepSeek. "OpenClaw can actually help you accomplish many practical things," the 60-year-old said at a recent event hosted by AI startup Zhipu to teach people how to use and train the AI agent, which has gone viral in China, with its various local versions earning the "lobster" nickname.

In the past month, OpenClaw, which can connect several hardware and software tools and learn from the data produced with much less human intervention than a chatbot, has captured the imaginations of many in China, from retirees looking for side income to AI firms hoping to generate new revenue streams. [...]

Huang Rongsheng, chief architect at Baidu's smart device unit Xiaodu, said at an event on Tuesday that parent group chats for his daughter's primary school class have become overwhelmed by OpenClaw discussions. "My daughter came to me and asked: Dad, I see you raising a lobster every day," he said. "Can I have one too?" Bai Yiyun, another attendee at the Zhipu event, said she hopes to use the agent to start a side hustle during her retirement.

Submission + - Opera GX web browser comes to Linux (nerds.xyz)

Submitted by BrianFagioli
BrianFagioli writes: Opera GX has officially landed on Linux, bringing its gamer-focused browser experience to Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE-based systems. The browser includes GX Control for limiting RAM and network usage, a Hot Tabs Killer to shut down resource-heavy tabs, and built-in sidebar integrations for Discord and Twitch. Opera says this is not just a one-off port, but a long-term effort with ongoing updates and community engagement.

Still, the bigger question is whether Linux users actually want this kind of browser. Many in the Linux community already prefer open-source options like Firefox or Chromium, and may be skeptical of Opera’s privacy claims despite its built-in ad blocker and audited zero-log VPN. While Opera GX leans heavily into customization and gamer aesthetics, that approach may not resonate with users who value simplicity, transparency, and control over flashy features.

Submission + - ReactOS has ensured stable operation of proprietary GPU drivers. 2

Submitted by jeditobe
jeditobe writes: Recently, ReactOS developers, thanks to a number of targeted fixes and the implementation of the KMDF and WDDM subsystems, have managed to close the gap to supporting 90% of existing proprietary video card drivers ever released for Windows XP/2003.
https://github.com/reactos/rea... — list of fixes

https://www.linux.org.ru/image...
The first screenshot shows three real computers with different GPUs and installed manufacturer drivers. From left to right: INTEL GMA 945, NVIDIA 8800 GTS, AMD Radeon HD 7530G. A fresh nightly build of ReactOS 0.4.16 has been installed with an additional memory management patch, which has already been accepted into the main project branch at the time of this post. https://github.com/reactos/rea...

https://www.linux.org.ru/image...
The second image shows an NVIDIA Quatro 1000M, 3D acceleration is enabled, as are sound and network connections.

https://www.linux.org.ru/image...
The third image shows an Asus laptop with a Radeon Xpress 1100 series graphics card.

https://www.linux.org.ru/image...
The fourth image shows a computer with an NVIDIA GTX Titan X.

Anyone can now test the new functionality on the publicly available nightly builds of the project. https://reactos.org/getbuilds/

Submission + - How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Microsoft Execs

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: In How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Microsoft Executives, the NY Times begins, "For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to [CEO] succession discussions and other business. [...] The files from the Justice Department show that he spent more than a decade developing a network of Microsoft executives, including Mr. Gates; Nathan Myhrvold, a former technology chief; Steven Sinofsky, who ran Microsoft’s Windows division; Linda Stone, a former technology research executive; Reid Hoffman, a Microsoft board member; and employees of Mr. Gates’s personal investment and charity funds. [...] Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s communications chief, said the company was disappointed to read emails between Mr. Epstein and “former Microsoft employees acting in their personal capacities.” Without mentioning a name, Mr. Shaw acknowledged the emails showed that a former executive — who was Mr. [Steven] Sinofsky — had shared confidential company business with Mr. Epstein."

Email released by the DOJ related to Microsoft included: 1. Epstein being tipped off to the announcement of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's planned resignation announcement in Aug. 2013 by a forwarded email from the President of bgC3 [aka Gates Ventures], a personal service company for Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, on a day that saw Microsoft stock soar 7%., 2. Epstein being given a heads up by a redacted sender about a rumored 2011 Bill Gates return to Microsoft that never panned out, 3. Epstein being told in a 2013 Steven Sinofsky email about Ballmer's desire to buy a phone company that included some other juicy insider tidbits (when Microsoft's Nokia purchase was announced the following year, Microsoft stock sank 6%). In other correspondence, Sinofsky — who headed Microsoft's Windows Division — thanked Epstein for his advice in negotiating a $14 million exit package from Microsoft and later forwarded Epstein old internal email from top execs discussing the poor sales of the Microsoft Surface tablet.

In one Microsoft-related Epstein email, former Harvard President Larry Summers — who recently announced he's giving up his Harvard teaching appointments — sent Epstein a terse two-word email dissing Melinda Gates' Women in Tech initiative. "I'm gagging," Summers wrote, attaching an article about Gates' efforts (a search didn't find any reply from Epstein). Summers came under fire in 2005 when he said that women lack natural ability in math in science. Summers earlier resigned his OpenAI Board seat amid fallout over his Epstein ties that came to light following the DOJ's release of documents last November, which included the revelation that Summers and his wife were invited to dine with Bill and Melinda Gates at Epstein's NYC mansion in 2013 , Melinda's one and only Epstein encounter. Interestingly, Microsoft President Brad Smith — who coincidentally helped negotiate Microsoft's $14M exit package for Epstein-advised Sinofsky — cautioned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about naming Summers to the OpenAI Board in November 2023. “Your future would be decided by Larry [Summers],” Smith texted. “He’s smart but so mercurial [...] too risky.” The advice went unheeded, with Altman saying the choice of Summers was non-negotiable.

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