AI should have no agency at all. It should only advise the human in the loop who is actually responsible for what happens.

The parts of Europe we are talking about are far far far further north than 47 latitude.
Mainz is 52 latitude north.
Rome is 48 latitude north.
And then comes Hamburg, London, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Edinburgh and so on ..

Does all this open source stuff include enough information to know how X decides which ads to show you?

Latitude is not the only factor. Geography and topology also matter. Although, understanding that requires a high school level of science literacy and as the other guy pointed out, this is a US website after all.

Ah yes. This being a US website means we all have to pretend that the rest of the world doesn't exist.

So... Orban mismanaged the weather?

Just because something is unknown to you doesn't mean it's unknown to everyone. We're not all as stupid and uninformed as you.

Unusual heat and cbold aren't the only ways a broken planet will kill us.

It's pretty cool that they're seeing where the supermassive black holes come from. The models of what's happening in there must be amazing.

Sure, some people who bought high and sold low lost some money. It wasn't anywhere near $443 billion though. Oracle has almost 3 billion shares, only half of which are even publicly traded. Ellison himself owns about 40%.

The problem is that you can write that list slanted in the other direction just as adroitly.

You really cannot.

MMmmm, I understand the sentiment. But I think you'll find that's not true. The Oracle database, alone, has a long history of engineering behind it that has not truly been replicated by other products. Of course, this is really only relevant for corner cases, but these exist, and they're usually folks who have big budgets (like governments, or large enterprises). And at that level, what they're paying for is not the technology as-shipped, but the support ... which means you have a "throat to choke" in terms of lawsuits, but could also mean building something that's proprietary for your business.

The article says Windows 11 Home is $139 and Pro is $200 currently. A 10% increase would mean prices of $153 and $220..

In the article it says Windows retail is $139 for Home and $200 for Pro. Math says the increase is $14-$19 for retail. I am not sure that tracks with your $2-$3 estimate.

1) The increase in costs is double to sometimes quadruple. If by "a percent" you mean 200 to 400%, you would be right. 2) Your assumption is manufacturers are still maintaining that 30% under these circumstances. Do you have the quarterly or annual filings broken down by devices? They may not be maintaining that 30% anymore.