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Comment Meanwhile, at Carnegie Mellon... (Score 4, Interesting) 193

Jensen Huang to college grads: "Run. Don't walk" toward AI

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/...

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang told graduates at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh yesterday that demand for AI infrastructure is creating a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to reindustrialize America and restore the nation's capacity to build."

Why it matters: With many college grads fearing AI could obliterate their career dreams, Huang pointed to boundless opportunity as a "new industry is being born. A new era of science and discovery is beginning ... I cannot imagine a more exciting time to begin your life's work."

Nvidia, which makes AI chips, is the world's most valuable company. Huang told 5,800 recipients of undergraduate and graduate degrees that the AI buildout will require plumbers, electricians, ironworkers, and builders for chip factories, data centers and advanced manufacturing facilities.

"No generation has entered the world with more powerful tools â" or greater opportunities â" than you," he said. "We are all standing at the same starting line. This is your moment to help shape what comes next. So run. Don't walk."

"Every major technological revolution in history created fear alongside opportunity," Huang added. "When society engages technology openly, responsibly, and optimistically, we expand human potential far more than we diminish it."

Full speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Submission + - Your DNA may predict your future success more than your upbringing (sciencedaily.com)

Submitted by alternative_right
alternative_right writes: A new twin study suggests your genes may play a bigger role in your future success than your upbringing. Researchers found that IQ, which is largely genetically influenced, strongly predicts education, career, and income. Even twins raised in the same household diverged based on genetic differences. The findings hint that life outcomes may be more hardwired than many people expect.

Comment Ever read the constitution? (Score -1, Troll) 110

by dmitrygr (#65864901) Attached to: FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn't Independent, Word Cut From Mission Statement

losing power to the executive branch

Am i the only one who's read the constitution? Every federal government agency is in one of the three branches. FCC is not legislative, it is not judicial. So it is executive. The executive branch reports directly to and is directly answerable to the head of the executive - the president.
The congress cannot legislate a fourth branch even if they wanted to. They'd need a constitutional amendment for that.

Comment Re:The takeaway (Score 4, Informative) 56

Notable point: If you are a US citizen they might seize the device but you WILL be admitted into the country - a citizen cannot be denied entry. Additionally thanks to the 4th and 5th amendments, you will not be required to provide the passcode. If you are NOT a US citizen, you may be denied entry into the country (and the device might still be seized)

Submission + - I ordered vintage tech. Ebay deliberately destroyed it (ebay.com)

Submitted by ayjaym
ayjaym writes: The HP65. The world's first hand-held programmable calculator. One flew on the Apollo-Soyuz missions as a backup to the main computer system.
So when I saw one listed on eBay, I immediately purchased it from the US seller. It was to be dispatched via ebay's Global Fulfilment Program. From previous experience I knew this was a tortuous process; items can take a month to travel from the US to the UK.
What I didn't know is that there was a random chance of my item being deliberately destroyed by eBay. One moment it was at the 'inspection' stage, prior to being shipped, and then, just like that — like the 'lifesystems terminated' chilling message in 2001 — it was gone. "Item failed inspection". "Item liquidated".
I contacted eBay support. No, we can't tell you why. No, both parties will be refunded. No, the item won't be returned to the seller. It will be destroyed.
Why?. Well — who knows. There were no batteries, no toxic chemicals. Just a calculator. An irreplaceable piece of vintage tech, deliberately destroyed for reasons utterly unknown.
And this isn't an isolated incident. The opaque 'inspection' step apparently quite often triggers random rejection, usually with the destruction of the item. Antiques, coins, you name it. Nobody knows and few care because both parties get their money back. Except — an irreplaceable piece of tech history has now been destroyed, and I feel responsible. All I wanted to do was restore it, and now I've been the agent of its destruction. It's heartbreaking.

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