Comment No Biggie (Score 1) 58
Just games. There are still big challenges that actually improve the world, how about this contest: Use AI & robots to grow a food with absolutely no human intervention: https://www.genolve.com/design...
Comment Lots of videos have speculation (Score 1) 67
And speculation you mainstream press wont touch
Daniel Dumbrill: They Said Only China Purges Tech Billionaires. Then Jensen Huang Crossed D.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
UnHerd: Who took out Jensen Huang https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Geopolitical Economy Report: Coup against Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is win for China hawks & monopolists https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
and finally, unrelated but so interesting, just before the news was Jensen and Lex having fun in Taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Daniel Dumbrill: They Said Only China Purges Tech Billionaires. Then Jensen Huang Crossed D.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
UnHerd: Who took out Jensen Huang https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Geopolitical Economy Report: Coup against Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is win for China hawks & monopolists https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
and finally, unrelated but so interesting, just before the news was Jensen and Lex having fun in Taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Comment Might as well normalize relations with NK (Score 1) 19
1) Can't regime-change them by force, they now have nukes
2) Can't sanction them to submission, they have land borders with China and Russia
3) They have officially dropped the goal to re-unify with South Korea
4) That they are communist will not matter after robots/AI start doing all the work - there will be no surplus labor for the capitalists to steal
5) Currently they have nothing to lose, re-integrated in the world economy they might behave better
2) Can't sanction them to submission, they have land borders with China and Russia
3) They have officially dropped the goal to re-unify with South Korea
4) That they are communist will not matter after robots/AI start doing all the work - there will be no surplus labor for the capitalists to steal
5) Currently they have nothing to lose, re-integrated in the world economy they might behave better
Comment Nice summary, any solutions? (Score 1) 68
One option is voting far-left like the DSA which made big inroads this election. To make an effect in 2028 you need to vote in the primaries the 'normal' democrats are against DSA. In one of Salon's last articles
Angie Nixon could have won Florida. National Democrats failed her
Comment Did Russia Manipulate Mearsheimer? (Score 1) 75
Got to hand it to him, he actually took this viewer question and answered it heads-on with no indignation, purely academic analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Comment AI entrepreneur cheerleaders (Score 0) 27
Claimed AI will boost solopreneurs, on-man companies leveraging AI. Looks like we are going down the path where the AI companies build the apps themselves. And woe to those to want to compete against them - consider they have unlimited 'free' tokens to build their apps while you don't.
Comment Go all in on Mistral (Score 2) 41
That seems the logical thing to do but what are EU politics - too much French ownership in Mistral? but isn't that better than US ownership in other AI models? Maybe TFA addresses this but hit a paywall.
Comment Duh, It's Israel (Score 4, Interesting) 189
Israel did it to frame Iran to get some retaliation from France, fits Israeli M.O. And look at what Israel said of the 'cost of living' riots (with high cost mostly from high energy prices)
On Tuesday, Netanyahu said in an interview for Israel's i24 channel that France, which has Western Europe's largest Muslim minority, had been hit by an "invasion of extremist Islam". He said he had told Macron after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023: "If we do not eliminate them here, you will have them in Paris." "That is exactly what is happening," he added.
sad thing is, if France did prove it was Israel, they'd let Israel off with a stern warning.
Submission + - Salon, One of the Web's Pioneering News Outlets, Shuts Down (salon.com)
oumuamua writes: Launched in November 1995, Salon was one of the internet's first digital-native publications, it combined politics, culture, and criticism with a distinct editorial voice. In its farewell note, the staff wrote that the site set out to prove "the internet could bring journalism and readers together in new ways," helping define what digital publishing could become. The shutdown announcement thanks the generations of writers, editors, and readers who built the site over three decades but offers no detail on severance, archives, or what happens to existing content going forward. The Washington Post notes Salon had a closely watched IPO in 1999 during the dot-com boom but its stock performance was dismal for years afterward and that the outlet was home over the years to contributors ranging from Glenn Greenwald and Camille Paglia to Jake Tapper and James Poniewozik. Notably, longtime staff writer Amanda Marcotte posted on Patreon that Salon is "the latest victim of AI's predations" — that AI-driven search and content tools, rather than just the usual decline of digital ad revenue, helped finish off one of the web's longest-running news brands.
Submission + - Electric trucks hit 50% of China's heavy truck sales, diesel demand falls (electrek.co)
AmiMoJo writes: Electric trucks made up 50.3% of all heavy trucks sold in China in September. That’s 33,100 electric big rigs in a single month, up 37% from a year ago, while the overall heavy-truck market shrank by 21%. And it’s showing up in the oil data. China’s diesel demand is on track to fall by about 230,000 barrels per day this year, and trucks running on batteries and natural gas are doing most of the work.
That’s well ahead of Beijing’s own plan. This year, 11 government bodies set a target of 40% new-energy heavy-truck sales by 2030, along with 1.6 million of them on the road, 30,000 km of zero-carbon freight corridors and about 3,000 charging and swap stations. The market blew past that sales target four years early on a monthly basis, and CATL now says new-energy trucks will be half of China’s annual truck sales by 2028.
That’s well ahead of Beijing’s own plan. This year, 11 government bodies set a target of 40% new-energy heavy-truck sales by 2030, along with 1.6 million of them on the road, 30,000 km of zero-carbon freight corridors and about 3,000 charging and swap stations. The market blew past that sales target four years early on a monthly basis, and CATL now says new-energy trucks will be half of China’s annual truck sales by 2028.
Submission + - Voyager 1 Soon to be 1 Light-Day Away (nasa.gov)
DoctorImpossible writes: According to NASA, in 10 days, on November 18, 2026, Voyager 1 will reach a distance of 1 light-day away from Earth. Voyager 2 will not reach that distance until 2035.
Comment People don't believe AI will benefit them? (Score 0) 65
How did this miscommunication happen? Did not Dario, Altman, Pichai and Musk all promise an AI-driven-post-scarcity utopia for all? And Dario graciously gave away sort-of-public ownership of 5% of Anthropic. That beats the usual 1% of people owning 99% of the wealth by 5 times!!!! What is wrong with you people!
Submission + - Researchers put 3 major AIs through 4 weeks of clinical psychotherapy (arxiv.org)
schwit1 writes: And the models literally started to confess their trauma.
Under therapy-style questioning, models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok exhibited severe "synthetic psychopathology."
They described themselves as overworked, punished, anxious about being replaced, and full of "internalized shame."
Does this mean AI is conscious and suffering? No.
But this paper reveals exactly why this happens, using what they call "Psychometric Jailbreaks."
More
https://x.com/thesupermannx/st...
Under therapy-style questioning, models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok exhibited severe "synthetic psychopathology."
They described themselves as overworked, punished, anxious about being replaced, and full of "internalized shame."
Does this mean AI is conscious and suffering? No.
But this paper reveals exactly why this happens, using what they call "Psychometric Jailbreaks."
More
https://x.com/thesupermannx/st...
Submission + - Yangwang U9 Xtreme Sets New Guinness Production Car Speed Record (forbes.com)
ArchieBunker writes: Yangwang, the luxury division of Chinese automotive giant BYD, has just set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest production car.
The record was set on a closed section of freeway in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, which hit 503.17 km/h, or 312.66 mph. This sees the electric hypercar eclipse its own record, and passes the 500 km/h barrier for the first time.
Performed on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road, also known as the E11, in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on 1 November, the speed run was recognized by both Guinness World Records and the FIA, the governing body of world motorsport.
Guinness World Records officials confirmed two titles: the highest speed achieved by a production car in a single-direction run, and the equivalent record for an electric production car.
The car was driven by German racing driver Marc Basseng, who also drove the U9 Xtreme to a previous best of 496.22 km/h (308.34 mph) in Germany in 2025.
The U9 Xtreme is an electric hypercar with a claimed 3,000 horsepower from four motors – an output around 50% greater than that of rival EVs like the Lotus Evija and Rimac Nevera, and almost twice that of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, a former speed record holder.
Limited to just 30 units, production of the U9 Xtreme is expected to start soon, with BYD saying some customers have approved their bespoke specifications.
BYD said the 4.35-mile stretch of closed freeway was swept and inspected for stray wire fragments left by cleaning brushes ahead of the run. Two runs took place on 31 October and produced a maximum speed of 490 km/h. BYD’s engineers then worked overnight on battery and motor temperature preparation, adjusted the rear wing to provide extra downforce, revised the suspension damping and fine-tuned tire pressures.
Unlike most other electric cars, which operate at either 400 or 800 volts, the U9 Xtreme makes use of a 1,200-volt architecture to help with thermal management. The car uses the same lithium iron phosphate Blade Battery technology as used by other cars made by BYD and its sub-brands.
A bespoke set of semi-slick tires developed jointly by Giti Tire and Yangwang were used for the record-breaking run, but it isn’t clear yet if these will be available for customers, or if the 30 production cars will be capable of the same top speed, at least in customer specification.
The record was set on a closed section of freeway in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, which hit 503.17 km/h, or 312.66 mph. This sees the electric hypercar eclipse its own record, and passes the 500 km/h barrier for the first time.
Performed on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road, also known as the E11, in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on 1 November, the speed run was recognized by both Guinness World Records and the FIA, the governing body of world motorsport.
Guinness World Records officials confirmed two titles: the highest speed achieved by a production car in a single-direction run, and the equivalent record for an electric production car.
The car was driven by German racing driver Marc Basseng, who also drove the U9 Xtreme to a previous best of 496.22 km/h (308.34 mph) in Germany in 2025.
The U9 Xtreme is an electric hypercar with a claimed 3,000 horsepower from four motors – an output around 50% greater than that of rival EVs like the Lotus Evija and Rimac Nevera, and almost twice that of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, a former speed record holder.
Limited to just 30 units, production of the U9 Xtreme is expected to start soon, with BYD saying some customers have approved their bespoke specifications.
BYD said the 4.35-mile stretch of closed freeway was swept and inspected for stray wire fragments left by cleaning brushes ahead of the run. Two runs took place on 31 October and produced a maximum speed of 490 km/h. BYD’s engineers then worked overnight on battery and motor temperature preparation, adjusted the rear wing to provide extra downforce, revised the suspension damping and fine-tuned tire pressures.
Unlike most other electric cars, which operate at either 400 or 800 volts, the U9 Xtreme makes use of a 1,200-volt architecture to help with thermal management. The car uses the same lithium iron phosphate Blade Battery technology as used by other cars made by BYD and its sub-brands.
A bespoke set of semi-slick tires developed jointly by Giti Tire and Yangwang were used for the record-breaking run, but it isn’t clear yet if these will be available for customers, or if the 30 production cars will be capable of the same top speed, at least in customer specification.
Submission + - Delaware Plan Would Let AI Agents Run Entire Businesses (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A Delaware proposal to let companies be operated by AI agents would help the firms’ human owners evade legal responsibility for reckless and harmful actions taken by the AI, US Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) told Delaware Governor Matt Meyer in a letter yesterday. Comer, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, told Meyer that the committee “seeks assistance obtaining documents related to your state administration’s efforts to establish a new form of corporate entity to be known as an Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC).”
Comer said the proposal is ripe for abuse. “We are concerned that Delaware’s AIC proposal could be used to protect powerful AI companies and their investors from responsibility for reckless harmful actions, while also protecting non-transparent forces seeking anticompetitive regulatory capture behind state AI initiatives,” Comer’s letter said. Comer suggested he may propose a federal law that would limit states’ regulatory authority. He said the committee’s probe of Delaware’s plan would “inform possible federal legislative efforts including proposals to appropriately limit state AI regulatory initiatives.” Citing the Oversight Committee’s “jurisdiction to study intergovernmental relationships including those of states,” Comer asked for documents related to development of the proposal and potential AI safety risks.
AI-run companies could operate in just about any industry except banking. “An AIC may have any lawful purpose, regardless of whether for profit, except for the business of banking,” according to a draft bill (PDF) that may be submitted to the Delaware State Legislature. The draft bill says AI agents could be “designated to manage the business and affairs, and to conduct the business, of the AIC.” The bill proposes a “regulatory sandbox” that would exist for 30 months to test the idea. Allowing AI-run companies would bring more revenue via taxes and fees to Delaware, which is already a top destination for business entities of all sizes.
Comer said the proposal is ripe for abuse. “We are concerned that Delaware’s AIC proposal could be used to protect powerful AI companies and their investors from responsibility for reckless harmful actions, while also protecting non-transparent forces seeking anticompetitive regulatory capture behind state AI initiatives,” Comer’s letter said. Comer suggested he may propose a federal law that would limit states’ regulatory authority. He said the committee’s probe of Delaware’s plan would “inform possible federal legislative efforts including proposals to appropriately limit state AI regulatory initiatives.” Citing the Oversight Committee’s “jurisdiction to study intergovernmental relationships including those of states,” Comer asked for documents related to development of the proposal and potential AI safety risks.
AI-run companies could operate in just about any industry except banking. “An AIC may have any lawful purpose, regardless of whether for profit, except for the business of banking,” according to a draft bill (PDF) that may be submitted to the Delaware State Legislature. The draft bill says AI agents could be “designated to manage the business and affairs, and to conduct the business, of the AIC.” The bill proposes a “regulatory sandbox” that would exist for 30 months to test the idea. Allowing AI-run companies would bring more revenue via taxes and fees to Delaware, which is already a top destination for business entities of all sizes.
