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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 7h

"The deals also involve circular arrangements between the world’s most valuable start-up and its partners, as well as complex financing terms that have in most cases yet to be agreed."

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 7h

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 19h

"OpenAI has signed about $1tn in deals this year for computing power to run its artificial intelligence models, commitments that dwarf its revenue and raise questions about how it can fund them."

OpenAI’s computing deals top $1tn

Partners including Nvidia, AMD and Oracle have signed up to Sam Altman’s huge bet on the future of artificial intelligence

www.ft.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 17h

The Trump administration appears to be engaged in a dramatic project to replace the United States’ traditional European alliances, with tech policy and culture wars over social media a key to the effort, Tech Policy Press contributing editor Dean Jackson writes:

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

www.techpolicy.press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 7h

Important article for anyone following AI and AI policy.

"In the process, [NVIDIA and OpenAI are] now seen as playing a key role in ratcheting up the risks of a possible AI bubble by inflating the market and binding the fates of numerous companies together. "

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 7h

Maybe you are shell shocked

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 15h

This jibes with @abenewman.bsky.social and my writing, but goes much, much deeper than we have done on the bureaucratic transformation of State.

Dean Jackson @dwj88.bsky.social · 16h

A secret meeting with X. A senior State Dept. advisor just out of college. The VP's speech in Munich. Pressure on European regulators.

What do they share? They're all part of an agenda to turn the transatlantic alliance into a far right international:

www.techpolicy.press/trumps-state...

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

www.techpolicy.press

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Dean Jackson @dwj88.bsky.social · 16h

A secret meeting with X. A senior State Dept. advisor just out of college. The VP's speech in Munich. Pressure on European regulators.

What do they share? They're all part of an agenda to turn the transatlantic alliance into a far right international:

www.techpolicy.press/trumps-state...

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

www.techpolicy.press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 17h

The Trump administration appears to be engaged in a dramatic project to replace the United States’ traditional European alliances, with tech policy and culture wars over social media a key to the effort, Tech Policy Press contributing editor Dean Jackson writes:

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

www.techpolicy.press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 19h

"OpenAI has signed about $1tn in deals this year for computing power to run its artificial intelligence models, commitments that dwarf its revenue and raise questions about how it can fund them."

OpenAI’s computing deals top $1tn

Partners including Nvidia, AMD and Oracle have signed up to Sam Altman’s huge bet on the future of artificial intelligence

www.ft.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 19h

"After five months, the data trends for both groups suggested features of compulsive behavior — repeatedly feeling urges to do something, even if they think it’s harmful in the long run."

The Post shares an analysis of TikTok use based on data provided by its readere:

Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 20h

"A credible estimate suggests that AI capital expenditures may reach 2 percent of the gross domestic product in 2025, up from most likely less than 0.1 percent in 2022. To provide some sense of scale, that means the equivalent of about $1,800 per person in America will be invested this year on AI."

Opinion | There Are Two Economies: A.I. and Everything Else

www.nytimes.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

In the Indian state of Bihar’s voter roll purge, the Election Commission claims “privacy” to limit scrutiny—yet keeps public voter rolls exposing personal data, writes Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha. The real conflict isn’t privacy vs. transparency, but power vs. accountability.

Tensions Between Privacy and Transparency Re-emerge in India’s Electoral Regulations | TechPolicy.Press

Amber Sinha explains how the ECI’s voter roll cleanup in Bihar raises concerns over privacy, transparency, and disenfranchisement ahead of state elections.

techpolicy.press

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

The DC Circuit is set to consider whether Trump violated the First Amendment by expelling the Associated Press from the White House press pool. @knightcolumbia.org's brief, just filed. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

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Alex Engler @alexengler.bsky.social · 1d

Join our first public event on October 21, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

This is the launch of our event series, designed to share essential research on what ails, and how we can improve, the information environment.

Attend via zoom: mediafragmentation-online.eventbrite.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

"Never in modern times has the federal government undermined bedrock constitutional protections on this scale or usurped states’ police power by directing federal agents to carry out an illegal mission against the people for the government’s own benefit," asserts the lawsuit.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Brazil’s Digital Agenda is a first step toward tackling concentrated digital markets, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira, chief of staff at the Tribunal of CADE, the Brazilian competition authority. The competition bill isn’t a final answer—but it’s the start of building fairer institutions, he says.

Brazil Points the Way Forward for Competition Policy and Digital Sovereignty in the Global South | TechPolicy.Press

Brazil's competition bill marks the beginning of constructing a more equitable digital future, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira.

www.techpolicy.press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

New from @eileenguo.bsky.social:

“Trying to blunt these efforts to hold federal officers accountable” has the effect of “chilling speech and activism,” says David Greene, the director of civil liberties at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Also, as an aside, contender for this month's headline hall of fame in the FT today.... www.ft.com/content/3cf3...

Shrimp caught in tariff net as US buyers are forced to shell out more

Wholesale shrimp prices have risen 21 per cent since April as Trump imposed heavy tariffs on their biggest supplier India

www.ft.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."

America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

www.ft.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

"In Russia, artificial intelligence is being used to give the deceased a haunting kind of second life. Social media is rife with short videos of relatives saying goodbye to their dead children, spouses and parents who are resurrected for some 60 seconds..."

AI lets Russian war widows see their soldier husbands one more time

A trend has emerged in Russia of using artificial intelligence to create video memorials of the dead, often soldiers, giving a final farewell to their wives and children.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Heard it yesterday while watching Raoul Peck's new documentary Orwell: 2+2=5. He has a snippet of Maria Ressa describing enshittification.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Background (from me, earlier this year... I had a chance to travel put and see the facility in South Memphis). www.techpolicy.press/xais-memphis...

xAI's Memphis Neighbors Push for Facts and Fairness | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.

www.techpolicy.press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

"Musk’s data centers will probably bring in only a few hundred jobs to Memphis while consuming millions of gallons of water a day and more electricity than is needed to power all the city’s homes. Natural-gas turbines powering the data centers have brought pollution and controversy over their use.."

Elon Musk Gambles Billions in Memphis to Catch Up on AI

xAI is aiming to win the tech arms race with its “Colossus” data centers, thrown up at lightning speed, but Memphis is divided over the massive power and water demands.

www.wsj.com

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 4d

Amidst a violent crackdown, the Trump administration has set its sights on anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations—and it’s turning to major tech companies to help, writes Free Press advocacy director Jenna Ruddock.

Amidst Violent Immigration Raids, DHS Turns to Big Tech to Silence Dissent | TechPolicy.Press

Free Press advocacy director Jenna Ruddock says the Trump administration is targeting anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations.

www.techpolicy.press

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