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Technology News

  • Today's AI Boom Is Very Different From the 90s Dot-Com Bubble
    November 8, 2025, 8:22 AM EST. The discussion argues the AI boom is driven by real earnings rather than a dot-com-style frenzy. While the S&P hits new highs, gains are still concentrated in a few names, raising market risk questions. But this isn't the 1990s scenario: these real companies are generating revenues from real businesses, with CapEx expanding and funded increasingly via the debt markets rather than cash flow. They note a broader strength beyond the top names and warn against an overly intertwined funding web that could become too big to fail. The focus remains on balance sheets and prudent leverage as the funding mix evolves, shaping the market's trajectory.
  • Enshittification: how digital platforms hollow out value for users
    November 8, 2025, 8:14 AM EST. Cory Doctorow coins enshittification, the arc by which digital platforms move from exciting, user-friendly startups to profit-driven behemoths that favor business customers and shareholders over users. The article traces the pattern: early generosity, then knob-twiddling that raises prices for users and lowers visibility for creators, followed by a feed flooded with AI noise and a toll-like search box. Netflix costs climb, search results feel like obstacles, and public life echoes the same gravity. Doctorow argues this is not a mystery but an economic strategy-loss-leading generosity, consolidation, then extractive practices. He calls for reform through antitrust enforcement, interoperability to protect the social graph, and stronger data protection rules, grounded in his history opposing DRM and defending the right to tinker.
  • Enshittification: Cory Doctorow on why tech platforms get worse and how to fight back
    November 8, 2025, 8:12 AM EST. Cory Doctorow's new book, Enshittification, explains a pattern where a useful service traps users as it pivots to profits. The playbook: debut a platform, gain a massive user base, lock in advertisers, then deploy more ads and aggressive algorithms while squeezing users. Examples include Instagram's feed shift and Apple restricting repairs. Doctorow warns platforms often pursue monopolies, buy or shut down rivals, and lobby to weaken regulation. He highlights data practices and wage-suppressing systems, revealing how companies extract value at users' expense. The book is a call to awareness and action to challenge this dynamic and reclaim control from the rotting carcasses of once-useful services.
  • Memory shortages could kill NVIDIA's RTX 50 SUPER cards - Rumor or not
    November 8, 2025, 8:10 AM EST. Rumors swirl around NVIDIA's RTX 50 SUPER lineup amid a global memory crunch that has hamstrung supply and kept prices volatile. The non-SUPER RTX 50 cards reportedly ship with limited VRAM (8GB on the RTX 5060) due to a shortage of GDDR7 modules, fueling calls for a memory-rich refresh. Industry chatter points to a possible cancellation of the SUPER update after a cited post from UNIKO's Hardware X, tied to a broader DRAM/NAND shortage driven by AI demand. While some sources say the plan might be scrapped, others warn prices could spike again as memory costs rise. In short: the fate of the RTX 50 SUPER hinges on scarce memory supply and fluctuating AI-driven demand.
  • Blended Wings: The sci-fi aircraft concept poised for airports
    November 8, 2025, 8:08 AM EST. Entrepreneurs in aerospace are exploring blended-wing concepts that could reshuffle future travel, but veterans warn that turning a bold idea into a rentable product for airlines will hinge on cost, production, and timing. The piece notes cultivations such as Outbound's work turning Steve into the Gateway drone, with plans for a double-wingspan version, an ultra-long-range business jet, and a future Olympic-class airliner for the 2040s. A robust Seattle talent pool is cited as a key driver, underscoring the tension between innovation and the funding and execution required to commercialize cutting-edge aviation.