💸 The billion-dollar infrastructure rush fueling the AI craze
AI’s appetite for raw compute is pulling in absurd amounts of money - data centers, cloud pipes, networking gear, the whole shebang. The figures are almost cartoonishly large, but the spoils aren’t shared evenly.
Smaller players worry they’ll be elbowed out while hyperscalers vacuum up the best deals, nudging the field closer to an AI oligopoly... or maybe that’s just how it looks from the outside.
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🧠 Regulators trip over AI therapy apps
The bots for mental health are multiplying like rabbits, and U.S. state laws can’t catch their breath. A few states outlaw them, some only want a little disclosure, and most rules feel like a patchwork quilt with missing squares.
Critics argue regulators are playing catch-up instead of steering, which leaves fragile users effectively test-piloting unfinished software.
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🏢 AI hiring sparks an office revival in SF & NYC
Remember when folks swore office towers were done for? Turns out not so much. AI outfits are snapping up floors like it’s the mid-2010s again - San Francisco leasing spiked about 107%, New York roughly 33%.
Downtown real estate, once declared a ghost town, suddenly has tech back in the driver’s seat reshaping the vibe.
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🎭 Scammers use AI to fake creators and sell junk
Investigators are finding a new grift: generative AI clones of TikTok stars pushing counterfeit goods. Looks spot-on, feels legit... right up until your money evaporates.
The fake-outs are so polished that even seasoned users are hesitating, wondering what’s actually real online anymore.
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🧬 AI as oncology’s sidekick
Cancer care is swamped in oceans of data, and now AI is stepping in like a wingman - surfacing patterns, nudging treatment ideas, tailoring care plans.
Doctors emphasize it’s not a replacement, but as a second set of eyes it might mean spotting what would’ve otherwise slipped past.
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