Mostly GenA.I./Tech and Related Round Up: Published 2/1/26
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Due to rising prices from the "AI" bubble, Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order for new Galaxy phones from Samsung Electroni
Micron cites AI data center demand as reason for killing DIY upgrade brand.
Today’s tech “prophets” push a narrative that God-like artificial superintelligence is inevitable, and only they can ensure humanity’s safet
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Breaking up is hard to do, but staying was becoming impossible.
So, new research shows that a) LLM-type “AI” chatbots are extremely persuasive and able to get voters to shift their positions, and that b)
Barnum's Law of CEOs
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing
Taiwan’s digital payment infrastructure is tactile, decentralized, and completely distinct from China’s QR-code-dominated model.











