8) Since xAI broke ground on Colossus in May 2024, Memphis metro payrolls have declined by 12,000 jobs, or 1.8%.
Over the same period, U.S. payrolls increased by 0.9%.
Colossus has doubled to 200,000 GPUs, with a massive expansion still being built.
Despite this, the broader jobs boom hasn’t arrived.
These people exist in a state of social psychosis brought on by the total subsumption of their identity and material existence into the process of capital accumulation
@edzitron My train company is selling freight cars to random bakeries in rural Nebraska - we don't know what they are doing with them, but we tell them its the future, they'll probably figure something out, I don't know.
- some dude in 1872
Fresh meals. Full service. Mission ready.
Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli continue to receive regularly prepared meals at sea—no interruptions, no shortages.
@jaycaspiankang It’s like cigarettes. It’s one thing if there’s an addictive thing that is bad for you but also fun that adults can opt into, it’s another thing for nonstop ads for cigarettes during all televised events and anywhere people (including children and teens) watch stuff
Take a breath. Your decision to attack Iran wasn't warmongering—it was bold and decisive. And you're right, after a weekend of bombing and assassinations, Iranian people will overthrow the government and you'll be vindicated. Need help crafting a victory speech? Just say the word
Lindsey Graham: "If we get in a fight, I want to win it quick. I'm in Miami. You see this hat? 'Free Cuba.' Stay tuned. The liberation of Cuba is upon us. We're marching through the world. We're clearing out the bad guys. Cuba is next."
Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump $50 billion more for war with Iran, reports @politico. “I don’t rule anything out,” said Sen. Elissa Slotkin. “I mean, we’re in it.”
It is increasingly likely that the United States carried out the strike that killed 100+ civilians at a girls school in Iran, particularly after this morning's briefing with the Joint Chief's chair. Currently they are saying they are "investigating" but they certainly know the answer.