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Opinion

U.S. Discovers China's AI Works Without American Blessing

Washington's alliance pitch crumbles as Beijing's cheap models prove usefulness trumps ideology.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Regulatory Motte-and-Bailey
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VC

TechCrunch Asks Speeders How to Drive Slower

Two AI investors known for moving fast offer wisdom on moving fast, a genre of advice that has never once prevented anything.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Arsonist Fire Safety
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Opinion

AI Labs Hire Consultants to Prove Nobody Actually Minds Data Centers

Milltown Partners discovers that opposition to massive power infrastructure is largely theoretical, announces this as victory.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Consultant Cope
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VC

Sequoia VC: Real AI Winners Won't Sell AI (We'd Know)

A venture capitalist with billions riding on AI companies announces that actual winners won't be selling AI—presumably to someone else.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Recursively Self-Aware
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Unicorn

Amazon Kills Anthropic's Model in Days. Peak VC Theater.

A billion-dollar AI company discovered Friday night that shipping products requires permission slips from people who don't use them.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Government-Grade Whack-a-Mole
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Opinion

Musk Hits Trillion-Dollar Mark; Reality Still Loading

Axios celebrates a number so divorced from cash that even venture capital is blushing.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Pure Valuation Theater
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VC

AI Will Fix Healthcare Costs, VC Insists, Despite All Evidence

PwC estimates medical costs rising 9% as investors continue funding efficiency theater.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Technologically Tone-Deaf
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Opinion

AI's Expensive Problem: It Costs Too Much to Do Too Little

After three years of 'this changes everything,' the market discovers that paying billions for AI doesn't actually replace workers.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Expensively Useless
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VC

Trump Discovers Socialism, Calls It a 'Beautiful Partnership'

The president pitches Uncle Sam as a limited partner in AI, proving even dealmakers eventually reinvent the wheel.

💀💀💀  3/5 — Accidentally Socialist
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Opinion

AI Industry Blames Beijing for Noticing Its Power Bills

When your business model faces legitimate scrutiny, the solution is apparently to claim foreign sabotage.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Blame It On Beijing
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