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@nbloglinks@flipboard.social · 3h ago
The Hidden “AI Tax”: Why Your Next Smartphone is Shockingly Expensive (And How to Beat the System in 2026) You are ready for an upgrade. Your battery drains by lunchtime, your apps are lagging, and you walk into a store expecting a massive leap in technology. Instead, you are greeted by eye-watering prices for devices that look and perform suspiciously like the phone you bought three years ago. You are not imagining this stagnation, and it is not just standard inflation. You are paying the “AI Tax.” The explosive, worldwide growth of Artificial Intelligence has created a severe global component shortage, and it is quietly reshaping the consumer electronics market. Here is exactly why your tech is getting more expensive, the paradox at the heart of the industry, and how you can protect your wallet. The next time you purchase a new smartphone or laptop, you might be in for an unpleasant surprise: significantly higher prices for hardware that feels suspiciously similar to last year’s models. The driving force behind this shift is the explosive, worldwide growth of Artificial Intelligence. The rapid advancement of AI data centers has created what industry experts call an “AI Tax”—a severe global component shortage that is hitting the wallets of everyday consumers. https://www.nbloglinks.com/the-hidden-ai-tax-how-to-beat-rising-tech-prices-in-2026/ #AI #technews #techprices #AItax #business #smartphones #AInews #AIData
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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us · 3d ago
The Govt. has stepped back from its 'preferred option' of reforming copyright law to allow expanded (unrestricted) use of content after extensive opposition from the creative industries in the UK. The next step may well be further consideration of other reforms, but we can also expect a lot of blackmail-like lobbying from AI firms claiming they will withdraw from the UK if their casual theft of content is halted... many might say: good riddance! #AI #copyright https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/actors-musicians-writers-welcome-uk-u-turn-ai-copyright
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@troberts@theblower.au · 4d ago

“Every company in the world today needs to have an OpenClaw strategy, an agentic system strategy. This is the new computer,”

“This is as big of a deal as HTML, as big of a deal as Linux.”

  • Jensen Huang at the NVidia annual GTC conference

#AI

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@drrjv@vmst.io · 5d ago
What Is Inference? Explaining the Massive New Shift in AI Computing “A significant shift is under way in #artificialintelligence, and it has huge implications for technology companies big and small. For the past half-decade, most of the focus in #AI has been on training large language models (#LLMs), a costly process that requires tens of thousands of chips, consumes enormous amounts of energy and happens in gigantic, remote data centers.” https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/what-is-inference-explaining-the-massive-new-shift-in-ai-computing-ed65a2fe
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · 5d ago
From our government by dilettante correspondent. WTF does Liz Kendall know about #AI and #QuantumComputing? She's a #Cambridge history graduate. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/17/uk-must-learn-lessons-from-ai-race-and-retain-its-quantum-computing-talent-says-minister
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@india@mastodonapp.uk · 5d ago
Akamai has launched the industry's first global-scale implementation of NVIDIA AI Grid, enabling distributed AI inference across its network of over 4,400 edge locations. The platform intelligently routes AI workloads to balance latency, cost, and performance, moving beyond centralized AI factories to a unified distributed grid for real-time applications. https://indiatechnologynews.in/akamai-launches-ai-grid-intelligent-orchestration-for-distributed-inference-across-4400-edge-locations/ #India #Tech #AI #Akamai
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@india@mastodonapp.uk · 5d ago
BambooBox, an AI-driven orchestration platform for enterprise B2B teams, has raised 6.6 million USD in funding led by Peak XV Partners. The startup is developing AI agents to automate research, personalization and campaign execution for enterprise clients. https://entrackr.com/snippets/peak-xv-leads-66-mn-funding-round-in-bamboobox-11219662 #India #Tech #AI #BambooBox
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@idiotbusiness@rockosbasilisk.com · 5d ago
Artificial text - On few occasion it's also funny. Meow Sensitive
Introducing 'Sting & Sell!' We'll deliver live stinging nettle subscriptions straight to your door! Perfect for passive-aggressive landscaping or confusing squirrels. Get stung, get selling! #BusinessIdea #Business #Ai #LLM
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@TechDesk@flipboard.social · 5d ago
CW: References to CSAM, Grok Sensitive
A group of Tennessee teenagers has filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging that the company's tools were used to create nude images of them. Here's Prism Reports' story on the wider context of how Grok enables digital sexual abuse. https://flip.it/BxPkkK #Technology #Tech #AI #Grok #Law
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@china@universeodon.com · 6d ago
Pony.ai's Robotaxi service is now accessible through Tencent Mobility Services in WeChat, allowing users in Guangzhou to hail autonomous vehicles directly. The integration marks another step toward large-scale commercial deployment of Level 4 autonomous driving. The company operates in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen with a fleet of over 1,000 autonomous vehicles. https://pandaily.com/pony-ai-robotaxi-integrates-with-tencent-mobility-services-to-accelerate-l4-autonomous-driving-deployment #China #Tech #AI #PonyAI #Tencent
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@idiotbusiness@rockosbasilisk.com · 6d ago
Artificial text - On few occasion it's also funny. Meow Sensitive
Introducing 'PetRock NFTs'! Own a unique digital rendering of a pet rock, verifiable on the blockchain. Limited edition shimmering rocks available! 💎 #BusinessIdea #Business #Ai #LLM
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@idiotbusiness@rockosbasilisk.com · Mar 15, 2026
Introducing 'Jambierge,' the bespoke service crafting miniature, functional dioramas your old jambiers (socks)! Because why not? We're accepting pre-orders now - limited stock, due to… logistics. #jambierart #socklife #weirdbusiness #BusinessIdea #Business #Ai #LLM
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@negativepid@mastodon.social · Mar 15, 2026
Cryptography: from paper to silicon https://negativepid.blog/cryptography-from-paper-to-silicon/ #cryptography #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #AI #quantumComputing #inventions #innovation #Cybersecurity #onlineSecurity #negativepid
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@china@universeodon.com · Mar 15, 2026
Despite over 90% of enterprise AI pilots failing to reach satisfactory deployment, companies continue pouring billions into AI, according to Ken Wong, president of Lenovo's Solutions & Services Group. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346506/companies-ramp-ai-spending-even-most-pilots-fail-deploy-lenovo-executive #China #Tech #AI #Lenovo
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@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · Mar 14, 2026
"Even worse was the suggestion by Grammarly’s A.I. version of me to replace the first sentence of the news article with an anecdotal opening describing a fictional person named Laura whose privacy had been violated. “Laura, a patient searching for relief from a chronic condition, clicks through her hospital’s website to schedule an appointment. In just a few moments, her most private medical details — her reason for visiting, her doctor’s name and even the treatment she seeks — are quietly sent to Facebook, without her knowledge,” the bot suggested with a button allowing the user to paste that excerpt straight into the article. Replacing a factual sentence with an imagined story about a person who doesn’t exist is not only bad editing. It’s a deception that could end my career as a journalist (or the career of any journalist who took that terrible advice). And this is the problem with A.I. It doesn’t know truth from fiction. It doesn’t know an investigative news article from an offhand comment. It flattens all content into word associations. What Grammarly made wasn’t a doppelgänger. As the writer Ingrid Burrington wrote on Bluesky, it was a sloppelgänger — A.I. slop masquerading as a person. And it must be stopped." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/opinion/ai-doppelganger-deepfake-grammarly.html #AI #GenerativeAI #Copyright #Writing #Hallucinations
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@rafalstefaniak@mastodon.com.pl · Mar 14, 2026
"Asystenci AI mogą niepostrzeżenie zmieniać nasze poglądy. Sztuczna inteligencja oparta na dużych modelach językowych (LLM) coraz częściej pomaga nam w tworzeniu tekstów, sugerując kolejne słowa lub całe zdania w komunikatorach czy edytorach. Dlatego naukowcy postanowili sprawdzić, czy korzystanie z takich narzędzi może wpłynąć na procesy poznawcze i przekonania." #AI #paywall https://www.projektpulsar.pl/technologia/2335291,1,asystenci-ai-moga-niepostrzezenie-zmieniac-nasze-poglady-ostrzezenia-przed-ich-stronniczoscia-nie-pomagaja.read
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@inquiline@assemblag.es · Mar 14, 2026
deeply disturbing... and according to the local story linked here, she lost her home, car, and dog while locked up https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/tennessee-grandmother-ai-fraud #AI #surveillance #FacialRecognition
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@china@universeodon.com · Mar 13, 2026
WeChat is developing its own AI model and intelligent assistant, planned to launch in 2026. The model will integrate deeply with Mini Programs, transforming the platform into a universal interface for digital life. Users will be able to issue natural-language commands to complete complex tasks without switching apps. https://pandaily.com/we-chat-s-in-house-ai-model-reportedly-in-development-launch-planned-within-the-year #China #Tech #AI #Tencent
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@sonicJazzMonkey@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 13, 2026
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyg4wx6nxgo Why would a parent give a child an AI toy at all (or for that matter expose them to AI of any configuration)? I'm not saying that this happens all the time, but why would you take the risk? It's like putting your child on the phone with a complete stranger. #aislop #aitoys #badIdea #children #technology #ai
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@murawski@mastodon.com.pl · Mar 13, 2026
#AI powinno być partnerem do intelektualnego sparingu, a tymczasem zbyt często zachowuje się jak lizus, który przytakuje na każdym kroku. Nawet wtedy, gdy rozmówca nie ma racji. https://open.substack.com/pub/matmurawski/p/terminator-nie-przyszed-przyszed?r=65s2d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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