Profiles in cowardice: TikTok bans Musk documentary account
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013453/tiktok-bans-alex-gibneys-musk-documentary

HEADLINE: "Other AI Companies Should Be Very Afraid of What Just Happened to Character.AI"

ALT HEADLINE: "The Public Should Be Very Happy About What Just Happened to Character.AI"

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-afraid-characterai-bankrupcy

Claim of the moment: "AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer"
https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/palantir-cto-says-ai-researchers-113113226.html

In August, I wrote a controversial piece for Computerworld in which I argued that AI productivity gains for some employees create a ton of extra work for other employees. https://www.computerworld.com/article/4215022/why-ai-doesnt-make-companies-more-productive.html

Now, a new study proves my thesis among software teams: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/ai-coding-agents-generate-more-code-but-not-more-software/

A circus clown says to call AI "super intelligence," and the CEO of Microsoft obeys. My. Fucking. God. What a snivelling coward. https://x.com/satyanadella/status/2108931348857827686

The wrong stuff: Trump invested $5 million in SpaceX
two days before he signed a sweeping policy to expand U.S. commercial space transportation. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/trump-august-trades-meta-spacex-financial-disclosure.html

HEADLINE: "Trump: Anyone using term 'Artificial Intelligence' is the 'ENEMY'"

ALT HEADLINE: "The American President Considers All Americans His Enemy"

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Trump:-Anyone-using-term-%27Artificial-Intelligence%27-is-the-%27ENEMY%27/67261230

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Trump says that anyone who uses the phrase "artificial intelligence" instead of "super intelligence" is "the enemy." https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117406176604364910

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Phrase of the moment: "That’s so AI"
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/24/thats-so-ai-what-gen-alphas-biggest-insult-tells-us

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HEADLINE: "Americans’ views of China have warmed in recent years"

ALT HEADLINE: "Americans' views of China have warmed since Americans started getting more information from the pro-China propaganda tool, TikTok"

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/23/americans-views-of-china-have-warmed-in-recent-years/

Phrase of the moment: "offensively cheap"
https://futurism.com/science-energy/solar-power-renewable-energy-incredibly-cheap

Opinion of the moment: “If Corporations Are People, They Should Be Subject to the Death Penalty” https://futurism.com/future-society/corporations-personhood-legal-court-death-penalty