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Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 110 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I had an uncle who had his life quite on track. Good job, nice house, beautiful wife. Than he hit midlife crisis and learned about online gambling. He eventually lost everything, but it was a slow, painful, and much too public process. He died not much later. Completely alone and in the gutter.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 60 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This comment ^ is about the “AI” bubble

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

nah don't worry. they will pay them out from our pensions.

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago

We can only hope that's what happens here.