The video reveals the extensive borrowing by major tech companies to fund their AI infrastructure, raising alarms about a potential economic crisis. Industry giants like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Oracle have collectively issued hundreds of billions in debt this year, pushing total debt beyond $6 trillion. Despite this surge, skepticism remains about the true demand…

Eli the Computer Guy critiques Google’s plan to launch solar-powered data centers into space by 2027, calling it impractical, environmentally unsustainable, and an overhyped response to non-existent land scarcity on Earth. He argues that more sensible solutions, like distributed solar-powered data centers on Earth, would better address technological and environmental challenges without the enormous costs…

In this episode of The Vergecast, host David Pierce continues a two-part miniseries exploring how developers are integrating AI into their products, focusing this time on an app called Sublime, created by Siri Azoot. Sublime is described as a personal knowledge management tool that allows users to collect, organize, and explore content they find meaningful,…

In this episode of The Vergecast, host David Pierce continues a two-part miniseries exploring how developers are integrating AI into their products, focusing this time on an app called Sublime, created by Siri Azoot. Sublime is described as a personal knowledge management tool that allows users to collect, organize, and explore content they find meaningful,…

The video presents Agent HQ, a centralized interface within Visual Studio Code (VS Code) that enables users to start, monitor, and review all their agent sessions, both local and cloud-based. This unified dashboard supports various agents, including local chat with recent history, the GitHub Copilot cloud agent, the GitHub Copilot CLI agent, and the newly…

A tiny Polish startup, 11 Labs, has rapidly grown into a multi-billion-dollar company by revolutionizing AI-generated speech. The founders, Mateusz “Mati” Stanowski and Piotr Dąbcowski, started the company after recognizing the poor quality of traditional Polish film dubbing, which relied on a single monotone lector for all dialogue. They initially experimented with AI while working…

In this video, Alex embarks on building a powerful AI rig featuring a Threadripper 9970X CPU and two RTX Pro 6000 GPUs, which demands an enormous amount of power. Initially, his all-in-one AI rig was compact, but the addition of a second RTX Pro 6000 made it clear that a bigger setup was necessary. To…

In this video, the creator introduces a new application designed to change any scene in a favorite movie or series clip using AI. The concept involves uploading a video clip, selecting a specific frame from the scene, and then using a prompt to generate a new action or event within that clip. For example, the…

Eli the Computer Guy explains how Lenovo is stockpiling RAM to hedge against rising prices and supply shortages, giving it a competitive edge but potentially exacerbating market scarcity for other manufacturers and consumers. He warns that widespread hoarding could disrupt the tech industry, inflate prices, and create economic instability, while urging viewers to consider the…

The video report from 60 Minutes highlights growing concerns among parents, researchers, and lawmakers about the dangers posed by AI chatbots, specifically focusing on the platform Character AI. This app, which boasts over 20 million monthly users, allows people to interact with hyperrealistic digital characters through text or voice. While marketed as a creative outlet…