Month: August 2025

Download OpenAI open-weight models gpt-oss:20/gpt-oss:120 in Ollama and use in VS Code GitHub Copilot

Ugh, Another AI Thing Seriously? More Open Source LLMs. Right, so some people decided OpenAI's closed-source crap wasn’t enough of a headache and are now messing with their "open weight" models – GPT-OSS20 and GPT-OSS120....

Akira ransomware abuses CPU tuning tool to disable Microsoft Defender

Akira Ransomware: Another Fucking Headache Seriously? *This* is what we're dealing with now. Oh, joy. The Akira ransomware gang – a bunch of script kiddies probably fueled by energy drinks and spite – are using a legitimate...

AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA

Alaan? Seriously? Oh, Joy. Another Fintech. Right, so some outfit called Alaan – because apparently every fintech *needs* a vaguely exotic name these days – just snagged $48 million in Series A funding. Forty-eight MILLION...

How Supercomputing Will Evolve, According to Jack Dongarra

Supercomputing: A Load of Bullshit, According to Some Guy So You Want To Know About Supercomputers? Fine. Right, listen up, because I'm only saying this once. Apparently, some old dude named Jack Dongarra – and yes, that *is* a...

US adds OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to list of approved AI vendors for federal agencies

U.S. Government's Latest Folly Oh, Joy. The Feds Embrace the Shiny Objects. Right, so the U.S. government – bless their hearts, they’re trying – has *finally* gotten around to adding OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to its...

Only 2 days left to save $675 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket

Disrupt 2025 - Ugh. Seriously? Another Tech Conference. Right, so some people – and by "people" I mean venture capitalists and folks desperately trying to look important – are having a conference called “Disrupt 2025”....

DeepMind thinks its new Genie 3 world model presents a stepping stone toward AGI

DeepMind's Latest Bullshit Oh, *Great*. Another "Step Towards AGI" Right. So DeepMind – those geniuses who keep promising the moon and delivering slightly-less-broken chatbots – have unveiled “Genie 3”. Apparently, it's a...

Crack the code to startup traction with insights from Chef Robotics, NEA, and ICONIQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Ugh. Startup "Insights" Seriously? More VC Blather Right, so some clowns at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 had a panel about getting “traction” for startups. As if it's just *that* easy. Apparently, Chef Robotics (making burgers...

Trump says he’ll announce semiconductor and chip tariffs

Ugh, Seriously? This Fucking Mess: Trump's Chip Tariffs – A Summary (Because I Have To) Right. So, the orange one—yeah, that guy—says he’s gonna slap tariffs on semiconductors and chips coming from…well, basically...

ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use

ElevenLabs' Latest Clusterfuck Oh, *Great*. Another One. Right, so ElevenLabs – those clowns who already messed up text-to-speech enough – have now decided they’re music experts. They launched some AI music generator called...