The Trump administration is systematically canceling key federal data collection such as food security, climate, health, and more to create a narrative-controlling vacuum. Deep staffing cuts and politicized firings cripple agencies, eroding the "gold standard" of U.S. statistics. This undermines evidence-based policy, public trust, leaving propaganda to fill the void.
Bloomberg.com
America’s Statistical System Is Breaking Down
Canceled surveys, missing datasets and staffing cuts are leaving the US with growing blind spots — and weakening trust in official numbers.
 #usa #uspol
A new report debunks the AI mass unemployment narrative. Data shows AI is cited for only 4.5% of recent U.S. layoffs, far behind economic conditions. The report suggests firms often use "AI" as a positive spin for routine cuts to please investors, as true, large-scale worker replacement would show in spiking productivity... which hasn't happened.
Fortune
AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests | Fortune
"Firms don't appear to be replacing workers with AI on a significant scale," the firm said. It suspects some are trying to "dress up layoffs" as go...
 #technology #ai #economy
CXMT unveiled its next-gen DDR5 and LPDDR5X DRAM at the 2025 China Semiconductor Expo. The DDR5 offers up to 8000 MT/s speeds, while LPDDR5X reaches 10,667 MT/s. This domestic production aims to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.
Wccftech
CXMT Debuts Its Domestically-Produced DDR5 Memory: 8000 MT/s DDR5 & 10667 MT/s LP5X For Servers, Desktops, & Laptops
CXMT has unveiled its first-ever DDR5 & LPDDR5X memory products for China, bringing in faster speeds & various options.
 #china #technology
China is leading research in nearly 90% of the crucial technologies that “significantly enhance, or pose risks to, a country’s national interests”, according to a technology tracker run by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) — an independent think tank. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04048-7 #china #technology #science
Chinese scientists have broken a key fusion barrier, achieving stable plasma density beyond the theoretical Greenwald Limit. This breakthrough in their "artificial Sun" reactor could pave a scalable path to practical, high-output fusion energy.
The Independent
China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible
Breakthrough marks significant progress towards achieving ‘holy grail’ of clean energy
 #china #technology #nuclear #cleanenergy #fusion
China is building one of the most advanced fusion reactors on Earth—a facility that could generate nearly limitless clean energy.
MSN
 #china #technology #fusion #cleanenergy #nuclear
Massive protests against the regime erupt in Minnesota.
Family of Renee Good shares statement:
The family of Renee Good said in a written statement that she was
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After years of frustration with Windows, The Verge writer installed Linux on his desktop to see if it's a viable, low-maintenance alternative. The installation was surprisingly smooth—hardware like my Nvidia GPU just worked. Overall experience is refreshingly quiet and free of corporate nagging. So far, no regrets.
The Verge
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great
What, like it’s hard?
 #linux