TECHNOLOGY

Authored by Mark Jeftvic via BombThrower.com,

In mathematics, a singularity is where the equations go “non-linear”. 

Inputs go in, but the outputs are beyond understanding. 

In physics, it’s where the laws of three-dimensional Cartesian reality break down.

Ray Kurzweil hijacked the term and applied it to AI and exponential computing power: Moore’s Law would bring us all past the point where technology accelerates beyond human comprehension.

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Detroit-based fintech firm Rocket Companies, which operates in mortgage, real estate, and personal finance, has expanded into the real estate services industry by entering into an agreement to purchase Redfin Corp. The all-stock deal, valued at $1.75 billion, will give Rocket a top real estate listing platform and further integrate its services for homebuyers. 

Rocket's all-stock deal to purchase Redfin is valued at $12.50 per Redfin share, or $1.75 billion in equity. This represents (more…)

The website tracker DownDetector shows a surge in users reporting that Elon Musk's X platform is down.

DownDetector users comment on the outage…

Here on the US East Coast, the X-Pro tool is down. 

Outages and disruptions on X started about 10-15 minutes ago (or about 0945 ET). 

It has been a while since X suffered nationwide disruptions. 

The outage comes hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the massive USAID cut…  (more…)