Hacker News: merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=merksittichHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:13:59 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by merksittich in "OpenAI spending hit $34B last year ahead of planned IPO"]]>See also:

Exclusive: OpenAI Losses Increased Nearly 8X in 2025, With Spending Hitting $34 Billion

( https://www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-openai-financials/ )

]]>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:59:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551584merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551584https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551584<![CDATA[OpenAI spending hit $34B last year ahead of planned IPO]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/e15b0d7e-ff6b-4f16-ba7a-4068feddb828

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551570

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

]]>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:57:39 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/e15b0d7e-ff6b-4f16-ba7a-4068feddb828merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551570https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551570<![CDATA[New comment by merksittich in "Statement on US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5"]]>Supposedly many Anthropic AI researchers are foreign nationals. So this move by the US gov may serve to slow down frontier AI research, including human-guided RSI. If you believe that such a slowdown increases safety, it may turn out as a blessing in disguise.

]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:28:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48516155merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48516155https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48516155<![CDATA[Alexandr Wang's bid to revive Meta's AI edge]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/d26faf9d-6ef0-4480-ab80-bac6a36fe173

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383282

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

]]>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:47:31 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/d26faf9d-6ef0-4480-ab80-bac6a36fe173merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383282https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383282<![CDATA[New comment by merksittich in "AI Engineers aren't safe from being replaced by AI"]]>Loosely related: Long read in today's FT on "The race to build AI that can improve itself" (https://www.ft.com/content/7cc7800f-18ed-47d8-9539-221ae3e16...).

Although this may be more relevant to replacing AI researchers, not AI engineers...

(Submitted as https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380643 )

]]>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:43:30 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48381496merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48381496https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48381496<![CDATA[Can we trust AI to build a better version of itself?]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/7cc7800f-18ed-47d8-9539-221ae3e16182

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380643

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

]]>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:28:44 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/7cc7800f-18ed-47d8-9539-221ae3e16182merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380643https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380643<![CDATA[New comment by merksittich in "What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?"]]>My previous submission to the same article (without the syndication code, hence not recognized by the HN deduplication):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319392 (2 comments)

]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:29:15 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48355430merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48355430https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48355430<![CDATA[What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/2205e2d0-50dc-4e80-9bf7-78d0272276c0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319392

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

]]>Fri, 29 May 2026 05:24:39 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/2205e2d0-50dc-4e80-9bf7-78d0272276c0merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319392https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319392<![CDATA[EU wants crisis powers to seize control of chip supplies]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/9d7d6204-4fc7-4f1d-af05-473c3649efcd

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313950

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

]]>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:11:52 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/9d7d6204-4fc7-4f1d-af05-473c3649efcdmerksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313950https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313950<![CDATA[Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis emerges as early Anthropic investor]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/8f2a529e-7a1b-4d8e-95be-338d0c4c98f5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189979

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 19 May 2026 06:35:41 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/8f2a529e-7a1b-4d8e-95be-338d0c4c98f5merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189979https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189979<![CDATA[Google, xAI and Microsoft agree to US national security reviews of new AI models]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/c4435dd4-00c0-4270-aab9-3c7ce1ae45f6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48024043

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:40:33 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/c4435dd4-00c0-4270-aab9-3c7ce1ae45f6merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48024043https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48024043<![CDATA[I'm Fighting Two Wars]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/95f501d0-1493-47b0-8ada-dc7c942036c9

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001291

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:45:41 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/95f501d0-1493-47b0-8ada-dc7c942036c9merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001291https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001291<![CDATA[New comment by merksittich in "Google told staff it is 'proud' of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash"]]>Previous discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47936156 (Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI)

]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:44:33 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955154merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955154https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955154<![CDATA[Google told staff it is 'proud' of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/e2f5f0a7-fa24-430f-b7f8-27b78041ea8a

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955124

Points: 16

# Comments: 2

]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:41:56 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/e2f5f0a7-fa24-430f-b7f8-27b78041ea8amerksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955124https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955124<![CDATA[Anti-Amyloid Antibodies for Alzheimer: You Already Know]]>Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/anti-amyloid-antibodies-alzheimer-you-already-know

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827817

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

]]>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:34:28 +0000https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/anti-amyloid-antibodies-alzheimer-you-already-knowmerksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827817https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827817<![CDATA[Why higher pay hasn't made young adults feel richer]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/b61f60a3-d4d7-46d9-aa6f-dd78dffe71f5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47814664

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:13:13 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/b61f60a3-d4d7-46d9-aa6f-dd78dffe71f5merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47814664https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47814664<![CDATA[Data centre delays threaten to choke AI expansion]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/f2bae708-f5c3-49b0-99c0-e4a11552427b

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803571

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:03:27 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/f2bae708-f5c3-49b0-99c0-e4a11552427bmerksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803571https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803571<![CDATA[Jeff Bezos announces plans for data center megaconstellation]]>Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/jeff-bezos-throws-his-hat-in-the-ring-for-an-orbital-data-center-megaconstellation-too/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456269

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:46:28 +0000https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/jeff-bezos-throws-his-hat-in-the-ring-for-an-orbital-data-center-megaconstellation-too/merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456269https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456269<![CDATA[Microsoft weighs legal action over $50B Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/e814f4c3-4fb5-4e2e-90a6-470044436b39

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423094

Points: 14

# Comments: 3

]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:25:48 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/e814f4c3-4fb5-4e2e-90a6-470044436b39merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423094https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423094<![CDATA[Elon Musk pushes out more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters]]>https://archive.ph/rP4cb (text at bottom)

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2032201568335044978, https://xcancel.com/elonmusk/status/2032201568335044978

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelli...

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-screw...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366666

Points: 521

# Comments: 827

]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:40:42 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/e5fbc6c2-d5a6-4b97-a105-6a96ea849de5merksittichhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366666https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366666