Six quirky, obscure, and meaningful stories spanning aviation, travel, technology, and human curiosity.
1. China’s Great AI Wall
While the West argues about APIs and GPUs, China is quietly building a state-owned AI infrastructure stack—open-source foundation models, centralized compute, and a national AI “grid.”
When AI becomes a utility, China wants to be the electric company.
2. The Smart Glasses Strike Back
Do we really need smart glasses? A Reddit debate reveals a strong case for their return: ambient interfaces, whisper-mode notifications, and the ability to glance—not scroll.
You may not want them—but your eyes might disagree.
3. Ryanair vs. Boeing: O’Leary’s Boiling Point
Ryanair’s famously blunt CEO blasted Boeing for quality issues after they found tools left inside newly delivered aircraft. The airline now inspects every single jet themselves.
Customer complaint score: 10/10. Boeing inspection score: not found.
🔗 Reuters
4. Apple’s AI Collapse Paper: Real or Ridiculous?
Apple dropped a bombshell saying large language models fail at complex reasoning. Critics fired back: wrong models, weak tests, unproven conclusions. Verdict? A split house.
Either the emperor has no clothes… or the tailor used Bing.
5. $100 Million for Thin Air
Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify (via Frontier) just made the largest carbon removal purchase in history—backing Heirloom’s direct air capture tech.
Finally, a startup making money by sucking.
6. The Soviet Jet Train That Actually Worked
In 1970s USSR, someone asked, “What if we added a jet engine to a train?” The answer: 160mph… for one glorious test run.
Fast, loud, and totally unaffordable. So, very Soviet.
🧠 That’s your 6 for today.
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