Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe has introduced Bill 109, which would require streaming platforms like Netflix and Spotify to feature and prioritize French-language content. Bill 109 has been in the works for over a year. It marks the first time that Quebec would set a “visibility quota” for French-language content Read more…
In what reads a bit like a Sopranos plot, The Information suggests some of those in the recent batch of terminated Microsoft engineers may have in effect been forced to dig their own AI graves. The (paywalled) story begins: “Jeff Hulse, a Microsoft vice president who oversees roughly 400 software Read more…
New analysis by MIT Technology Review reveals AI’s rapidly growing energy demands, with data centers expected to triple their share of US electricity consumption from 4.4% to 12% by 2028. AI alone could soon consume electricity equivalent to 22% of all US households annually, driven primarily by inference operations that Read more…
The U.S. trade deficit persists due to fundamental macroeconomic imbalances rather than just export shortfalls. His analysis shows the deficit reflects a persistent gap between domestic saving and investment spending, with the U.S. borrowing from foreign sources to fund domestic investment when savings fall short. This macroeconomic reality means targeting Read more…