Reposted by HoonLiveSquawk @livesquawknews.bsky.social · 2hPorsche To Raise Top Model Prices By Up To 20% – FT www.ft.com/content/82bb...ft.com 001
Reposted by HoonFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2hIMF'S GEORGIEVA: REDUCING DEBT THROUGH GROWTH ALONE IS UNLIKELY IN THE NEAR TERM, REQUIRING CREDIBLE MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL CONSOLIDATION IMF'S GEORGIEVA: AI COULD LIFT GLOBAL GROWTH BY AROUND 0.5 PERCENTAGE POINT, BUT HYPERSCALER LEVERAGE MAY CREATE BROADER FINANCIAL RISKS 011
Reposted by HoonFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4hHSBC Expected to Cut About Half of Management and Specialist Roles, Nearly 70% of Financial Adviser Positions - FT 023
Reposted by HoonReuters @reuters.com · 5hSouth Korean megachurches probe suspected AI-linked cyberattacks reut.rs/4yHhEgkreut.rsSouth Korean megachurches probe suspected AI-linked cyberattacksTwo South Korean megachurches are investigating suspected cyberattacks that may have exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of congregants, with evidence suggesting AI tools may have been used in the attacks, according to the churches and a cybersecurity firm. 0115
Reposted by HoonFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 5hYemen’s Houthis Claim They Targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh With Drones, Saudi Confirmation Pending 001
Reposted by HoonFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 5hYemen's Houthis: ballistic missiles and drones strike airbase in Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait 003
Reposted by HoonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5hThe alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸 12337991601
Reposted by HoonNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 18hI was told Zohran Mamdani would instantly turn New York into a crime-ridden hellscape. Yet murders are down almost 20%, year over year. 203 people have been slain, about 22.5 per month. In 1990, that average was *251 per month.* NYC has never been this safe. 24845155
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 6hUsing countless tokens, OpenAI brute forced a bunch of Lean code that *may* approach a solution. I don’t mean to discount a computer’s ability to iterate fast, which is what any computer is good for. But, this is hardly to say OpenAI deserves high praise. 070
Reposted by HoonFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 6hMore Japanese Companies Report Customer Data Breaches as Unauthorized Access Spreads 002
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 6hNot happening unless: 1. Massive recession, or 2. Significant human population decline 020
Reposted by HoonHoon @hoon.bsky.social · 6hOpenAI and Anthropic plan: 1. Steal IP from everyone 2. Make closed models that costs literally $ trillions to setup 3. Repackage the stolen IP into brute force iterations by expensive computer hardware 4. Sell the world that it’s cheaper to pay them than to pay people to do the work 031
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 6hOpenAI and Anthropic plan: 1. Steal IP from everyone 2. Make closed models that costs literally $ trillions to setup 3. Repackage the stolen IP into brute force iterations by expensive computer hardware 4. Sell the world that it’s cheaper to pay them than to pay people to do the work 031
Reposted by HoonFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 7hTwo missiles fired by Houthis strike Yemen's Aden International Airport: Aden security authority media office 011
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 7hAnd then people try to use this as reasons to spend endless resources on more AI shit 100
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 7hStuff like this irritates me. It’s not that AI actually thinks through problems. It’s that it just brute force pattern matches and iterates over tons of possibilities. And people interpret this as AI being revolutionary 120
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 7hWe need more of this: www.thedrive.com/news/high-di...thedrive.comHigh Diesel Prices Bankrupted 16 Trucking Companies in Just 30 DaysExpensive diesel fuel isn't just driving up costs—it's driving trucking companies out of business. 092
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 7hAsia must be buying crappy tech stocks lately. $nq refuses to go down no matter what. Yields and oil are both higher overnight. 000
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 8hAfter each dotcom bubble and GFC, I would have favored capitalist policies. But today, shit has gone out of hand. It’s clear to me that capitalism, in practice, is deeply flawed. I fully support democratic socialist policies now. It’s the only approach that leads to a sustainable equilibrium. 040
Reposted by HoonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8hMEMPHIS: “PUNCHES THROWN… CHAOS…” Wild scenes as the city council DELAYS a vote on a data centers moratorium🤔— leading to chants of “BOUGHT AND SOLD!” and “SELL OUTS!” More: www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/06/d... 30924376
Reposted by HoonFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 8hPARAMOUNT CEO ELLISON SAYS THE LONG-TERM PLAN IS TO COMBINE PARAMOUNT+ AND HBO MAX, ADDING THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO POLITICISE THE COMPANY 454
Reposted by HoonScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8hTwenty-four hours later, Trump says he's not reimbursing the Treasury for the money he embezzled to run political ads on Fox News.nytimes.comTrump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional AdsA day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday. 17167101
Reposted by HoonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9hSENTIMENTRADER: “.. S&P 500 closed at a record high. With twice as many lows as highs on the NYSE. Here's every date the S&P closed at a record and the NYSE low/high ratio was > 2: 6/22/29...2.1 12/3/99...2.0 12/21/99...4.2 12/22/99...4.1 12/23/99...2.3 12/29/99...2.4 10/6/26...2.6” 1014637
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 9h- Likely drives a Tesla and frequently uses X because Elon is their supreme god 040
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 9hTechbros have the following traits: - White or Asian, incl SE Asian - Not smart but tries to sound like it, via weird words (like import, comport) or forced comparisons - “Rediscovers” things that has always been around, yet claims them as their own ideas - Overly tries to please their tech idols 261
Hoon @hoon.bsky.social · 9hWhy do you still have meta accounts? “Keeping in touch with family” so you can lose all privacy. Doesn’t seem worth it 030
Reposted by HoonScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9hwell, including folks who never signed up, down to how you met, what you fight about and who sides with whom in your friend group. It appears to have been designed as a tool for a crushing police state. Anyone surprised? You shouldn't be. 57018
Reposted by HoonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h“.. Distressed leveraged loans … a nearly 90% jump over the past 12 months ..” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 10278113
Reposted by HoonReuters @reuters.com · 10hFICO cuts workforce by 15% in AI-driven restructuring reut.rs/4j8RgqKreut.rsFICO cuts workforce by 15% in AI-driven restructuringCredit-scoring giant Fair Isaac , better known as FICO, said on Tuesday it would cut about 15% of its workforce as it simplifies its operating structure and integrates AI into product development. 12415
Reposted by HoonElectrek @electrek.co · 10hUS gas plant plans jump 44% in just 8 months – here’s whyelectrek.coUS gas plant plans jump 44% in just 8 months – here’s whyThe US is planning a lot more gas power – and data centers are the culprit. Proposed grid-connected gas capacity has nearly tripled since early 2023, while plans for new wind power are shrinking. more… 041
Reposted by HoonThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 10hThe shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.bit.lyArmy study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fearThe shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures. 4310176
Reposted by HoonJames Queally @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social · 15hBREAKING: The biological parents of more than 20 infants born through surrogates and kept in an Arcadia mansion under strict surveillance have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse. More as it comes today. D.A. Hochman speaking at 11 a.m. www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comParents from Arcadia surrogacy mansion arrested on child abuse conspiracy chargesAuthorities said Guojon Xuan, 65, and Sylvia Zhang, 38, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit child abuse Tuesday, more than a year after police rescued 21 of their biological children fr... 2338
Reposted by HoonKeri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 11hBREAKING: Christa Pike is now awake and talking, per her attorneys: 10359108
Reposted by HoonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hTrump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country." 5102867994
Reposted by HoonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hTrump on his meeting with Gold Star families: "I invited them out to check out the new helipad, check out the new ballroom, and check out the new helicopter" 5391558342
Reposted by HoonMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12h“They explained [at the hospital] that there was unconfirmed information about a virus — one that might be even worse than coronavirus — and that it wasn’t yet clear what the virus was or how to handle it, especially given the presence of small infants … It really terrified me,” she said.apple.newsTell us the truth about Russian ‘pneumonic plague’ death, US demands — The Times and The Sunday TimesMarco Rubio has asked for transparency from the Kremlin after a laboratory worker in Siberia died following an alleged accidental exposure to the disease 68714
Reposted by HoonSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 12hThe Cook Political Report just moved the Kansas Senate race to TOSS UP. Kansas. Which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1932. 🤯 www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...cookpolitical.comA Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift LeftFour weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a... 1214540