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Germany's chancellor just admitted nuclear abandonment was a catastrophic mistake—then declared it irreversible anyway, a pattern of political cowardice that's killing factories and costing lives while fossil fuels fill the gap. Meanwhile, AI is rewriting what's possible: GPT-5.4 just solved a math problem its creator spent 20 years designing to be unsolvable, New York is moving to ban the AI that outscores doctors at diagnosis, and a retinal chip is restoring sight to the blind. The future is arriving faster than regulators and politicians can sabotage it.

Techno-Optimism Tech

Merz Called It a Mistake. Then He Called It Irreversible.

March 16, 2026 · 6 min read

Germany's nuclear phase-out is costing factories, workers, and the climate. The man who said it was wrong now says nothing can be done.

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Tech & Startup Regulation Tech

New York Wants to Ban the AI That Outscores Doctors

March 14, 2026 · 7 min read

S7263 would ban AI from answering medical and legal questions, protecting billable hours while the people who can't afford doctors lose their only option.

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Techno-Optimism Tech

GPT-5.4 Cracked a 20-Year Math Problem

March 14, 2026 · 6 min read

A Polish mathematician spent two decades building a research-level problem no AI could touch. Run 11 proved him wrong.

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Techno-Optimism Tech

Karpathy Just Turned One GPU Into a Research Lab

March 08, 2026 · 7 min read

The human writes a Markdown file. The AI runs 100 experiments overnight. The bottleneck isn't compute, it's your program.md.

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Media & Narrative Techno-Optimism

Trae Stephens Wants to Buy Wired. He's Right.

March 03, 2026 · 6 min read

A 2011 article about male birth control became a Founders Fund investment. That's what great journalism does. Wired forgot.

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Tech & Startup Regulation Techno-Optimism

Anthropic's War on Its Own Power Users

February 25, 2026 · 4 min read

Paying $200/month and getting banned for using what you paid for isn't "abuse." It's a business model failure.

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Transit & Safety Tech

Waymo Is 10x Safer. DC Candidate Says No.

February 25, 2026 · 5 min read

DC had 52 traffic deaths last year. Waymo cuts pedestrian injuries by 92%. A mayoral candidate says the city "isn't ready."

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Federal Politicians Asset Seizure Taxes

Bernie Sanders Can't Explain American Innovation

February 21, 2026 · 3 min read

Asked point-blank why the US dominates tech while Europe stagnates, the Senator pivoted to healthcare and homelessness. The honest answer would destroy his worldview.

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