Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (What other similarities will follow?)

https://www.bespacific.com/the-us-used-to-be-a-haven-for-research-now-scientists-are-packing-their-bags/

The US used to be a haven for research. Now, scientists are packing their bags.

Christian Science Monitor – “…As government funding for scientific research dries up, and as President Donald Trump wages pointed attacks against some of the nation’s top universities, more academics are looking to Europe and Asia as safe havens.  A recent survey of U.S. college faculty by the journal Nature found that 75% were looking for work outside the country. Some are doing so to protect their research, while others are trying to safeguard their individual freedoms. The result is a reverse brain drain that has not been seen since European scientists sought refuge on U.S. shores before and during World War II. For the researchers who have chosen to leave, it is bittersweet – and professionally risky. But they say the future of science depends on it. “A lot of us scholars value our independence,” says Isaac Kamola, director of the American Association of University Professors’ Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom. “We value the ability to research, write and teach what we want, and do what we think is in the best interest of … our disciplines. “So, when somebody comes and tells us, ‘No, you can’t say these words, you can’t teach this book … this class … it’s basically like saying to a doctor, ‘You’ve trained for years to become a doctor, but we’re not going to let you see patients. You’ll have to do office work,” says Dr. Kamola, who is also an assistant professor at Trinity College in Connecticut…”

Another “Great” idea or perhaps a “Grate” idea…

https://stratechery.com/2025/u-s-intel/

U.S. Intel

… The beauty of being in the rather lonely position of supporting the U.S. government taking an equity stake in Intel is that I don’t have to steelman the case about it being a bad idea. Scott Lincicome, for example, had a good Twitter thread and Washington Post column explaining why this is a terrible idea; this is the opening of the latter:

President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that the U.S. government will take a 10 percent stake in long-struggling Intel marks a dangerous turn in American industrial policy. Decades of market-oriented principles have been abandoned in favor of unprecedented government ownership of private enterprise. Sold as a pragmatic and fiscally responsible way to shore up national security, the $8.9 billion equity investment marks a troubling departure from the economic policies that made America prosperous and the world’s undisputed technological leader.

(Related)

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/25/intel-trump-deal-risks-stock.html

Intel says Trump deal has risks for shareholders, international sales

Intel on Monday warned of “adverse reactions” from investors, employees and others to the Trump administration taking a 10% stake in the company, in a filing citing risks involved with the deal.

A key concern area is international sales, with 76% of Intel’s revenue in its last fiscal year coming from outside the U.S., according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Perspective.

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/where-ai-tools-source-responses-reddit-infographic/758586/

Where AI Gets its Facts [Infographic]

As more and more people turn to AI chatbots to get answers to their queries (whether they specifically set out to or not), it’s worth taking note of where those AI answers are coming from, and which platforms are the most sourced by AI responses.

And according to this study, based on research conducted by SEMRush, Reddit is the top source for AI answers, by a big margin, beating out Wikipedia and YouTube by significant margins.

… Check out the visualization from Visual Capitalist below.