🌶️ Hot Fudge Sunday for 2025-09-14

Last Week

I migrated from Mastodon and decided on GoToSocial. It was pretty smooth but it is still early days for the Fediverse. Also, Jason Pullo at ESP, a NexusTek company shared insights on the top cybersecurity challenges in Hospitality.

Top Cybersecurity Challenges in Hospitality (Hint: Guests Aren’t the Only Ones Checking In)

Top Cybersecurity Challenges in Hospitality (Hint: Guests Aren’t the Only Ones Checking In)

Cybersecurity threats are rising in the hospitality industry, from Wi-Fi risks and legacy systems to third-party vendors and smart tech. Discover the top challenges facing hotels, resorts, and marinas—and how ESP, a NexusTek company, helps secure the guest experience.

This Week

Work travel this week!

📈 Markets Monday for 2025-09-08

And my screener gets a bit closer…

SymbolCompany Name% Change
ALABAstera Labs Inc+11.52%
APPApplovin Corp+10.38%
ESTCElastic NV+6.06%
LYFTLYFT Inc+5.93%
RBRKRubrik Inc+4.89%
CRDOCredo Technology Group Holding Ltd+4.55%
GTLBGitlab Inc+4.51%

Yahoo Screener

🔥 Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-09-09

💰 + 🤖 Funding for AI-anything companies continues.

🤪 Wacky Wednesday for 2025-09-10

Sometimes the videos are not wacky or whimsical but they are… just… wonderful.

🔙 Throwback Thursday for 2025-09-11

Today means many different things for many different people.

A post on governing by AI vs. governing of AI, caught my eye.

Albania appoints an AI bot named Diella as the minister for managing and awarding all public procurement tenders, to combat corruption around such contracts

Albania appoints an AI bot named Diella as the minister for managing and awarding all public procurement tenders, to combat corruption around such contracts

From Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.

Notable headlines in recent years are interesting to consider.

2024

A UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI, including establishing a panel to provide impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI

A UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI, including establishing a panel to provide impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI

By Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.

2023

A US GAO review of nearly 24 agencies' AI usage catalogs 200+ current applications and 500+ planned uses of AI and ML, despite the lack of government guidance

A US GAO review of nearly 24 agencies' AI usage catalogs 200+ current applications and 500+ planned uses of AI and ML, despite the lack of government guidance

From CNN. View the full context on Techmeme.

2022

The White House's new AI Bill of Rights, which would let users opt out of algorithmic decision-making, is nonbinding and so will have little impact on companies

The White House's new AI Bill of Rights, which would let users opt out of algorithmic decision-making, is nonbinding and so will have little impact on companies

By Khari Johnson / Wired. View the full context on Techmeme.

2021

GAO: 19 of 24 US government agencies surveyed use facial recognition in some capacity; DoD and DHS both have in-house systems, while 4 had used Clearview AI

GAO: 19 of 24 US government agencies surveyed use facial recognition in some capacity; DoD and DHS both have in-house systems, while 4 had used Clearview AI

By Russell Brandom / The Verge. View the full context on Techmeme.

✅ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-09-12

I think the biggest story this week was Oracle’s $300B win.

Sources: OpenAI signs a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power over roughly five years, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, starting in 2027

Sources: OpenAI signs a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power over roughly five years, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, starting in 2027

By Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.

That’s a lot of power. Twinkie for scale.

🔮 Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-09-13

One article squeaked into Friday news coverage that caught my eye.

I guess we’ll just have to wait a little while longer before we can embrace our new robot overlords.

Despite hype and optimistic projections, the humanoid robot industry faces hurdles like battery life, reliability, safety, and low demand for large deployments

Despite hype and optimistic projections, the humanoid robot industry faces hurdles like battery life, reliability, safety, and low demand for large deployments

By Evan Ackerman / IEEE Spectrum. View the full context on Techmeme.

#OpenToWork Weekly

I participated in a #NeverSearchAlone #JSC after rebooting Cuthrell Consulting and joining NexusTek.

I added those #OpenToWork from my LinkedIn network to this newsletter. Over time, we’ve grown an Alumni 🎉 section for those that transitioned to their next career adventure.

Alumni 🎉

Those in my network that are #OpenToWork:

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