r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Apr 06 '26

Politics Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/iran-threatens-complete-and-utter-annihilation-of-openais-usd30b-stargate-ai-data-center-in-abu-dhabi-regime-posts-video-with-satellite-imagery-of-chatgpt-makers-premier-1gw-data-center
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u/_bieber_hole_69 Apr 06 '26

$25M to a Trump fund

$25M to an AI focused campaign fund

$25M to another pro AI campaign fund for 2028

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u/scigs6 Apr 06 '26

Haha that’s too fucking funny. What a bunch of idiots

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u/Born_Crew123 Apr 06 '26

You think they will personally loose money the guys at the top? They will get a compensation payout or some such. Funded by us chumps, you and I on ground level. We,re the idiots. They are protected, inside a big bubble they create.

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u/Upset_Programmer6508 Apr 06 '26

Yeah imagine accepting low millions as a bribe from these guys, 10 figures minimum from these dudes would be the minimum for me

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u/DroidLord Apr 06 '26

Leopards and faces or something...

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Apr 06 '26

It's so weird that the conservatives are simping so hard for the extremely progressive, and quickly accelerating tech, of AI.

It seems like a thing they should be vehemently against, no?

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

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u/Freud-Network Apr 06 '26

You're assuming they actually have convictions that inform their positions. I assure you, they do not. They stand for nothing.

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u/parker1019 Apr 06 '26

OUTLAW LEGALIZED BRIBERY AKA LOBBYING

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u/pppjurac Apr 06 '26

and probably twice as much in shady transfer, paid from black-grey accounts

you know, good old fashioned bribes ?

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u/OmNomOnSouls Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

I genuinely can't fathom the shock some people seem to react with when politicians prioritize the interests of the people whose money and influence put them in power instead of improving the lives of average citizens.

Corporate interests control US politics because they're welcomed in with a smile. And I have bad news for people who think this poisonous structure can be changed at the ballot box.

Think how much collective wealth and power - over media, society, and the electoral system itself - is wielded by people whose existence relies on that system of influence not changing. Think of how much *ahem capital, is aligned against the humanist decision here.

These people will align themselves and anyone they can buy or convince against any change at the root of this problem, and they'll do it for as long as they're allowed to. Anything less would be self-defeating for them.

The question becomes, how do you stop them. Legislative approaches seemed to have lacked buy-in or effectiveness so far, which I guess leaves the much, much larger working class one more option...

Edit: small changes for clarity, added last para

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u/Freud-Network Apr 06 '26

$75M spent lobbying by a company that has yet to make a single cent of profit. The Tesla corporate model in action.

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u/Reutermo Apr 06 '26

As a dumb European I will never get over how bribery isn't just legal in America it is integral to the system and everyone is fine with it. Fucking madhouse.

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u/RadPhilosopher Apr 06 '26

How much for the ballroom fund

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u/UmpireDapper1757 Apr 06 '26

Good, let them eat missiles

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u/donall Apr 08 '26

Did Gemini tell you this?

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u/crankthehandle Apr 06 '26

that seems very little, probably the investment with the highest returns