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Big Tech is Being Kind of Dodgy At the Moment

2026-07-12 Science & Technology
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Visit https://brilliant.org/coldfusion to try Brilliant’s tutor for free and get a 20% off an annual subscription. For the longest time, big tech was seen as the perpetual money printer but now things have changed. The AI frenzy has drained free cash flow and driven these companies to employ interesting accounting practices. Watch or listen to ColdFusion on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1YEwCKoRz8fEDqheXB6UJ1 Additional music by Loxe: https://www.instagram.com/loxetheproducer/?hl=en https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Jb1EAbXK4BpbQopoeMWKT ColdFusion Music: https://www.youtube.com/@ColdFusionmusic http://burnwater.bandcamp.com ColdFusion Socials: https://discord.gg/coldfusion https://facebook.com/ColdFusionTV https://twitter.com/ColdFusion_TV https://instagram.com/coldfusiontv Created by: Dagogo Altraide Producers: Tawsif Akkas, Dagogo Altraide

Top Comments (10)

@DallasRabot 2026-07-12

Being sponsored by an AI Tutor in this episode is wild.

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@AgressiveHouse 2026-07-12

At least, when the bubble collapses, I'll be able to buy a new SSD and add some RAM to the laptop

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@YouWillOwnNothingAndBeHappy 2026-07-12

If not corruption, why corruption shaped?

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@rumplstiltztinkerstein 2026-07-12

Sam Altman being like "oh noooooo. Guess I was wrong after all these years and the trillion dollar investment I got. Oopsies. Thanks for the money anyway!"

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@HorizonOfHope 2026-07-12

“Welcome to Cold Fusion, where we discuss how AI is destroying the planet. Big thanks to our sponsor, AI.”

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@Apoc2K 2026-07-12

There's a joke about GDP as a metric. Two economists are on a hike in the countryside, when they come across a meadow full of cows. One of them points at a dried out cow patty on the ground, and issues the other a challenge: "If you take a bite out of that cow patty, I'll give you a $100." The other economist considers the offer for a sec, concludes that he needs the money, and then bends over and takes a quick bite out of it. The one issuing the challenge is shocked, clearly not having expected to be taking up on his offer. "I don't actually have the money" he says. The other economist is understandably peeved, but is quick to come up with a solution: "Tell you what, if you eat the rest of it, we'll call it even." With a grimace the economist bends over and does just that. After they're done gagging, they both reflect on what they just did. "I can't believe we both just ate shit for nothing". The other is quick to retort. "Well, if its any consolation, we did just increase the GDP by $200".

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@rahmatjonovxudoyor9620 2026-07-12

15:10 AI-skeptic video advertising an "AI-powered" learning platform. This is just beyond me

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@teng029 2026-07-12

5:40 "artificial" and "clever accounting tricks.." I'm pretty sure we used to call that "fraud."

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@ParthaSarathylink 2026-07-12

Dodgy? I prefer the classic term Fraud

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@stoic.kaspar 2026-07-12

I love my employees, but I love my customers more. I love my customers, but I love my investors more. I love my investors, but I love my valuations more 😂

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