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Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The interceptors aren't working against the hypersonic missiles. Besides, the goal isn't annihilation, it's deterrence. Threatening the data centers creates domestic pressure on the government. Trump cares about the market more than anything else. Blowing up the AI bubble will be catastrophic

[–] iByteABit@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago

I love how the "theocratic regime" is proving that they have a much better understanding of the material forces keeping the empire together, than most people in the empire itself