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10K

Account age

6 yrs

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AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/samsung-expects-memory-shortage-to-worsen-through-2027-and-last-until-2028/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

6 views AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/samsung-expects-memory-shortage-to-worsen-through-2027-and-last-until-2028/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/google-nixes-its-earth-ai-feature-one-day-after-launch-amid-criticism-it-would-spread-misinformation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

4 views A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/google-nixes-its-earth-ai-feature-one-day-after-launch-amid-criticism-it-would-spread-misinformation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

New research from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School mapped out how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud — and the role investors play. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/vc-backed-startups-commit-more-fraud-and-researchers-think-they-know-why/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

4 views New research from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School mapped out how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud — and the role investors play. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/vc-backed-startups-commit-more-fraud-and-researchers-think-they-know-why/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/spacex-wont-remove-all-of-xais-unpermitted-turbines-for-another-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

4 views SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/spacex-wont-remove-all-of-xais-unpermitted-turbines-for-another-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

Engagement vs followers

Jan 2020

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pus · 6 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

85.7 / week

A very active account — posts many times a day.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

499×

Follows 20 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/samsung-expects-memory-shortage-to-worsen-through-2027-and-last-until-2028/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon ★ 6

OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/openai-reportedly-finds-evidence-that-more-of-its-agents-ran-amok/?utm_so… ★ 2

Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a "vehicle" company, and has plans to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/rivian-spinoff-also-to-start-deliver… ★ 1

India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/india-is-starting-to-pay-for-apps-not-just-download-them/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon ★ 1

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/google-nixes-its-earth-ai-feature-one-day-after-launch-amid-critici… ★ 4

The new funding brings Index's total available investing capital to $3.5 billion. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/fresh-off-its-wiz-payout-index-ventures-raises-2b-across-three-funds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon ★ 2

New research from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School mapped out how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud — and the role investors play. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/vc-backed-startups-commit-more-fraud-and… ★ 4

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled … ★ 3

Snapchat has adjusted it recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/snapchat-no-longer-rewards-ful… ★ 2

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/siri-ai-could-come-with-a-paywall-for-power-users/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=ma… ★ 3

The leading U.S. automakers are mentioning EVs on their investor calls at pre-pandemic rates, according to new data from TechCrunch and Hudson Labs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/gm-and-ford-are-talking-less-and-less-about-evs/?utm_sou… ★ 2

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/spacex-wont-remove-all-of-xais-unpermitted-turbines-for-anothe… ★ 4

🐘 Community & instance

Home server

mstdn.social

A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.

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Verified link

Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.

On Mastodon since

Jan 2020

An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2020 — 6 years ago.

👁️Averages 3 views per post.

📤Posts about 85.7× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated

58/100

Fair Credibility score

81%

Real Real audience

Low Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 81% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Low engagement (~0.0% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
Verified account.
Established account (6+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.