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Woody Allen, a Florida mansion rulebook and a Paris ‘wife hunt’: stories you may have missed from the Epstein files
Woody Allen, a Florida mansion rulebook and a Paris ‘wife hunt’: stories you may have missed from the Epstein files
The huge batch of newly released files provides extraordinary detail on the extent of the disgraced financier’s network
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Woody Allen, a Florida mansion rulebook and a Paris ‘wife hunt’: stories you may have missed from the Epstein files
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From Regensburg to Modica, these autumn getaways offer culture, cuisine — and none of the crowds on.ft.com/3WObcTf
Swap Paris and Rome for one of these alternative autumn city breaks
From Regensburg to Modica, these autumn getaways offer culture, cuisine — and none of the crowds
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
From Regensburg to Modica, these autumn getaways offer culture, cuisine — and none of the crowds on.ft.com/3WObcTf
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Another Noema piece — same act, new costume. A “magazine of ideas” that’s really a mouthpiece for its owner’s investments in AI and synthetic biology. Ethics as décor, propaganda as prose, and a tax break on top. A fraud wrapped in philosophy.
We are starting to witness tantalizing glimpses of the net good that can be achieved via genetic editing. How far will we allow it to go?
Aryn Baker explores.
#geneediting #crispr
Aryn Baker explores.
#geneediting #crispr
Editing Nature To Fix Our Failures | NOEMA
Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?
www.noemamag.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Another Noema piece — same act, new costume. A “magazine of ideas” that’s really a mouthpiece for its owner’s investments in AI and synthetic biology. Ethics as décor, propaganda as prose, and a tax break on top. A fraud wrapped in philosophy.
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Bratton’s “European AI” piece reads like a libertarian-accelerationist remix of the Techno-Optimist Manifesto: deregulation as courage, critique as weakness, elite control as realism. It’s Peter Thiel politics in philosophical drag.
October 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Bratton’s “European AI” piece reads like a libertarian-accelerationist remix of the Techno-Optimist Manifesto: deregulation as courage, critique as weakness, elite control as realism. It’s Peter Thiel politics in philosophical drag.
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If Noema Magazine promotes tech fantasies without ethical considerations, we risk a future where innovation overshadows the well-being of our children. Balance is crucial. #futurism
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It’s official: Noema Magazine is no philanthropic project. It’s a mouthpiece for tech fantasies at the expense of children’s future. Check the replies below for my critique & a list of the nonsense.
It’s official: Noema Magazine is no philanthropic project. It’s a mouthpiece for tech fantasies at the expense of children’s future. Check the replies below for my critique & a list of the nonsense.
“As the dismal trends in American test scores make clear, our current approach is no longer serving students’ needs.”
—Greg Easley
#ai #education #school #teachers
—Greg Easley
#ai #education #school #teachers
September 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If Noema Magazine promotes tech fantasies without ethical considerations, we risk a future where innovation overshadows the well-being of our children. Balance is crucial. #futurism
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Fabrizio in short:
• Elitist technocracy
• Facade of neutrality
• Overconfidence in institutions
• Blind to social consequences
• Weak empirical grounding
Selling a “Tech Mouthpiece Institute”,
Getting tax breaks to pushes elite agendas dressed up as ideas.
• Elitist technocracy
• Facade of neutrality
• Overconfidence in institutions
• Blind to social consequences
• Weak empirical grounding
Selling a “Tech Mouthpiece Institute”,
Getting tax breaks to pushes elite agendas dressed up as ideas.
September 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fabrizio in short:
• Elitist technocracy
• Facade of neutrality
• Overconfidence in institutions
• Blind to social consequences
• Weak empirical grounding
Selling a “Tech Mouthpiece Institute”,
Getting tax breaks to pushes elite agendas dressed up as ideas.
• Elitist technocracy
• Facade of neutrality
• Overconfidence in institutions
• Blind to social consequences
• Weak empirical grounding
Selling a “Tech Mouthpiece Institute”,
Getting tax breaks to pushes elite agendas dressed up as ideas.
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Think the food in the back of your refrigerator is old? These brave souls collect—and eat—military rations from as far back as the Civil War.
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mC4MBg
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mC4MBg
September 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Think the food in the back of your refrigerator is old? These brave souls collect—and eat—military rations from as far back as the Civil War.
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mC4MBg
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mC4MBg
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"Leadership is not about clinging to the old playbook. It’s about recognizing when the playbook needs to change."
At @nydailynews.com, retired lieutenant commander Shamsul Haque, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, endorses our campaign for Mayor.
At @nydailynews.com, retired lieutenant commander Shamsul Haque, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, endorses our campaign for Mayor.
Why this cop backs Zohran Mamdani
New York City is at a crossroads. For years, we’ve endured recycled leadership and outdated approaches to public safety. We face real challenges — rising costs of living, homelessness, mental healt…
www.nydailynews.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Leadership is not about clinging to the old playbook. It’s about recognizing when the playbook needs to change."
At @nydailynews.com, retired lieutenant commander Shamsul Haque, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, endorses our campaign for Mayor.
At @nydailynews.com, retired lieutenant commander Shamsul Haque, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, endorses our campaign for Mayor.
As usual.
September 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As usual.
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More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors and industry professionals, including prominent Hollywood figures, like Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay and Tilda Swinton, have signed a pledge not to work with certain Israeli film institutions.
Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions
In an open letter, Javier Bardem, Olivia Colman and other stars pledged not to work with Israeli film companies that, in their view, “are implicated in genocide.”
nyti.ms
September 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors and industry professionals, including prominent Hollywood figures, like Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay and Tilda Swinton, have signed a pledge not to work with certain Israeli film institutions.
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Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester
Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester
Artist’s latest work at Royal Courts of Justice in London is thought to refer to pro-Palestine demonstrations
A painting by Banksy of a judge using a gavel to beat a helpless protester appeared on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice before quickly being covered up by guards.
Banksy confirmed the artwork was his by posting a picture of it on Instagram on Monday morning. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned Europe must be ready to chart its own course independently of the United States.
Germany’s Merz warns against ‘false nostalgia’ for relationship with US
The chancellor’s comments show European leaders are girding for a future in which the transatlantic alliance is no longer the bedrock on which the continent’s defense and economy stand.
www.politico.eu
September 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned Europe must be ready to chart its own course independently of the United States.
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Israel’s supreme court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food
Israel’s supreme court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food
Justices rule state is legally obliged to ensure ‘basic level of existence’ and orders authorities to improve nutrition
Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.
Sunday’s decision was a rare case in which the country’s highest court ruled against the government’s conduct during the nearly two-year war. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Israel’s supreme court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food
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This year’s Burning Man reached a fever pitch before a Russian man was found in a pool of his own blood. Authorities said his death is being treated as a homicide.
A Mysterious Death Casts a Shadow Over Burning Man
A Russian man was found in a pool of his own blood at this year’s desert arts and music festival.
on.wsj.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This year’s Burning Man reached a fever pitch before a Russian man was found in a pool of his own blood. Authorities said his death is being treated as a homicide.
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If you deny Israel is committing genocide, you are as much in denial of reality as a climate denier.
You are, however, far more depraved.
You are, however, far more depraved.
September 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
If you deny Israel is committing genocide, you are as much in denial of reality as a climate denier.
You are, however, far more depraved.
You are, however, far more depraved.
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
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NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
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Unfortunately, they have not created an AI model that can replace your dignity
September 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Unfortunately, they have not created an AI model that can replace your dignity
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One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer? | Simon Tisdall
One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer? | Simon Tisdall
As the US president’s state visit looms, he’s leaving a trail of broken promises across the globe. Britain can’t afford to look like a lackey state, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer? | Simon Tisdall
Got blocked by @nilsgilman.bsky.social for exposing his book “ Children of a Modest Star” for what it is 👇
July 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Got blocked by @nilsgilman.bsky.social for exposing his book “ Children of a Modest Star” for what it is 👇
Delusional sucker!!! Mentally sick! He should know not everybody is self-centered like him and he should hang out more with people, and less with machines!
"If that all happens, then it should be an era of maximum human flourishing, where we travel to the stars and colonize the galaxy. I think that will begin to happen in 2030." www.wired.com/story/google...
Or not.
Or not.
Google DeepMind’s CEO Thinks AI Will Make Humans Less Selfish
Demis Hassabis says that systems as smart as humans are almost here, and we’ll need to radically change how we think and behave.
www.wired.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Delusional sucker!!! Mentally sick! He should know not everybody is self-centered like him and he should hang out more with people, and less with machines!
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The Trump-Musk feud has rattled Tesla and Washington. What's at stake? Bloomberg journalists answer your questions bloom.bg/45Lc3tr
June 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Trump-Musk feud has rattled Tesla and Washington. What's at stake? Bloomberg journalists answer your questions bloom.bg/45Lc3tr
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Emulsifiers, used to improve the texture of food, are in all sorts of products. But there is growing concern about the potential health risks from eating them.
Emulsifiers Make Food More Appealing. Do They Also Make You Sick?
Emerging research suggests there might be a link between the texture-tweaking agents and all sorts of health risks.
www.wsj.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Emulsifiers, used to improve the texture of food, are in all sorts of products. But there is growing concern about the potential health risks from eating them.
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Trump’s North American Tariffs: Myth Vs. Fact
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March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump’s North American Tariffs: Myth Vs. Fact
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