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Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts

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Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts

Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding

3 months ago

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‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism

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‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism

Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militants

3 months ago

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The government has no business in AI

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The government has no business in AI

People worry about the ways artificial intelligence will change jobs, education, creativity, and daily lives, according to polling. But they harbor skepticism about the ability of government to regulate it — and rightfully so.

3 months ago

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Degenerative AI

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Degenerative AI

Google Gemini, why are people using artificial intelligence at work when they should know by now that it’s unreliable and that they’re proving that they’re no longer worth their paycheck, because a machine will phone it in for free?

3 months ago

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Paris frozen in time in May 1970

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Paris frozen in time in May 1970

In March 1970, Paris announced an amateur photography competition C’était Paris en 1970 to create an archive of a city undergoing a proliferation of large-scale urban development projects

3 months ago

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Louis L'Amour: The Great American Wanderer

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Louis L'Amour: The Great American Wanderer

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3 months ago

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Our Best Stuff on the Democrats' Platner Problem

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Our Best Stuff on the Democrats' Platner Problem

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3 months ago

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Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah

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Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah

Plan backed by Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary had footprint reduced but concerns remain over its health impacts

3 months ago

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‘People are still isolated and obsessive’: De Niro, Scorsese, Foster and Schrader reunite for Taxi Driver at 50

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‘People are still isolated and obsessive’: De Niro, Scorsese, Foster and Schrader reunite for Taxi Driver at 50

The director, screenwriter and stars of the 1976 classic film spoke about its making and parallels to the internet age at New York’s Tribeca film festival

3 months ago

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The Philosophy of the Out-of-Office Email

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The Philosophy of the Out-of-Office Email

These messages can be a rote obligation or an opportunity to make a grand statement about work and life.

3 months ago

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Bitcoin is cratering, but a new Wall Street crypto hype is on the rise

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Bitcoin is cratering, but a new Wall Street crypto hype is on the rise

As bitcoin dropped to its lowest price since 2024, investors flock to a new type of crypto investment linked to the hyperliquid platforms, HYPE ETFs.

3 months ago

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‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters

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‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters

Kristen Gonzalez, a state senator who authored the bill, said moratorium would target ‘hyperscale’ datacenters over 20MW

3 months ago

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