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How AI Tokens Challenge Broadband Economics
The parallel evolution of two foundational commodities in a new economic layer.
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The former majority owner of TikTok has quietly continued to court filmmakers, independent artists and executives who are eager to learn more about the AI video generation model called Seedance. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-03/bytedances-tiktok-took-over-social-media-now-its-video-ai-is-taking-over-hollywood more ›
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Support our work: https://ift.tt/82ErC0A As part of our July Fourth special broadcast, we continue our extended interview with Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI. The book documents the rise of OpenAI and… more ›
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This week, Trevor and Eugene are joined by China expert Alice Han to unpack why so much of what the West believes about China misses the mark. They break down China’s “Four Ds”: debt, lagging demand, an aging demography, and… more ›
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Make in China factory processing views #machine #factory #process #stamping #forming #manufacturer #producer #technology #industrial #machine #factory #process #technology — more ›
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From writer-director Bassam Tariq, YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER, starring Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali, in select theaters September 25, everywhere October. Follow @OrionPictures on social: Instagram: instagram.com/orionpictures TikTok: tiktok.com/@orion X: x.com/OrionPictures Facebook: facebook.com/OrionPictures About Amazon MGM Studios: Amazon… more ›
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Of course you’ve missed some great stuff since 1985! A lot of you weren’t even born then! Not only has the advent of digital releases made more https://www.spinmagazine.com/2025/12/the-40-best-albums-from-the-last-40-years-that-you-probably-didnt-hear-but-shouldve/ more ›
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The file-sharing app launched 25 years ago and unleashed a wave of piracy that would shake Hollywood to its core. https://www.theverge.com/tech/959848/bittorrent-story-25-years-piracy more ›
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Today’s tech industry can’t survive without mass surveillance. The US government, foreign powers, and ad brokers can buy a nuanced picture of you on the open market for pennies on the dollar. What kept this data from becoming a weapon… more ›
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The fossil fuel industry is obsessed with AI. Chatbots and other genAI tools use so much energy that it’s reversing decades of climate progress, turning to fossil fuels to keep up with its (shareholder-driven) demand. In this excerpt from our… more ›