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  • Mali

    For more than a decade, Mali has been engaged in multiple armed conflicts against non-State armed groups operating on its territory. As in other Sahelian countries, the roots of the armed conflicts… https://warwatch.ch/situations/non-international-armed-conflicts-in-mali/violations/ more ›

  • The Debrief | Why Some Retailers Are Ignoring the Internet

    As the global luxury e-commerce engine stalls, BoF correspondent Austin Kim discusses his look at independent boutiques finding that the right strategic move is to stay offline. https://www.businessoffashion.com/podcasts/retail/the-debrief-why-some-retailers-are-ignoring-the-internet/?utm_source=newsletter_daily_digest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily_Digest_300426&cid=587aba24-4127-469f-8d2d-6bf7a31b470b&did=69f2e1f0e9132076904b78e46cd9ddbb&uid=1643119&utm_content=intro more ›

  • How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine

    Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its “Young Correspondents” program, Russia is training teenagers in occupied Ukraine to promote the invasion and wage information war on Moscow’s behalf. https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/how-russia-recruits-teenagers-in-occupied-ukraine-for-a-pro-moscow-propaganda-machine?utm_source=OCCRP&utm_campaign=27cef2043f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_30_08_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bcc1d53473-27cef2043f-712272188 more ›

  • Democratic Governance of AI Is the Real Solution

    The potential for serious negative effects from the AI boom demands robust deliberation and real democratic governance. Data center moratoria won’t get us there. https://jacobin.com/2026/04/ai-data-center-moratorium-democracy more ›

  • Introducing talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930

    https://talkie-lm.com/introducing-talkie more ›

  • Boomerang

    Empires have a way of seeding their own destruction. more ›

  • This Moroccan City Is UNESCO’s World Book Capital of 2026

    We couldn’t be happier it’s getting some time in the spotlight. https://www.cntraveler.com/story/this-moroccan-city-is-unescos-world-book-capital-of-2026?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=cnt&utm_mailing=CNT_Daily_042826&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=6308580878f3f62439092df7&cndid=70680580&hasha=1f133878b462d1555feb56cb37f5d96b&hashb=60b2ed9a378313ce403ddcce307a0f47e27c83aa&hashc=e135e2c06fd7cd23bbbc2dcf872696857afc164383078a23e7d39a117b1ffa10&utm_term=CNT_Daily more ›

  • Inanimate Lab Notes: Don’t Call It Hardware

    INs & OUTs | New Wave Hardware | New Radicals | Caterina Barbieri | Lighthouses https://news.inanimate.tech/p/lab-notes-don-t-call-it-hardware more ›

  • The Agentic Web and Original Sin – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

    Microsoft is putting forth compelling proposals for the Open Agentic Web. However, the proposal needs digital payments, which will be key to creating a new content marketplace for AI. https://stratechery.com/2025/the-agentic-web-and-original-sin/ more ›

  • The world’s most complex machine – Works in Progress Magazine

    The world’s most complex machine https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-worlds-most-complex-machine/ more ›