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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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Listen: https://ift.tt/K6yRNQH As Chancellor Merz prepares to point the finger at Moscow for hybrid attacks in Leipzig, how has Germany’s foreign policy changed over the last few years? Plus: When does Japanese etiquette go too far? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/OYMXq4U Scientists stripped a cell down to its most essential genes in order to find out what makes life…alive. What they found was more bizarre than they could have imagined. This is the first episode of our new three-part… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/bK6uN84 Have you seen the headlines about SpudCell? It's the newest breakthrough in synthetic biology, a synthetic cell with some interesting properties, including cell division. Is it alive? What can we learn from it? Let's go over some basic… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/RraOXgJ What does it mean to be alive? Our origins are the horizon of our understanding, and as with the physical horizon, our approach brings us no closer. The more we learn, the more mysterious it all becomes. What… more ›
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Facing rising US tariffs, Chinese firms are pivoting to the Global South, boosting trade and investment in the region. This shift signals a growing South–South trade dynamic with China at its center. https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/special-reports/china-inc-heads-to-global-south-in-the-age-of-tariffs?utm_source=semafor more ›
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A complete reference to the tools and full skill definitions available in this Codex Work session. https://codex-tool-reference.simonw.chatgpt.site/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#tools more ›
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One of the largest and most authoritative collections of online journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gch2.70146?utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack more ›
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Today’s guest is Paul Kedrosky, a fellow at the MIT Institute for the Digital Economy, partner at SK Ventures and former sell-side analyst. In today’s episode, Paul Kedrosky explains why AI sits at the intersection of every force behind the… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/W4PJqfk Cobalt mining is one of the world's most dangerous jobs. And it's also one of the most essential: cobalt is what powers the batteries in your smartphone, your laptop, the electric car you felt good about buying. More… more ›