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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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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 ›
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On par with a wonder of the modern world, the pressure on Grand Theft Auto VI to deliver the holy grail of gaming is enormous – we talk to Rockstar’s epic team of creative talents to uncover its secrets https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/70859/1/gta-6-grand-theft-auto-vi-rockstar-exclusive-deep-dive-game-unparalleled-world more ›
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As Ug artists become some of the biggest names around and labels increasingly haunt Reddit forums in search of new markets, we investigate how the digital age has transformed one of music’s oldest debates: the underground vs the mainstream https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/70766/1/what-does-it-mean-to-be-underground-uk-ug-esdeekid-fake-mink more ›
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In extensive interviews, the leaders of the company that ushered in the AI boom lay out their vision for its future. https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/openai-sam-altman-interview/ more ›
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OpenAI shares findings from the Hugging Face security incident and the steps we’re taking to strengthen AI model security, monitoring, and alignment. https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-incident-and-the-road-ahead/ more ›
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There are more than two million robots working in China’s factories – and they are scaling up fast. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62m4zn1q6mo more ›
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Saudi Arabia’s futuristic megaproject Neom has come to a standstill, as the extraordinary costs of the planned city have collided with financial reality. After sinking more than $50 billion into Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s dreams of a sci-fi… more ›
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Sam Altman has spent his career at the intersection of startups, investing and artificial intelligence. He says he was fascinated by AI as a child in St. Louis, studied it in college and eventually helped start OpenAI in 2015 after… more ›