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  • Signal’s President Says You Have Plenty to Hide | The Futurology Podcast

    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 ›

  • Naomi Klein: AI is a fascist idea

    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 ›

  • FLORA x Base Design

    How Base Design uses FLORA Techniques to mock up brand concepts at high fidelity, explore ideas in every direction, and rethink what studios hand to clients. — more ›

  • Sting – It’s Probably Me (feat. Eric Clapton) (Original Promo)

    If you enjoy this clip and would like to see thousands more just like it, check out our regular “live stream” Retro Music “VideoDJ” channel on Twitch TV… https://ift.tt/OKaqDiz To access simply visit the site, register for a free account,… more ›

  • Futurology: You Have Plenty to Hide From AI (with Meredith Whittaker and Nils Gilman)

    Listen: https://ift.tt/LiYo15B 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… more ›

  • The Suitcase of Language • EQUATOR

    How Russia’s new generation of political exiles is redefining what it means to lose a homeland https://www.equator.org/articles/the-suitcase-of-language-stepanova more ›

  • In Evil Hour • EQUATOR

    A leading Colombian climate activist on the right-wing resurgence and the fate of Gustavo Petro’s green reforms https://www.equator.org/articles/in-evil-hour-muhamad?utm_source=brevo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Equator+newsletter+34+-+270626+NEW more ›

  • Safety shipping review

    https://commercial.allianz.com/news-and-insights/news/safety-shipping-review-2026.html?utm_source=semafor more ›

  • Throughline: From Hormuz to Suez: the chokepoints of global power

    Listen: https://ift.tt/FksnV1I Oil may dominate the headlines about the Middle East, but the real power often flows through water. Three narrow passages – the Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz, and Bab el-Mandeb – shape how the world moves. In… more ›

  • The Manhoff Archives – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

    Stalin’s Soviet Union comes to life in full color with the discovery of a long-hidden collection of images. https://www.rferl.org/a/the-manhoff-archive/28359558.html more ›