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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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A group of 15 Latin Americans has arrived in the Central African nation, which for the first time is receiving migrants from third countries sent by the Trump Administration https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-21/colombians-stranded-in-congo-after-being-expelled-from-the-us-i-never-thought-i-would-get-to-know-africa-under-these-circumstances.html&sma=elpaisenglishedition_2026.04.23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=elpaisenglishedition_2026.04.23#/sign-in?event_log=oklogin&o=cerreg&prod=REG more ›
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The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious. The Associated Press has found that the predictive intelligence program has resulted in people… more ›
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Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/west-europe-america-lost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.fmj5.leL4plCy7p0w&smid=url-share more ›
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Italy hailed a drop in irregular arrivals last year as proof its migration policies are working. One boat’s journey shows the dangers of the crackdown. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/stranded-sea-decade-after-eus-migrant-crisis-hundreds-still-dying-mediterranean-2025-08-19/ more ›
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As Chinese immigration to California accelerated across the 19th century, the hairstyle known as the queue — a long, braided pony tail — became the subject of white Americans’ fascination, disgust, and legal regulation. Sarah Gold McBride explores why hair… more ›
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An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and confidential audit reports obtained by Bloomberg News and investigative newsroom Lighthouse… more ›
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They are being launched from new sites and in new ways – out of reach of French police. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd1l6p8vw9o more ›
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Hollywood knows AI is a profound technology, bound to be transformative, and also bound to replace humans. But the players are having an incredibly hard time being honest about it with one another. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/ai-the-elephant-in-the-room-hollywood-cant-stop-talking-about more ›
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India’s informal e-waste recycling economy turns millions of discarded electronics into profit while exposing workers to hazardous conditions. https://restofworld.org/2025/india-e-waste-recycling-electronics/ more ›