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A practical framework to test whether AI is building value – or inflating it. https://www.exponentialview.co/p/is-ai-a-bubble?utm_medium=email more ›
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OpenAI and Apollo Research tried to stop models from lying – and discovered something else altogether. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-models-know-when-theyre-being-tested-and-change-their-behavior-research-shows/?ref=platformer.news more ›
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Step into the smoke-filled alleys of 1960s Memphis, where every streetlight flickers over rain-slick pavement and danger waits in the shadows. Many Men reimagines 50 Cent’s legendary track as a raw, soulful noir ballad—heavy with brass, dusty drums, and a… more ›
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South African wine is having its moment in the spotlight, with critics from Wine Spectator to Jancis Robinson praising the country’s “New Wave” producers for creating wines that rival anything from Burgundy or Barolo. The narrative is compelling: exceptional terroir, innovative… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/cqyYXWu Born to an enslaved mother in the British Caribbean in the tumultuous, brutal world of the late 18th century, Henry Christoph's role in the Haitian Revolution saw him rise to prominence – and was just one chapter in… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/WONSLIA Many skilled professionals working within creative fields are unhappy about how AI is impacting their industry. They want to protect their work and the creative process from artificial intelligence because of fears over things like job protection, devaluation… more ›
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Organised by new non-profit RendezVous, the event brought together Brussels’s wealth of commercial galleries, institutions and artist-run spaces https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/17/inaugural-brussels-art-week-stakes-a-claim-for-the-citys-scene more ›
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While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris. All despite the fact that blazes in Africa cause far greater damage https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/fires-europe-wildfires-africa-trump-b2817770.html more ›