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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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‘King of the Tenors’ is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in 1953 for the Norgran label and originally released as ‘The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster’. The album was re-issued in 1956 on Verve… more ›
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The new CEO speaks with TIME about his 25-year career at the company and the anticipated launch of the iPhone Duo, the cover of TIME‘s 2026 Best Inventions. https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/apple-iphone-duo/ more ›
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A working hypothesis about neurons, generalization, and the ecology of circuits. https://already-clean.goodfire.com/ more ›
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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 ›