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    Directed, filmed, & edited by @atribecalledhiphop DaBaby pulled up to the Power 106 studios to drop bars in our 200th Justin Credible Freestyle!! Which beat did DaBaby go the hardest on? Let us know in the comments! Subscribe Now –… more ›

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  • “A Swingin’ Affair”, by Dexter Gordon

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  • These Times: Trump: the Multipolar President?

    Listen: https://ift.tt/LtpMqKT This week, Tom and Helen follow on from the previous episode by analysing Donald Trump's response to the multipolar world and its implications, especially for Europe. They dive into Trump's clear actions towards Russia, the complications with China,… more ›

  • The Gray Area with Sean Illing: Stop comparing yourself to AI

    Listen: https://ift.tt/ObwlQzW Why do we keep comparing AI to humans? Jaron Lanier — virtual reality pioneer, digital philosopher, and the author of several best-selling books on technology — thinks that we should stop. In his view, technology is only valuable… more ›

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    See how Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental uses its reasoning capabilities to create an interactive p5js demo of cosmic fish with a simple prompt. What will Gemini create if you change ‘fish’ and ‘nebulae’ to something else? Prompt: Create a beautiful,… more ›

  • Welcome to Paradise

    Paradise is a brothel in Stuttgart. It’s one of Germany’s “mega-brothels” and, like a lot of those establishments, it has a Moroccan theme. http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projects/welcome-to-paradise/index.html more ›

  • Welcome to the semantic apocalypse

    An awful personal prophecy is coming true. Way back in 2019, when AI was still a relatively niche topic, and only the primitive GPT-2 had been released, I predicted the technology would usher in a “semantic apocalypse” wherein art and… more ›

  • Hacker Laws

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