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  • Without the night shift, there is no morning.

    Late Thursday night, we canvassed the taxi line at LaGuardia — and caught up with some old friends from @NYTWA Help us in the home stretch: https://ift.tt/0PHZ7jc Fid your pollsite: https://ift.tt/OmL9vji — more ›

  • Blaise Agüera y Arcas | What is Intelligence? | Long Now Talks

    Blaise Agüera y Arcas’s Long Now Talk took us on a journey through What is Intelligence?, his groundbreaking new work connecting the evolutionary dots between life, computation, and symbiogenesis. He explores how, in our symbiotic world, things combine to make… more ›

  • Long Now: Blaise Agüera y Arcas: What is Intelligence?

    Listen: https://ift.tt/3ihYGTE Blaise Agüera y Arcas’s talk took us on a journey through What is Intelligence?, his groundbreaking new work connecting the evolutionary dots between life, computation, and symbiogenesis. He explores how, in our symbiotic world, things combine to make… more ›

  • Media, money & the rise of Zohran Mamdani | The Listening Post

    In this special episode of The Listening Post, we examine the rise of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. A democratic socialist and outspoken critic of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Mamdani has faced a barrage of hostility from US… more ›

  • Pluribus — Official Trailer | Apple TV

    We hope you enjoy the trailer, Carol. Pluribus premieres November 7 on Apple TV https://apple.co/_Pluribus Subscribe to Apple TV’s YouTube channel: https://apple.co/AppleTVYouTube Follow Apple TV: Instagram: https://ift.tt/PR1byX0 TikTok: https://ift.tt/cPE1UWl Facebook: https://ift.tt/XU1JBYf X: https://X.com/AppleTV Giphy: https://ift.tt/5QcUbvK More from Apple TV: https://apple.co/32qgOEJ… more ›

  • The AI rollout is here – and it’s messy | FT Working It

    Businesses are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI for the workplace. But getting employees to use the tools to their full potential is a huge task. How will companies make sure they see a return on investment? #AI… more ›

  • ROSALÍA – Berghain (Official Video) feat. Björk & Yves Tumor

    Official video for “Berghain” by Rosalía feat. Björk & Yves Tumor Listen & Download https://ift.tt/thSjMR3 ‘LUX’ Out Nov 7 https://ift.tt/u8fHQDb LYRICS: (Alemán) Seine Angst ist meine Angst Seine Wut ist meine Wut Seine Liebe ist meine Liebe Sein Blut ist… more ›

  • Shayne Coplan, Generation Z’s first major billionaire | Economy and Business | EL PAÍS English

    Polymarket, the platform founded by the young New York entrepreneur, has just been valued at $8 billion https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-11-01/shayne-coplan-generation-zs-first-major-billionaire.html more ›

  • The Great Reckoning – The Ideas Letter

    The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about progress and power no longer map cleanly onto the terrain… more ›

  • Opinion | The West Is Lost

    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 ›