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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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From near-empty dancefloors to sold-out nights at Lisbon’s biggest club, the imprint has spent 15 years championing Afro-Portuguese beats, reshaping the city’s musical identity in the process https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/19/principe-record-label-lisbon-anniversary more ›
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The parallel evolution of two foundational commodities in a new economic layer. more ›
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Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra (April 22, 1968) Thad Jones (cornet); Snooky Young, Richard Williams, Randy Brecker, Danny Moore (trumpets); Garnett Brown, Benny Powell, Jimmy Knepper, Bob Brookmeyer (trombones); Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson (alto and soprano saxophones); Seldon Powell,… more ›
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Under a national AI push from Beijing, local governments across China are turning coworking space and data centers into AI incubators. https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-one-person-companies-incentives/ more ›
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Stream and purchase ‘On The Go’ here: https://ift.tt/ZI80ORT ↓TRACKLIST↓ Music for a Dancing Mind (Special Edition) : 00:00 Song for Charlie (Special Edition) : 08:55 The End of Dukkha (Special Edition) : 16:01 Samatha (Special Edition) : 22:47 The Journey… more ›
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Tempo, incubated by Stripe and the venture firm Paradigm, raised $500 million at a $5 billion valuation in 2025. https://fortune.com/2026/03/18/stripe-tempo-paradigm-mpp-ai-payments-protocol/ more ›
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Acclaimed journalist and ‘Empire of AI’ author Karen Hao sat down with award-winning writer Naomi Klein for a conversation on the precarious AI moment we find ourselves in. In this urgent talk, Hao and Klein discuss the imperialistic mentalities of… more ›