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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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Listen: https://ift.tt/pIZY3Qt As always, the final episode of The Week in Art of the year is a review of the past 12 months. To look at the top stories, the big issues and the best art in 2025, host Ben… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/xAOvMSB Tensions continue to rise off the coast of Venezuela as U.S. President Donald Trump orders a blockade on sanctioned ships to and from the country. James Story served as the U.S. ambassador in Caracas under both the Trump… more ›
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Despite huge damage to nature and the growing impact of climate change, Sylvia Earle believes there is not better time in history to be alive. Now 90, the pioneering ocean explorer has this message of hope for humanity. Links: Friends… more ›
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The far right is gaining power in Europe, fuelled by conspiracies about migrant invasions and a shrinking white population. But someone else is funding it: powerful tech billionaires in the US, who have their own agenda at play. Subscribe to… more ›
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Listen to this AltVerse of Harry Styles from the 1950’s with deep soulful sound. Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the original song’s lyrics or melody. This is an AI-generated cover intended for entertainment and homage. The original… more ›
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Inkoo Kang reviews the new Apple TV sci-fi drama from Vince Gilligan, the creator of “Breaking Bad,” which posits an end-of-humanity scenario that everyone other than its protagonist (Rhea Seehorn) can agree on. https://share.google/Y0un1Gk2jxbqPm2P6 more ›