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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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In the village of Magome, a 16th century discipline leads to a sharper focus on the present moment. Ichigo Ichie has been translated as “for this time only”, “one time, one meeting” and “once in a lifetime”. This 16th century concept… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/LithNB0 We spend a lot of time on this show talking to people who run media companies. We also spend a lot of time talking to media reporters. So here’s our one-man Venn diagram: Brian Morrissey runs The Rebooting,… more ›
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Tele-operators in Manila control robots and train AI for global firms, as offshoring automation creates new tech jobs and new risks in the Philippines. https://restofworld.org/2025/philippines-offshoring-automation-tech-jobs/ more ›
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Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/inside-amazons-plans-to-replace-workers-with-robots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vE8.FwGC.6M9rnks4nUaO&smid=url-share more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/LN3G21k When it first came out in 2005, Freakonomics unearthed the hidden side to everything, helping bring behavioral economics to the forefront of popular culture. But it also has had lasting impacts on how leaders understand problems, how advertisers… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/beRmNIr This week on the Sinica Podcast, I speak with Jonathan Czin, the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies and a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s John L. Thornton China Center. His new essay in Foreign Affairs,… more ›
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The steady rise in gold prices in recent years is directly linked to investor concerns about the future stability of the global economy. Crises ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to Russia’s war against Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East have all propelled the price of gold to new… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/HGV6UAo From the land mania following the Revolutionary War to the AI craze now, speculation is in the American economy's DNA. These kinds of big bets have shaped our present and continue to fuel tomorrow's economic growth. Host Katherine… more ›
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Russell Vought is one of the most powerful people in the Trump administration. For almost three decades, he worked in Congress and held prominent roles at conservative think tanks. But he was little known outside of political circles. He’s now… more ›