“Like any country, Cuba has the right to defend itself against external aggression,” said the Cuban embassy. “It is called self-defense, and it is protected by International Law and the UN Charter.”
Read more...AI promises efficiency in offices but its insatiable power needs are making life more costly for communities at large.
Read more...Rhodes, Sullivan, and Schiff’s chief counsel begin crafting a foreign policy for the capitalist class and new messaging for the proles.
Read more...Part the First: Paper Mills and the Corruption of Research. No not Hammermill. I don’t think I have actually known of someone buying a “scholarly” paper for publication, and I remember reading (a few paragraphs) only a few that seemed to be purpose built. But following up on The Credibility Crisis in Science from earlier […]
Read more...The AI future sold to markets rests on claims that cannot survive scrutiny, not foresight but hype dressed up as inevitability.
Read more...Discussing a decades-old FDA loophole for putting new ingredients into the country’s food supply.
Read more...AI surveillance and algorithmic management threaten worker autonomy and dignity.
Read more...Europe sure could use Libya’s oil, gas, and petrochemical products now, but the self-destructive policy there is illuminating today.
Read more...The battle over 24-hour care shifts has pitted the mostly immigrant women against vulnerable patients who rely on round-the-clock care.
Read more...The Maine legislature wants to hit pause on data center buildouts. The governor’s silence says she needs a big push to do the right thing.
Read more...What if anything you can do to prevent recording and AI transcriptions/summaries of doctor visits.
Read more...Online prediction markets evade safeguards against gambling and risk normalizing addictive behaviors.
Read more...Good afternoon. Time for a break. Given the wall-to-wall coverage by Yves and others here, nothing explicit on this Good Friday about the Ramadan War in West Asia. Instead, herewith a few reflections during holy season of the three great Abrahamic traditions. Part the First: Ethical Capitalism? Some argue about whether business can be ethical. […]
Read more...“Peace talks” among Türkiye, KSA, Pakistan, and Egypt try to kill Iran softly.
Read more...IMHO, the book “Original Sin” makes a wildly unsound case for the genetic roots of sin, vice and guilt, and our attitudes toward punishment.
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