Climate Denier Group Pushes States to Embrace Coal Power for Data Centers
Moneyed interests are linking support of two bête noires, coal and data centers, to better shove them down voters’ throats
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Are People Just “Lower-Value Human Capital”?
In case you did not get the memo, human capital is now officially inferior.
Read more...Ready or Not, AI Government is Already Here
AI’s reach in government services is already bigger than most realize and is set to grow considerably.
Read more...Tech Billionaires Accelerate Homelessness Crisis
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale leads charge for police state response that sees him and fellow techno-capitalists profit and gain more control.
Read more...AI is Hungry for Power and You Are Footing the Bill
AI promises efficiency in offices but its insatiable power needs are making life more costly for communities at large.
Read more...Artificial Stupidity in the Persian Gulf
The planned central hub for American digital—and dollar— supremacy goes up in flames, but Silicon Valley and Washington refuse to learn anything.
Read more...The Licensing Revolution: Is Resistance to the End of Ownership Futile?
Increased incorporation of software into consumer products like cars means licensing is eroding privacy and ownership.
Read more...Teens’ Social Media Behaviour in 43 Countries – Those From Disadvantaged Backgrounds Face Greater Harms
Quelle surprise! Social media kingpins are more successful at exploiting the lower orders
Read more...Russell’s Teapot: Dispatches From the Final Stage of the AI Bubble
The AI future sold to markets rests on claims that cannot survive scrutiny, not foresight but hype dressed up as inevitability.
Read more...China Surpasses US in Research Spending – The Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout
The Make America Great Again mega yacht springs another leak.
Read more...Palantir’s Manifesto Is the Agenda of the New Class Reconfiguring the System’s Power Structure
Palantir’s manifesto is the stated agenda of a new class within the system’s power structure, driven by a binary worldview of 0 and 1
Read more...What Does it Mean to Work Under Algorithmic Eyes?
AI surveillance and algorithmic management threaten worker autonomy and dignity.
Read more...Half of AI Health Answers Are Wrong Even Though They Sound Convincing – New Study
AI appears to perform no better than astrology, yet even the author of this critical piece defends its use in medicine.
Read more...Maine Gov. Mills Urged to Sign ‘Nation-Leading’ AI Data Center Moratorium
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...The Fight Over ‘Critical Minerals,’ Explained
How the US is playing dog-in-the-manger with critical minerals by disregarding WTO rules so as to stymie China.
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