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Roundup: The US’s war on Chinese tech has consequences
Read to the end for a little song about a certain health insurance story
Transport
Donald Trump’s “first buddy” is using his position to revive personal vendettas
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A new white paper envisions a radically different technological future
Weekly roundup
Read to the end for the revival of Elon Musk’s war on California high-speed rail
Google and OpenAI’s latest showcases suggest the AI bubble’s days are numbered
The benefits of the internet are eroding. The AI boom is only accelerating their demise.
Silicon Valley believes more computation is essential for progress. But they ignore the resource burden and don’t care if the benefits materialize.
Tech billionaires are using faith to solidify their power
Ursula Le Guin said we must be able to imagine freedom. AI traps us in the past.
Tech companies want us isolated and constantly staring at screens because it drives profit
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Read to the end for a graph of Elon Musk’s real-time mental decline
Brands know Musk has influence with Donald Trump and want to make sure he doesn’t use it against them
Read to the end for another Cybertruck fail
Recent comments by Ford CEO Jim Farley give a more honest picture of why Chinese EV makers are leading
Read to the end for a fascinating video a certain orange guy’s social media use
Media and politicians created a monster and lost control of him
Amazon’s low-wage, non-union model is a threat to key public institutions and their unionized workers
Read to the end for a fun jab at Mark Zuckerberg’s Halloween costume
He may have made important contributions to artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean he knows where it’s going
Read to the end for another AI CEO making ridiculous energy demands
A new Netflix series continues the effort to launder Bill Gates’ reputation
Read to the end for a cool guide for new Bluesky users