AI Utopianism Masks Tech Billionairesâ Fear: Douglas Rushkoff
Economists and technologists say AI hype obscures displacement, infrastructure costs, and uneven gains....
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Economists and technologists say AI hype obscures displacement, infrastructure costs, and uneven gains....
TJTJ Courtesy of Anne Goldberg Anne Goldberg has been tech-savvy since operating early computer models in the 1980s. 40 years on, she is using her knowledge to teach seniors how to use iPhones and oth...
Stars and Stripes newspaper Ullstein bild via Getty Images The military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, is facing new pressure from the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the o...
A social media account called "Raise the Colours Operation France" late last year posted videos of far-right activists on France's northern coastline....
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over âOrwellianâ surveillance fears....
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang, who organized a pro-ICE rally, had announced that he intended to "burn a Quran" on the steps of City Hall. A much larger group of people chased him and his supporters ...
War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....
Alexandria Rucker is turning 30 this year. Courtesy of Alexandria Rucker The youngest millennials turn 30 in 2026, marking a generational milestone in America. This cohort of new adults is more divers...
Americaâs national security strategy projects internal fears abroad...
Steve Zeringue, Mfonsio Andrew, and Campbell Morrison don't subscribe to the "get offline" mentality. Steve Zeringue; Mfonsio Andrew; Campbell Morrison. Forget dumbphones and digital detoxes; ...
Indonesiaâs ambitious free nutritious meals programme has fed more than 55 million people in its first year, a scale-up President Prabowo Subianto has hailed as a major step in tackling childhood maln...
Tehran went from âhalal internetâ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...
A cartoon by the French satirical weekly portraying the deadly fire in Crans-Montana as the "comedy of the year" provokes disgust....
The family of Renee Maklin Good, the 37-year-old mother of three who was fatally shot by an ICE agent, is mourning her death after announcing a civil probe into her case....
People are taking to Instagram to reminisce 2016 in all its fishnet-stocking glory. Melodie Jeng/Getty Images 2016 is so back — at least on Instagram. Millennials are putting up pictures of them...
President Donald Trump holds an image showing the scale of Meta's new data center under construction in Louisiana. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images ICE arrested two drivers on Wednesday near a Meta co...
A police complaint against one of Indonesiaâs best-known comedians has reignited debate over satire, blasphemy and free expression in the worldâs third-largest democracy. The case involves 46-year-old...
Hundreds of counterprotesters drowned out a far-right activistâs attempt to hold a small rally in support of the Trump administrationâs latest immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Saturday, as the ...
captionTK Jordyn Bradley I moved in with my long-distance partner's family to be closer to a job and save some money. A lot of 26-year-olds might not see the appeal of this situation, but I was gratef...
Cassindy Chao now works as a full-time matchmaker. Courtesy of Cassindy Chao Cassindy Chao worked in finance, including at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, but felt she never thrived. She started matchmak...