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Expanding on his previous thoughts on the relationship between AI and capitalism — “I tend to think that most fears about A.

You might’ve heard about large language models lately. They’re the “brains” behind recent chatbots that seem to know an awful lot. Aatish Bhatia, for NYT’s The Upshot,…

Want to know what kind of jobs there were in the Middle Ages? A unique source from the 15th century gives us some beautiful images of medieval people at work.

A bondholder could simply allege that America failing to pay off its debts is unconstitutional. There’s a good argument for that.

A Financial Times journalist writes about discovering she’d been surveilled by TikTok.

The technology, as it’s currently imagined, promises to concentrate wealth and disempower workers. Is an alternative imaginable?

So, this is a difficult topic, I know that some of you are probably going to lose your minds, but today we are going to talk about politics, at least sort of. Welcome, this is the lecture on conser…

Typically, the things I share are reflective of what’s going on behind the scenes in my life. Even when I’m just recycling memes I’ve harvested from around social media, they tell a story of where I’m at in my own space and mind. A few months ago, I began the process of writing a new book. For me, that looks a lot like laziness to the untrained eye. You might catch me sitting at a dive bar, people-watching as other humans do the dance of living their life. I observe as they experience birth and death, loss and grief, celebration and joy, romance and sex.

A few weeks ago I wrote about an interview that Substack CEO Chris Best did about his company’s new offering, Substack Notes, and his unwillingness to answer questions about specific content modera…

Summer is coming, and COVID experts are watching.

"The Zeroth Law: A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.”" ― Isaac Asimov, I, Robot

Colectivo Situaciones on the Piqueteros movement, the collapse of the state, and revolutionary autonomy.

China’s first world champion, Ding Liren, and Ian Nepomniachtchi speak about their epic match and what they were really thinking behind the scenes

SEATTLE—Feeling depressed in the midst of several recent personal and professional setbacks, local man Adam Jackson reportedly reminded himself Monday that he was merely going through a phase in which his life was imploding and it was all downhill from here. “I need to remember that everything happens for a reason,…

Are you looking for a way to travel back in time? Well, we haven’t cracked the laws of physics yet, but we have the next best thing – a guidebook from another time. Move over Lonely Planet, Bradshaw’s was one of the original guides that inspired the British to travel the Continent for leisure.  Bradshaw’s…

Today on TAP: But a weakened banking system, coupled with a Fed that is hawkish on rates but kind and gentle on financial regulation, could be the economy’s undoing.

How the idea of exchanging services through time evolved throughout civilization, and where the bright future lies ahead of us.

So-called "time-banking" schemes are letting people get paid in time credits for the work they do.

'Reject this capitalist logic' urges French legion within Linux slinger

We put their claims to the test.

"It is widely recognized – including by a sitting SEC Commissioner – that existing SEC registration and disclosure requirements are incompat...

The US Supreme Court’s upcoming decision could shift the interpretation of fair use law—and all the people, and tools, that turn to it for protection.