War, AI and the New Global Arms Race
Lethal drones with facial recognition, armed robots, autonomous fighter jets: we’re at the dawn of a new age of AI-powered warfare, says technologist Alexandr Wang. He explores why data will
Activism as Art
This article is from a presentation made for the Rosemary Bechler Inaugural Memorial Lecture, an event organised by DIEM25, of which Rosemary was a founder member. It took place at
Ten Key Takeaways From Davos 2024
We have to build new economic models, new businesses and possibly new lifestyles or humanity that are just as good, or even better, than what we have today – Gim
A bird builds nest, has its chicks
WATCH: Nature is amazing! A camera recorded from start to finish how a bird built its nest and had its chicks.
What Economic Challenges Lie Ahead for the New Govt
Whoever comes to power in the days after February 8 will find that their campaign trail promises will hit the hard wall of reality almost immediately. by Uzair M. Younus
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New Theory Suggests Chatbots Can Understand Text
Anil Ananthaswamy in Quanta: A theory developed by Sanjeev Arora of Princeton University and Anirudh Goyal, a research scientist at Google DeepMind, suggests that the largest of today’s LLMs are not stochastic parrots.
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Narendra Modi is Celebrating His Scary Vision for India’s Future
Zack Beauchamp in Vox: On Monday, tens of millions across India celebrated the opening of the Ram Mandir — a huge new temple to Ram, one of Hinduism’s holiest figures, built
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Business Model of Social Media
Diary of a CEO: Why social media preys on negativity; and 10 negative effects of social media on society 10 negative effects of social media on society Soniya Roy, consultant
Meet Israel’s First Lady, Sara Netanyahu
“Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister’s wife, closest adviser, and fiercest defender, is seen as a mix of Lady Macbeth and Eva Perón, but without the charm or the cult following”
In Pictures: The Art of Resistance Endures
Scott Peterson in The Christian Science Monitor: Rarely have so many Lebanese turned out on the streets to demand wholesale political change as when they began their self-declared “October Revolution” of
IMF’s Summer of Discontent?
Argentina’s latest tango with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a stress test for the international lender’s alleged rehabilitation from economic orthodoxy, no matter the human cost (Jan. 25, 2024)
Why the War in Gaza Makes a ‘Nuclear’ Iran More Likely
“The Conflict Has Empowered Tehran—but Also Fueled Its Sense of Vulnerability“. Ali Vaez writes in the Foreign Affairs magazine: Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, Iran’s
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