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By Ramin Skibba at Undark: On April 11, a small company called Graphyte began pumping out beige bricks, somewhat the consistency of particle board, from its new plant in Pine
Rachel Dec in LA Review of Books: IN 2022, AS THE labor market thrived, a noticeable gap emerged between traditional economic indicators (which seemed good) and the lived experiences of
By Vanessa Bates Ramirez at Singularity Hub: Things we used to have to pay a lot for are now cheap or even free—think about how much it costs to buy
Continue readingIf Energy Becomes Free in the Future, How Will That Affect Our Lives?
by Santiago Ramos at Wisdom of Crowds: Something happens to a country when it gets its first McDonald’s. There was once something called the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention.
Continue readingWhat Does McDonald’s Mean? Reflections After a Trip to So. America
From The American Prospect (TAP): In March, President Biden established a Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing, an interagency team designed to coordinate responses to the growing use of
Shoestring Jane at Mouthy Money: Here are some common lies we tell ourselves about debt. I’m just no good with money Debt is normal I deserve a treat It’s going
Continue readingBE4C4 Report: The Debt Lies We Tell Ourselves
From Project Syndicate: At the latest Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced that it is not only launching its own suite of artificial-intelligence models, but also integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its
The trite answer to the question of why empires fall is that they become victims of their own success, growing too large, too corrupt, and too exhausted to fend off
Emma Bryce at Anthropocene: This is more than just another AI gimmick, the University of Bonn researchers say: their new tool could help guide farmers on how to raise crops
Irshad Salim, Karachi: My take on the vlog shared by a member at the Back2School WhatsApp Forum: –Seeking monies (aids, grants, support funds, etc.) due to being located on the
Continue readingTalking Points: ‘Why Pakistan’s Economy Keeps Collapsing’
Nick Gillespie at Reason: Today’s guest is John Mackey, the co-founder and former CEO of Whole Foods, who just released his memoir, The Whole Story: Adventures in Love, Life, and
Continue readingWhole Foods’ John Mackey: We Must Change How We Think About Capitalism
by Spencer Ackerman at Zeteo: There are unforced errors. There are mistakes we can see coming in advance. And then there’s President Joe Biden aggressively pursuing a deal with Saudi