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Till Lauer's "Targeted" explores the complexities of modern surveillance and privacy, examining how technology shapes personal freedom and societal norms in an increasingly monitored world.
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The ability to remember you and your preferences is rapidly becoming a big selling point for AI chatbots and agents. Earlier this month, Google announced Personal Intelligence, a new way for people to interact with the company’s Gemini chatbot that draws on their Gmail, photos, search, and YouTube histories to make Gemini “more personal, proactive,…
Tehran hopes that he will declare a hollow victory and abort the mission
Capping drug companies’ prices and blocking their market access is the surest way to deter investment in medical innovation
The article explores the rise of populism in Australia, examining its implications for politics and society as citizens increasingly seek alternatives to traditional leadership.
Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins of the Wall Street Journal sit down with a16z General Partner Martin Casado on WSJ’s Bold Names to ask whether the AI spending boom is a bubble waiting to burst. Martin explains why the fundamentals differ dramatically from the dot-com era—when WorldCom had $40 billion in debt versus today's tech giants with hundreds of billions on their balance sheets—and why a speculative valuation correction shouldn't be confused with systemic collapse. They also discuss wh...
We compare trends in absolute poverty before (1939–1963) and after (1963–2023) the War on Poverty was declared. Our primary methodological contribution is to create a post-tax post-transfer income measure using the 1940, 1950 and 1960 Decennial Censuses through imputations of taxes and transfers as well as certain forms of market income including perquisites (Collins and […] The post Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023 appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesA...
Israel’s war in Gaza has caused high numbers of maternal and neonatal deaths, say two reports