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🏛️ Politics
February 25, 2026

Peru’s new President taps Hernando de Soto to be prime minister

Here is the Bloomberg article. Here is previous MR coverage of de Soto. Here is Wikipedia on de Soto. The post Peru’s new President taps Hernando de Soto to be prime minister appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to TJL. Plus there are at least a few non-European . by mkt42Can we borrow him in Ecuador? We have got to eliminate parking . by DawszeinIn reply to TJL. I just came across this amazing way to earn . by Parnel MartzIn reply to Pepé Silvia. I asked Co-Pilot if the ne...

Peru
💻 Technology
February 25, 2026

Daniel Litt on AI and Math

Daniel Litt is a professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto. He has been active in evaluating AI models for many years and is generally seen as a skeptic pushing back at hype. He has a very interesting statement updating his thoughts: In March 2025 I made a bet with Tamay Besiroglu, cofounder of […] The post Daniel Litt on AI and Math appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsI'm surprised by this. Is the 200 dollar per month version of . by TSBHIn reply to some guy. Yes, it r...

Canada
👥 Society
February 25, 2026

Inside Chicago’s surveillance panopticon

Early on the morning of September 2, 2024, a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train was the scene of a random and horrific mass shooting. Four people were shot and killed on a westbound train as it approached the suburb of Forest Park. The police swiftly activated a digital dragnet—a surveillance network that connects thousands…

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