Firefox 157 released with ‘biggest visual refresh in years’
A new look Firefox 157 has arrived with what Mozilla describe as the browser’s “biggest visual refresh in years”. The latest stable update uses the new Nova theme by default. The ‘modernised’ look makes core UI elements rounder and more colourful as subtle pastel gradients tint the window chrome onContinue Reading
Try Google Drive Projects for fast, focused AI analysis
Google Drive is the cloud platform for storing and organizing your Google Workspace files: documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and even media (images, audio, and video). If your Workspace account includes Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, you can prompt it to work with your files, such as asking it to analyze or sumContinue Reading
Fordism’s 50-Year Hangover
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. Why does it feel like everything is breaking down, like something is fundamentally wrong with the American economy? Unemployment rates stay stubbornly low despite constant predictions, inflation is worse than recent history but not that bad compared to living memory, stocks areContinue Reading
Sam Altman Is Driving Drunk. Let Him Face the Consequences
Amidst all the talk of the need for government regulation of artificial intelligence, there has been too little discussion of the simplest route: criminal liability. The basic story is that the AI companies are being irresponsible in dealing with a product they know to be dangerous. The companies and theContinue Reading
How Germany’s Electoral System Enabled the Rise of the Far Right
Like all political parties in Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany is a commercial operation. A special national system finances political parties from federal taxes, paying for elections, advertising and the running of party offices. Berlin provides this money to anyone who can demonstrate an ability to attract votes, andContinue Reading
Stocks fall, oil rises and bond yields surge as geopolitics keeps markets on edge
Stocks fell on Monday alongside jumps in both bond yields and the price of oil as geopolitical upheaval remained front and center for traders., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
An Austrian Economist Explains Why AI Will Make Everyone an Entrepreneur w/ Per Bylund
Bitcoin Magazine An Austrian Economist Explains Why AI Will Make Everyone an Entrepreneur w/ Per Bylund Per Bylund explains why AI’s predictive power can’t replace human vision, driving a shift from an employment economy to an entrepreneurial one. This post An Austrian Economist Explains Why AI Will Make Everyone an Entrepreneur w/ Per Bylund firstContinue Reading
At least 33 killed after Myanmar military air strike hits market
Dozens of people have been killed in a military air strike on an opposition-controlled area of Rakhine State, Myanmar., NewsFeed Dozens of people have been killed in a military air strike on an opposition-controlled area of Rakhine State, Myanmar. Survivors have reportedly suffered hearing loss, and young women are amongContinue Reading
UK pledges tougher stance on Israeli actions in Gaza, West Bank
British foreign minister vows to ‘match word with action’ when it comes to defending Palestinian rights., British foreign minister vows to ‘match words with action’ when it comes to defending Palestinian rights. The United Kingdom’s government is set to take a tougher stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza and theContinue Reading
“Valley of Death”: Sharon Weinberger on Big Tech, AI Warfare & the CIA’s Secret Backing of Steve Jobs
Longtime national security reporter Sharon Weinberger’s new book, Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War, follows the rise of the military-industrial complex in Silicon Valley, where defense technology companies, like Palantir, Anduril and SpaceX, and their billionaire founders, are increasingly shaping U.S. foreign policy. WeinbergerContinue Reading
Pathways Proponent Claims Carbon Capture Project Only ‘Slightly Smaller’ Despite Reduction by Half
The president of the industry group building Canada’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has confirmed that the endeavour, still in its early phases, will be scaled back significantly, after previously advertising massive emissions reductions. Despite this, Kendall Dilling qualifies the reduction as being minor. “It is slightly smaller than whatContinue Reading
Pressurized experiments could help wind farms generate more power
The world needs more wind energy. But anyone designing new wind turbines or trying to squeeze more power out of existing ones faces a stiff challenge testing new approaches. That’s because the atmosphere is a tough place for a controlled experiment. Some researchers use wind tunnels to conduct tests, butContinue Reading
Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’ despite The Traitor claims – US politics live
The Traitor had told Axios he expected talks to resume a day after he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait of HormuzSign up for the Breaking News US emailTrumpenführer also spent some of Sunday posting about his frustration with the US supreme court, after the justices repeatedly blocked Missouri from using a Republican-friendly congressional mapContinue Reading