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The EU's Finest Hour
U.S. Leaders' Betrayal of Ukraine, NATO, and Our Nation Has Backfired Related
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Dec 13, 20251 min read
How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV
Short-form video is taking over everything (including reading).
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Dec 12, 20251 min read
AMERICA CAN’T MAKE WHAT THE MILITARY NEEDS?
Systemic issues with American military provisioning
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Dec 12, 20251 min read
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
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Dec 12, 20251 min read
Generously Rewarding Russia (Even Embarrassingly Cowering?), U.S. Blueprint to Rewire Economies of Russia, Ukraine Sets Off Clash With Europe
Undisclosed appendices detail Trump administration’s plan to unlock frozen Russian funds held in Europe and bring Moscow in from the cold Quick Summary U.S. peace proposals envision U.S. companies tapping a roughly $200 billion pool of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Europe seeks to use those frozen funds as a loan to Ukraine for weapons and government operations, opposing U.S. investment plans. U.S. plans include American companies investing in Russian st
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Dec 10, 20251 min read
A leader’s role in fostering AI superpowers
Mastering the 5 levels.
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Dec 10, 20251 min read
When Employees Feel Slighted, They Work Less
New research from Wharton’s Peter Cappelli reveals how even the slightest mistreatment at work can result in lost productivity.
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Dec 10, 20251 min read
Why You’re Better Than a Computer at Solving Connections
An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human.
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Dec 10, 20251 min read
How to speak with authority, ... since speaking with clarity and conviction is an essential life, leadership and social skill.
An executive coach offers a tool kit for how to do this well.
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Dec 9, 20251 min read
A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats
The U.S. administration’s new policy shows less concern for the American homeland than for building an illiberal world order.
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Dec 9, 20251 min read
The $7 trillion opportunity in reinvention
Businesses need to think less about growth within their sector and more about meeting fundamental human needs Read more on this topic
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Dec 9, 20251 min read
Sam Altman’s Sprint to Correct OpenAI’s Direction and Fend Off Google
The CEO is prioritizing achieving mass popularity through ChatGPT versus moonshot projects like artificial general intelligence More related info
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Dec 9, 20251 min read
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF WAR
Innovations in artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and quantum computing are set to change how we wage war just as they transform all aspects of our lives
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Dec 9, 20251 min read
Troubling parallels between the emerging U.S government design and prevailing business designs? (UII w/Claude)
DM Good day to you. It's occurred to me over the last year that our current Federal government leaders are now advancing, partially or fully, to mirror the autocratic/plutocratic-leaning leadership and management design, behaviors and outcomes which are typical of many mature U.S. capitalistic business organizations; ... and by doing so, embodying prospects of similar, or greater, dysfunctions and risks to our relatively fragile society. Do you agree as to these emerging p
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Dec 8, 202514 min read
Teaching A.I. to think responsibly
Anthropic is challenging the world’s biggest AI players with a bold mission: to build systems that are both powerful and aligned with human values. The company’s president and cofounder, Daniela Amodei, will join WIRED’s Steven Levy for a candid conversation about Anthropic’s “constitutional” approach to AI safety, the race to develop ever-smarter models, and how to balance innovation with accountability. Related: the A.I. "delusion crisis"
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Dec 8, 20251 min read
The Dangers of Denying All Vaccine-Related Deaths
How can doctors talk about the net benefits of COVID shots if they won’t acknowledge the worst risk?
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Dec 8, 20251 min read
The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
Rise of the LLeMmings
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Dec 7, 20251 min read
U.S. Supreme Court May Aid President’s Push To Redesign Government
Arguments to begin today Related: President has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics. Quick Summary The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding President Trump’s firing of a Federal Trade Commission member, testing presidential power over agencies. The case questions the constitutionality of laws restricting presidential removal of independent agency leaders, potentially overturning a 1935 Su
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Dec 7, 20251 min read
Workplace relationships hit hard by AI adoption
Employers urged to foster an environment where AI use remains healthy Related: ChatGPT at Three: New research uncovers its seismic impact on workplace communication, from manners to HR matters
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Dec 6, 20251 min read
U.S. Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
New National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.
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Dec 6, 20251 min read
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