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U.S. Army Plans to Power Bases With Tiny Nuclear Reactors
Janus Program fulfills a Trump order to start powering military installations with state-of-the-art nuclear technology Distantly related: See Advanced Weaponry the U.S. Is Deploying to the Caribbean
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
Big money to counter big AI
A new coalition of 10 major givers, including the Omidyar Network and Ford Foundation, are investing $500 million in an effort to ensure Americans have a say in how artificial intelligence impacts them.
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
JP Morgan shares what's crucial to making A.I. work at scale
The bank says the U.S. will struggle to meet growing power demands—and stay energy-independent—without renewable projects spurned by the administration. Related: the next big things in energy
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
Pondering the next 25 years of China (and authoritarian systems powered by AI)
My recent trip to China shows the incredible material progress for its citizens and contributions to the world's clean energy future, but also the dangers of their authoritarian system in The AI Age
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
Pondering today's likelihood of nuclear annihilation
The risk of a nuclear weapon being used is as high today as any time in modern history. We’re living in an age of disinformation and misinformation as tensions escalate and wars rage in regions with nuclear weapons. For the first time in 40 years, the number of nuclear weapons in the world is expected to go up More about the movie
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
Two industries were supposed to drive U.S. future. One is booming, the other slumping.
The outcome of these trends has huge implications for workers, wealth and the future of America’s economy.
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Oct 13, 20251 min read
Nobel economics prize recognizes creative destruction in innovation, growth
The Nobel Prize was awarded to economists Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, who study the effects of creative destruction and innovation on growth.
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Oct 13, 20251 min read
‘Earth Shapers’ Review: From Forest Path to Interstate
The Inca Road provided a network that linked up an empire across rugged terrain. The drive to reshape geography in line with human needs...
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Oct 11, 20251 min read
America’s Manufacturing Resurgence Will Be Powered by These Robots
China has more industrial robots than the rest of the world combined, but newer, more flexible robots are keeping smaller U.S....
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Oct 11, 20251 min read
Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction
The Washington Post reviewed leaked audio from four off-the-record lectures the tech investor delivered in San Francisco over the past...
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Oct 10, 20251 min read
The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
How much do we have to fear from A.I., really? It’s a question I’ve been asking experts since the debut of ChatGPT in late 2 022.
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Oct 10, 20251 min read
Is A.I. (presently) a "flop" at work?
AI adoption rates look weak — but the data hides a bigger story. Behind the plateau in corporate AI lies a surge in personal and agentic...
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Oct 9, 20251 min read
Inside the Bank Where Almost Every Employee Is a Gig Worker
At Standard Chartered, a ‘talent marketplace’ lets workers take on in-house ‘gigs’ to smooth the way for AI adoption. And the idea is...
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Oct 9, 20251 min read
Toyota SUV may offer accompanying "scout & recon" drone option for off-road excursions
Toyota has filed with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to explore the development of small drones designed to support...
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Oct 9, 20251 min read
The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce
“This does not have to be our destiny.” Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris sits down with Jon Stewart to...
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Oct 8, 20251 min read
Young People Are Falling in Love With Old Technology
Driven by a feeling they’ve lost control to screens, teens and twenty-somethings are resurrecting CDs, flip phones and digital cameras
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Oct 7, 20251 min read
How to prepare for anything
When the paint shop leadership team for carmaker Audi initiated a change process, they decided to trust the power of questions.
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Oct 7, 20251 min read


Pondering the Universal Holophren™... across layers of fractals (UII w/Claude)
DM How might these two quotes be related to our recent conversations? 1) "A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe”,...
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Oct 7, 202513 min read
AI in the military: Testing a new kind of Air Force
Prep aring for the threats of tomorrow, the U.S. Air Force is drawing up plans to operate drones piloted by artificial intelligence...
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
For a better high school experiences perhaps unplugging is the answer?
Most states now have, or are considering, bans of cellphones in public schools. For a generation that grew up with smartphones, being...
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
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