Timing is everything. A month from the UK Budget day, understanding “fiscal space” and made-up terms like “fiscal black holes”… Source: Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National

Michal Kosinski, Stanford psychologist, claims that AI programs can detect people’s IQ, sexual orientation, and politics by scanning faces. Of course rights groups are attacking the research and not the fact that the researcher is demonstrating the dangerous things AI can be used for. Source: Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing … Continue reading Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing Things About You Just by Looking at Your Face

July was also the hottest month on record for dozens of other cities in the western United States, including Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore. Source: Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post Continue reading Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post

Critics say even researching the idea is dangerous. Not sure when scientific research itself has become dangerous. Perhaps implementing the idea is dangerous, but the research itself? Source: Meet the Scientist Who Wants to Alter Earth’s Atmosphere – The New York Times Continue reading Meet the Scientist Who Wants to Alter Earth’s Atmosphere – The New York Times

Congrats! pic.twitter.com/HzPyFxuVEV — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024 This is the start of something MUCH bigger. Continue reading YouTuber Wins the European Election

Recently, the neglected question of why the US government borrows, given that it can print money, has arisen in the context of discussions surrounding a new documentary, Finding the Money. As L. … Continue reading If Government Can Print Money, Why Does It Borrow? | Levy Economics Institute

New documentary that explains how money works and how pretty much everyone today gets it all backwards. Source: Finding the Money – There’s another side to the national debt. Continue reading Finding the Money – There’s another side to the national debt.

Independent lawmaker says it’s time for workers to have a better quality of life with a 32-hour workweek without loss of pay Would be nice and might even be more productive! Source: Vermont senator Bernie Sanders introduces four-day workweek bill | Bernie Sanders | The Guardian Continue reading Vermont senator Bernie Sanders introduces four-day workweek bill

“If anything happens, it’s not suicide,” said Boeing whistleblower John Barnett before he was found dead in a truck Source: Boeing whistleblower warned he could be killed – then he died Copy Translate Continue reading Boeing whistleblower warned he could be killed – then he died

The statute, which can lead to reproductive coercion in a state that has banned abortion, has recently gained nationwide attention Source: Missouri law prevents divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence | Missouri | The Guardian Copy Translate Continue reading Missouri law prevents divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence | Missouri | The Guardian

The risks have less to do with who owns the app than who writes the code and algorithms that make TikTok tick. This isn’t a free speech or free market issue.. it goes way beyond that. Source: TikTok’s Security Threats Go Beyond the Scope of House Legislation – The New York Times Continue reading TikTok’s Security Threats Go Beyond the Scope of House Legislation

Cook said that the company will “break new ground” in generative AI in 2024. “We believe it will unlock transformative opportunities for our users,” said Cook. They have billions of users of their phones, they’ve had Siri forever – Apple should be leading the way in AI – and they have all … Continue reading Tim Cook Says Apple Will ‘Break New Ground’ in Generative AI – MacRumors