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Was the Web More Creative and Human 20 Years Ago?
Readers in 2025 "may struggle to remember the optimism of the aughts, when the internet seemed to offer endless possibilities for virtual art and writing that was free..." argues a new review at Bookforum. "The content we do create online, if we still create, often feels unreflectively automatic: pr...
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Should Workers Start Learning to Work With AI?
"My boss thinks AI will solve every problem and is wildly enthusiastic about it," complains a mid-level worker at a Fortune 500 company, who considers the technology "unproven and wildly erratic."
So how should they navigate the next 10 years until retirement, they ask the Washington Post's "Work...
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Sony Applies to Establish National Crypto Bank, Issue Stablecoin for US Dollar
An anonymous reader shared this report from Cryptonews:
Sony has taken Wall Street by surprise after its banking division, Sony Bank, filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national crypto bank under its subsidiary "Connectia Trust." The ...
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Extortion and Ransomware Drive Over Half of Cyberattacks — Sometimes Using AI, Microsoft Finds
Microsoft said in a blog post this week that "over half of cyberattacks with known motives were driven by extortion or ransomware... while attacks focused solely on espionage made up just 4%."
And Microsoft's annual digital threats report found operations expanding even more through AI, with cyber...
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New Data Shows Record CO2 Levels in 2024. Are Carbon Sinks Failing?
The Guardian reports that atmospheric carbon dioxide "soared by a record amount in 2024 to hit another high, UN data shows."
But what's more troubling is why:
Several factors contributed to the leap in CO2, including another year of unrelenting fossil fuel burning despite a pledge by the world's c...
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