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Climate adaptation isn’t surrender. It’s survival.
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Climate adaptation isn’t surrender. It’s survival.

In 2019, the AI researcher Rich Sutton published a short essay called “The Bitter Lesson.” Seventy years of AI research, he argued, kept demonstrating the same thing: the most effective ways to train AI rely on raw, brute-force computing power — simply scalin…

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Climate adaptation isn’t surrender. It’s survival.
Vox Jul 21, 4:19 PM

Climate adaptation isn’t surrender. It’s survival.

In 2019, the AI researcher Rich Sutton published a short essay called “The Bitter Lesson.” Seventy years of AI research, he argued, kept demonstrating the same thing: the most effective ways to train AI rely on raw, brute-force computing power — simply scalin…

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Silicon valley is laser focused on slapping down a wealth tax — they should think a lot bigger
New York Post Jul 21, 4:18 PM

Silicon valley is laser focused on slapping down a wealth tax — they should think a lot bigger

Tech needs to invest not only in fighting the proposed tax but also in changing culture that brought it about.

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Trump’s China Threats Don’t Match His China Policy
Foreign Policy Jul 21, 4:16 PM

Trump’s China Threats Don’t Match His China Policy

The president’s allegations about election interference are the latest case in point.

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Going Rural
Lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Jul 21, 4:15 PM

Going Rural

Everyone wonders, “How can Democrats win rural voters again?” At least in LGM comments, the answer seems to be “Fuck rural voters if they don’t agree with my personal values,” which isn’t good politics at the very least. But you have to do engage rural voters…

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Why a Hunger Strike Is Rallying India’s Youth
Foreign Policy Jul 21, 4:09 PM

Why a Hunger Strike Is Rallying India’s Youth

Sonam Wangchuk’s fast in solidarity with Cockroach movement protests joins a long tradition.

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The Fed rang the alarm about Anthropic's Mythos AI model — but had to go months without it
CNBC Jul 21, 4:05 PM

The Fed rang the alarm about Anthropic's Mythos AI model — but had to go months without it

The central bank didn't have access to Claude Mythos Preview as of mid-July, even as other institutions were racing to patch their vulnerabilities.

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Ben Folds Testifies Against Trump's Kennedy Center Takeover for Congress
Billboard Jul 21, 4:04 PM

Ben Folds Testifies Against Trump's Kennedy Center Takeover for Congress

Ben Folds testified against Donald Trump's Kennedy Center takeover for a congressional forum about the president's "vanity projects."

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Reclaims the Diversity of the Ancient World
Ms. Magazine Jul 21, 4:00 PM

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Reclaims the Diversity of the Ancient World

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey validates the culture through this quarter-billion-dollar Hollywood production—best seen and appreciated in movie theaters. So, why did some react to this latest retelling of The Odyssey as if the mere presence of a Black woman…

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The Secretary of Homeland: How Mullin went from Indian Country to immigration enforcer...
The Atlantic Jul 21, 4:00 PM

The Secretary of Homeland: How Mullin went from Indian Country to immigration enforcer...

How Markwayne Mullin went from Indian Country to Trump’s immigration enforcer

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Claridge’s First Book Shows How It Became the Grand Dame of London Hotels
Robb Report Jul 21, 4:00 PM

Claridge’s First Book Shows How It Became the Grand Dame of London Hotels

Claridge's has just unveiled its first authorized biography. 'Claridge’s: Queen of Hotels, Hotel of Kings,' will hit the shelves this October.

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