Bookmarks tagged “politics”
29 bookmarks tagged “politics”
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
If Data Centers Are So Great, Why Are They Being Built in Secret?
We Have A Transparency Problem When It Comes To Data Center Construction
Who Owns the Code Claude Wrote?
AI-generated code copyright explained for builders.
Tech CEOs don't seem to realise just how anti-human their AI fanaticism is, and I think it's all because of the Enlightenment
I know that sounds bonkers, but just hear me out.
Can renewables and nuclear play nice in Australia's power grid of tomorrow
Our energy system is evolving at breakneck speed. Here we look at how our power grid works, what more renewables mean for energy prices, how nuclear fits into the picture, and how we might build a grid fit for the future.
Here’s What a Good LGBTQ Ally Looks Like
In response to critics calling Taylor Swift’s latest video, packed with queer imagery, self-serving, here are some examples of how to be a good LGBTQ ally,
The Assimilationist, or: On the Unexpected Cost of Passing as a Trans Woman
The trouble with finding my true self in the beauty aisles.
Update on apps distributed in the European Union - Support - Apple Develope
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Supreme Court hears Oracle v. Google tomorrow—here’s what’s at stake |
The Supreme Court could decide whether APIs can be copyrighted.
Facebook leaks show Mark Zuckerberg defending his decisions to angry employ
The Verge obtained leaked audio of internal meetings
Ethical technology: From purpose to practice | Perspectives | ThoughtWorks
This issue of Perspectives explores the strategies and frameworks that enable enterprises to foster an ethical technology practice.
China’s Artificial Intelligence Surveillance State Goes Global - The Atlant
Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control—and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe.
Amazon: How Bezos built his data machine
Leo Kelion investigates the rise of Amazon and its huge data-gathering operation
Producing gasoline and diesel emits more CO2 than we thought
Many of you know that I regularly debunk the claim that diesel vehicles emit less CO2 than electric vehicles. But one thing that I hadn’t really worked out is just how much CO2 is emitted when…
The Evil List: Which tech companies are doing the most harm?
The 30 most dangerous corporations in the industry, ranked by the people who know.
How the CIA used Crypto AG encryption devices to spy on countries for decades
U.S. and German intelligence agencies partnered on a scheme to dupe dozens of nations into buying rigged encryption systems — taking their money and stealing their secrets.
Open Source is Broken - Don Goodman - Medium
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns. Openness, they claim, is an absolute good, from which all other virtues flow, not to be…
Chernobyl DevOps: Software Engineering, Disaster Management, and Observability
Or at least, that’s the story that operators working for FirstEnergy in a power substation in Wadsworth, Ohio, just a few miles southwest of Akron, had in front of them. All systems seemed…
'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish?
You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global waste crisis
The F-35 Is a $1.4 Trillion National Disaster - War Is Boring - Medium
The F-35 still has a long way to go before it will be ready for combat. That was the parting message of Michael Gilmore, the now-retired Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in his last…
Mass Shootings in America, and Why Men (and Boys) Keep Doing This
I was 12 years old, sitting in art class in middle school. We were playing with clay and making sculptures. “I have an important announcement to make. All teachers and students need to hear this. I…