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Axios: Big Tech faces Big Resistance

    2.  Big Tech faces Big Resistance   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos: Amy Harder/Axios and Jason Henry/Bloomberg, Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images Meta’s landmark social media settlement marks the latest milestone in a decade-long unwinding of Big Tech’s once-unfettered freedom to … Continue reading →

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CEO – Fortune: Meta a landmark child-safety case

Thursday, August 27, 2026 Meta’s $18 billion settlement won’t be enough to escape its trust problem In today’s CEO Daily:  Good morning.  Meta just settled a landmark child-safety case with a fine of up to $18 billion paid over the next decade, … Continue reading →

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John Nosta: Cognitive Selfhood: The Last Human Right

Cognitive Selfhood: The Last Human Right. As AI takes on more thinking, what happens to the self doing the thinking. As AI takes on more thinking, what happens to the self doing the thinking?By John Nosta KEY POINTS:AI is changing … Continue reading →

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Fortune: AI … challenges and guardrails. 6000 word essay by Bill Gates…

Bill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: ‘Stunted’ child development, emboldened criminals, and vanishing jobs for Gen Z Subscribe Sign 1 Jamie Dimon and his wife, Judith, donate $12 million to 12 HBCUs—betting they’re the … Continue reading →

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Futurism: Top WSJ Editor Approves AI-Assisted Writing, Says AI is a “Fact of Modern Life” in Major Inflection Point for Media Industry. Quote: “I’m not embarrassed by it… I write everything using AI now for the same reason I use a calculator when I do math problems.” Per NOTUS, he added that he doesn’t see why his AI use is “relevant,” given that the essay articulated his intended message.

Top WSJ Editor Approves AI-Assisted Writing, Says AI is a “Fact of Modern Life” in Major Inflection Point for Media Industry The WSJ is giving opinion writers a thumbs-up on AI use. By Maggie Harrison Dupré Published Aug 26, 2026 4:07 PM … Continue reading →

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Sky News: Michael Clarke: Putin may ‘throw the kitchen sink’ at Ukraine.

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Breaking news: The world’s most valuable company reported that data centre revenue, the primary driver of its growth, grew 117% year-on-year.

Breaking news: The world’s most valuable company reported that data centre revenue, the primary driver of its growth, grew 117% year-on-year. https://ft.trib.al/0tup6ll

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued that artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good.

@CNN Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued that artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good. https://cnn.it/3UB5OVC

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DW: As part of a Russia-linked campaign ahead of important regional elections in Germany, fake posts claim that politicians and business leaders want to divide the country once again. DW Fact check reveals what’s behind it.

As part of a Russia-linked campaign ahead of important regional elections in Germany, fake posts claim that politicians and business leaders want to divide the country once again. DW Fact check reveals what’s behind it. Joscha Weber | Kathrin Wesolowski7 hours ago7 … Continue reading →

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DW: People are getting quieter and scientists are concerned. Why are conversations vanishing.

Aug 26, 2026 #dwcurrentaffairs What happens when we stop talking to each other? New research suggests we’re speaking hundreds of words less every day than we were just a few years ago. The decline may have profound consequences for how … Continue reading →

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