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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: INTERVIEW: Staring into the DOGE abyss with WIRED’s Tim Marchman

Posted on March 20, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

INTERVIEW: Staring into the DOGE abyss with WIRED’s Tim Marchman By Thomas Gaulkin | March 17, 2025 Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office for the signing of an executive order implementing the “DOGE workforce optimization initiative” on February 11, … Continue reading →

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Grok3 : Peter Comyn executed 1830

Posted on March 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Yes, Peter Comyn was executed for arson in 1830 in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. The execution took place following his conviction for deliberately setting fire to his residence, Scotland Lodge near New Quay, in December 1829. This act stemmed from … Continue reading →

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Europol warns AI is changing ‘DNA’ of organized crime

Posted on March 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Europol warns AI is changing the ‘DNA’ of organized crime  Source: Unsplash We’ve been hearing about AI-accelerated fraud almost from the moment ChatGPT launched in November of 2022.  It comes in a lot of forms, ranging from deepfaked audio to deepfaked imagery … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure startup has a plan to keep the data center lights on “…natural gas turbines, a multi-billion-dollar deal intended to provide power to data centers.”. Ireland we need to start thinking about energy and the implications of being the serfs in Techno Feudalism 

Posted on March 18, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Infrastructure startup Crusoe has a plan to keep the data center lights onSource: UnsplashSpoiler alert: it involves natural gas.  AI infrastructure startup Crusoe — which is already working with OpenAI on a Stargate data center in Texas — said it … Continue reading →

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists … Mental Health Mortality & the Doomsday Clock

Posted on March 13, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The authoritative guide to ensuring science and technology make life on Earth better, not worse. Apocalypse now? Mortality and mental health correlates of the Doomsday Clock By Samuel Justin Sinclair, David A. Silbersweig | March 12, 2025 Existential threats to global society have … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Meta’s undersea cable to be longer than the Earth is round

Posted on March 3, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Telecommunications Meta’s undersea cable to be longer than the Earth is round By David Szondy March 01, 2025 Laying the shore end of the Meta cable Meta View 2 Images Meta (formerly Facebook) plans to build the world’s longest undersea cable … Continue reading →

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BBC: His name was in a child abuse diary – now his family listen to ‘vile’ testimony. Comment: I cannot emphasise enough that where there is prey, opportunist predators are to be found … sadly the medical profession is not free of these monsters. NB ****

Posted on March 3, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

His name was in a child abuse diary – now his family listen to ‘vile’ testimony Laura Gozzi BBC News This story contains distressing details from the start When Mauricette Vinet speaks of her grandson, her voice grows warm with … Continue reading →

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Mother Jones: Perhaps the Biggest Winner in Germany’s Election: Nuclear Power

Posted on February 28, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

February 27, 2025 The victorious conservatives and the surging far-right both are big fans. Advertise with Mother Jones The cooling tower of the Isar II Nuclear Power Plant in Bavaria, Germany. Imago/ZUMA This story was originally published on the author’s substack, Field Notes with … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 28, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

February 27, 2025 Perhaps the Biggest Winner in Germany’s Election: Nuclear Power The victorious conservatives and the surging far-right both are big fans. Advertise with Mother Jones The cooling tower of the Isar II Nuclear Power Plant in Bavaria, Germany. Imago/ZUMA … Continue reading →

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Mother Jones: The DOGE Acting Administrator Isn’t New to the Trump World. Quote: “Fast forward to 2025, and Gleason is now at the helm of one of the most controversial and constitutionally questionable initiatives in recent memory, administering an agency that’s leading mass firings, gutting health agencies, and issuing return-to-office orders.”

Posted on February 27, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

February 25, 2025 The DOGE Acting Administrator Isn’t New to the Trump World Amy Gleason was a data cruncher and efficiency aficionado in the early Covid response. Advertise with Mother Jones Mother Jones illustration; National Archives; Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for … Continue reading →

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