Hooman Majd on the Iran protests and the government’s brutal response, and Lois Parshley explains the financial and tech interests in Greenland.
The post Protests and Power Plays: From Tehran to the Arctic Circle appeared first on The Intercept.
Reading
As AI’s endless clichés continue to encroach on human art, the true uniqueness of our creativity is becoming ever clearer
- by Richard Beard
The conditions at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility are akin to solitary confinement, local experts say — an apparent violation of state law.
The post New York Women’s Prison Forces People to Go Without Showers or Recreation appeared first on The Intercept.
Rep. Wesley Hunt was busy campaigning for a Texas Senate seat, but House Speaker Mike Johnson held the vote open.
The post Congress Votes Against Blocking Venezuela War After Stalling for Tardy GOP Rep appeared first on The Intercept.
An Intercept analysis confirmed that the White House used Google AI tools to alter the photo of Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong.
The post White House Doctored Photo With Google AI to Make It Look Like an Activist Was Sobbing During Perp Walk appeared first on The Intercept.
Trotting out rhetoric about drug trafficking was a helpful pretext to remove Maduro in Venezuela — when oil was the real goal.
The post It Always Comes Back to Our Failed War on Drugs appeared first on The Intercept.
Till Fadime Sahindal, född 2 april 1975 i Turkiet, mördad av sin egen far 21 januari 2002 i Sverige I Sverige har vi länge okritiskt omhuldat en ospecificerad och odefinierad mångkulturalism. Om vi med mångkulturalism menar att det med kulturell tillhörighet och identitet också kommer specifika moraliska, etiska och politiska rättigheter och skyldigheter, talar vi […]
In simple (and multiple) regression analysis for cross-sectional data, researchers often estimate regressions such as “regress test score (y) on study hours (x)” and obtain a result of the form y = constant + slope coefficient × x + error term. When speaking of increases or decreases in x in these interpretations, we must remember […]
Marco Garofalo and Thomas Prayer The US administration raised US import tariffs in April, reigniting trade tensions. This sparked concerns about cheaper exports being diverted to other markets, potentially lowering global prices. Using detailed product-level data, we build a novel timely indicator to consistently track trade prices across countries. Chinese export prices have risen less … Continue reading Monitoring trade prices in the wake of trade tensions
Carney gave an important speech yesterday, which you can read here. That lead to a lot of people praising him for his honesty in noting that the rules-based order was accepted by developed nations because they benefited from it, even though everyone knew it was bullshit: if you weren’t in the club, the rules didn’t […]
A documentary connecting two Singapores: the Asian country expanded on imported sand and a town in Michigan buried by dunes
- by Aeon Video
The muscle metaphor based on ego-depletion theory hasn’t survived scrutiny. But there’s an alternative that holds promise
- by Alberto De Luca
Young Europeans join far-Right movements less out of grievance than out of a profound yearning to believe and belong
- by Agnieszka Pasieka
Edward Egan Headlines warn of a looming ‘jobpocalypse’, but the reality is more complex. Rather than simply causing a wave of job losses, the economic literature suggests generative AI could influence the labour market through several – potentially offsetting – channels: productivity gains, job displacement, new job creation, and compositional shifts. The balance between these … Continue reading Generative AI: degenerative for jobs?
“Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me,” Trump said, speaking of European leaders.
The post While Threatening Greenland, Trump Also Threatens Iceland appeared first on The Intercept.
Fearing primaries for abetting Trump’s crackdown, top Democrats are turning away from a deal they crafted to avoid another government shutdown.
The post Even Democrats Who Crafted ICE Funding Compromise Are Questioning It appeared first on The Intercept.
. Finally, a head of government who dares to speak plainly to an obviously cognitively deficient and morally utterly corrupt American president. A speech history will remember!
We’re kicking off a new gathering for our community, and you’re invited.
Project Sunrise outlines a “smart city” with AI grids. It’s only possible with the continued dispossession of Palestinians.
The post Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians appeared first on The Intercept.
A top official told colleagues that a change to a National Park Service employee policy was part of a “reign of terror.”
The post Trump Admin “Deliberately” Tanking Morale to Get Parks Staff to Quit, Official Says in Leaked Tape appeared first on The Intercept.