The ground has been shifting under the feet of the world’s central bankers, including our own Dr Philip Lowe, the outgoing chief of the Reserve Bank. This has weakened the power of higher interest rates to get inflation down. Like all economists, central bankers believe their theory – their ‘‘model’’ – gives them great understanding Continue reading »
Technology
The U.S. military’s elite special operations command doesn’t want its planes tracked, according to a procurement document.
The post Pentagon Joins Elon Musk’s War Against Plane Tracking appeared first on The Intercept.
What the Luddites can teach us about resisting an automated future.
Across the US and around the world, foghorns have disappeared from the coastal landscape.
The post Requiem for the Foghorn appeared first on Nautilus.
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
The post FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers “Threat Actors” appeared first on The Intercept.
The dangerous chemistry of cheaply made lithium batteries.
The post Why E-Bikes Catch Fire appeared first on Nautilus.
Ionized air and wires may take headphones to the next level.
The post A Scientific Breakthrough in Noise Reduction appeared first on Nautilus.
Should the US go to war with China, Taiwan’s largest chip maker, TSMC will be the first target to be blown up, according to a strategist at the US Air Force’s Air War College. Not by China, but by the US military. US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on his visit to Beijing is clearly Continue reading »
Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.
The post Human Super-Recognizers See Faces Better Than AI appeared first on Nautilus.
ICE uses LexisNexis to track people's cars, gather information on people, and make arrests for its deportation machine, according to a contract.
The post LexisNexis Is Selling Your Personal Data to ICE So It Can Try to Predict Crimes appeared first on The Intercept.