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Why can we not take Universal Basic Income seriously?
On work, AI and the most important social idea yet to get any real traction.
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Sam Anderson on writing and drawing - Austin Kleon
The thing that unites good writing and good drawing — authentic writing and authentic drawing — is the exploratory line.
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Return-to-office initiatives or stealth layoffs? Why not both?
Dell has recently been accused of forcing people to quit by requiring them to return to the office unnecessarily. It’s far from the only company to use this tactic.
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I tested the best Mint alternatives, and this is my new favorite money app
With Mint shutting down, I needed a new budgeting program for tracking my finances. The app I found - and have been using for four months now - is better than Mint ever was.
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You'd better be ready to back up your AI chatbot's promises
Air Canada discovered the hard way that when your AI chatbot makes a commitment, your company will be on the hook for it
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Jim Zemlin and the Linux Foundation share not-so-secret open-source sauce
Collaborative innovation has been the group's driving force for a quarter of a century. Or, to paraphrase Lao Tzu, the journey of a thousand open-source programs starts with a single project.
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Killing VMware
Ever since Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMWare last November, customers have been navigating the fallout — and they're not happy.
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Co-authoring: twice as fun or double the trouble?
When it comes to co-authoring, what are some of the issues and complexities about writing a book with another author?
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How Much Should a Sandwich Cost?
With inflation affecting the price of food, you might wonder if expensive sandwiches are worth it.
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Our Company Is Doing So Well That You’re All Fired
"You all have done an amazing job ushering in a new era of success for this company. So amazing, in fact, that we have no choice but to let you all go."
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End of an Era: Weaveworks Closes Shop Amid Cloud Native Turbulence
Alexis Richardson, CEO and co-founder of Weaveworks, took to LinkedIn to share the somber news of the company's closing.
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Apple refuses to relax its iron grip on iPhones in Europe
As its walled garden crumbles, Apple grudgingly allows EU users to sideload applications. Will regulators take stiffer action, and what about the US?
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Don’t let Big AI fool you: Piracy isn’t a business model
Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO, is basically saying that he can’t make his product unless he steals from others.
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Humans Still Cheaper Than AI in Vast Majority of Jobs, MIT Finds
Artificial intelligence can’t replace the majority of jobs right now in cost-effective ways, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found in a study that sought to address fears about AI replacing humans in a swath of industries.
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Why we learnt to write the way we do
Workplace writing cannot succeed with a one-size-fits-all approach. Yet most of us enter the workforce having learned exactly that: the essay. Why do we use this approach and how does it limit successful communication? An essay is the perfect writing tool for an education setting. The simple beginning, middle and end pattern helps students tackle the challenging task of assignment writing. And the predictable structure allows teachers to mark dozens of essays more efficiently. But surely more complex writing tasks call for different tools in our writing toolbox? Here are 4 features of essay writing that can slow us down
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Copyright Remains A Complete Mess: A Tale In Two Stories
Here are two separate stories regarding the mess that is modern copyright law, that is now mostly “mediated” by companies that half-ass randomly deal with things and sometimes do not. While this is…
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Piracy Is Surging Again Because Streaming Execs Ignored The Lessons Of The Past
Back in 2019 we noted how the streaming sector risked driving consumers back to piracy if they didn’t heed the lessons of the past. We explored how the rush to raise rates, nickel-and-dime us…
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The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be
With Google dropping support for the oldest of social networks, Usenet is now left without another major entry gate.
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China's capitalist reforms are said to have moved 800 million out of extreme poverty – new data suggests the opposite
The World Bank used a tool known as purchasing power parity to make its calculations. An improved methodology suggests China’s pro-market reforms increased rather than shrank extreme poverty.
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With Offices Sitting Empty, Landlords Are ‘Handing Back the Keys’
Office landlords, hit hard by the work-from-home revolution, are resorting to a desperate measure in the real estate world: “handing back the keys.” When this happens, the landlord stops paying the mortgage on the office building or declines to refinance it.