Tech
Pakistan’s digital crackdown: How geofencing and ID blacklists are silencing dissent
Authorities in Pakistan have disabled the national IDs and passports of thousands linked to the country’s 2023 political unrest, using geofencing technology to track protesters in a sweeping move that underscores the growing power of digital surveillance. The crackdown began after violent demonstrations erupted on May 9, 2023, following the arrest of […]
CEO’s Prediction: AI Could Eliminate Half Of White Collar Jobs
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is warning of the prevalence of artificial intelligence and human beings’ willingness to allow it to take over. Amodei says that if things continue on the current trajectory, AI will eliminate half of white collar jobs. A leading artificial intelligence executive is sounding the alarm over […]
U.S. Seizes Darknet, Internet Domains, Crypto Funds Tied to Illegal Trading in Credit Card Data
The BidenCash marketplace was used to buy and sell stolen credit cards as well as related personal information. What to know: The U.S. seized 145 darknet and internet domains as well as cryptocurrency funds linked to BidenCash, a market for buying and selling stolen credit card details and associated personal […]
Trump’s Palantir-Powered Surveillance Is Turning America Into a Digital Prison
“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission.”Ayn Rand Call it what it is: a panopticon presidency. President Trump’s plan to fuse government power with private surveillance tech to build […]
Ex-Google Chief Eric Schmidt Backs Firms Behind Blockchain Credit Bureau
High throughput blockchain Keeta is facilitating credit data platform SOLO to create PASS, an on-chain bank-grade financial identity layer. What to know: High throughput blockchain Keeta and credit data platform SOLO, companies both backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, are introducing an on-chain credit bureau to give digital asset […]
Tony Blair: Britain should have AI doctors and nurses
The former PM says humanity is entering its biggest transformation since the Industrial Revolution and that it’s ‘absurd’ not to do more in the NHS Britain should embrace a future of AI doctors, nurses and even teachers or risk being left behind in the biggest upheaval since the Industrial Revolution, […]
To Outrun the Complacent Class
“The emails showed the world’s leading climatologists busily working to organize a research cartel. Peer review was a legitimate source of authority when the process supported their positions. It was compromised, if not malicious, when it offered critics of the orthodoxy a platform. The wish to crush dissenting views, in […]
OpenAI’s $6.4 Billion Hardware Gamble Exposes the Closed AI Trap
The group’s massive bet on Jony Ive’s hardware venture isn’t a strategy. It’s desperation, says Shaw Walters, the founder of Eliza Labs, and creator of ElizaOS. OpenAI just spent $6.4 billion acquiring io, Jony Ive’s nascent hardware venture. As someone who grew up idolizing the Jobs-Ive partnership—Mac Addict subscription, Marathon on […]
Telegram Raises $1.7B Via Convertible Bonds: Bloomberg
The messaging app, with over 1 billion users, plans to use $955 million to buy back existing bonds and the remaining $745 million for growth. What to know: Telegram has secured $1.7 billion by issuing five-year convertible bonds, aiming to refinance existing liabilities and push out repayment deadlines. The messaging […]
