The Tech Giants’ Anti-regulation Fantasy
theatlantic.com · Nov 28
Major internet companies pretend that they’re best left alone. History shows otherwise.
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Major internet companies pretend that they’re best left alone. History shows otherwise.
As the planet warms and biodiversity collapses, those encouraging and profiting from the destruction of the Earth must be charged with ecocide
Every day, we learn more about the royals’ colonial legacy and financial privileges – and it has given a huge boost to the republican movement
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Chinese engineers are flying to India to train the next generation of iPhone builders.
For our new feature about Foxconn's race to make iPhones in India, we spoke with two dozen assembly line workers, technicians, engineers, and managers. They detailed the successes, struggles, and cultural clashes that have played out on one of the world’s most consequential factory floors
New revelations show just how bad the oil countries really are
Bill McKibben: A Corrupted COP
New revelations show just how bad the #oil countries really are
The documents, obtained by the Centre for #Climate Reporting in the UK and first published by the BBC, showed talking points for meetings between officials like Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, the head of this COP and also of the UAE’s national oil company, and at least 28 countries prior to the start of the offical talks.
#COP28 #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #ClimatecCrisis #BoycottCOP28
The UAE will have its moment of glory while the UK press worries more about petrostate money buying the Telegraph, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The fact that the president of this week’s Cop28 climate conference in Dubai is also the CEO of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil firm crosses the fine line between mirthless joke and extinction-level distress signal.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/28/cop28-save-planet-oil-uae-telegraph
Michael Lewis spoke to TIME about his new book, 'Going Infinite,' and why he thinks most people misunderstand Sam Bankman-Fried.
Journalists have always been among the most thin-skinned people around. They are great at dishing it out, but whine when they're the subject.
I'd thought Michael Lewis -- an author I've greatly admired in the past -- would be less defensive than most. But no. He not only misconstrues the mostly just criticism of his Sam Bankman-Fried hagiography, he's even comparing SBF's prosecution to a lynching. https://time.com/6321668/michael-lewis-sam-bankman-fried-going-infinite/
Embarrassing (at best) on so many levels....
h/t @molly0xfff
Centuries-old settlement patterns — and the attitudes they spawned about government — are to blame for differences in longevity between red southern states and bluer parts of the country.
Republican billionaire donors dropped the average life expectancy of Americans by 5 years.
The 1% is quite proud of that fact.
They killed 1.18 Americans to shave a few points off tax revenues.
Gun violence. Covid.
The rich believe more Americans need to die because they oppose public health care system.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/01/america-life-expectancy-regions-00113369
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/
What happened after my wife and I removed Wi-Fi from our home
A bit ironic given this is disseminated over the Internet...
The Internet would be far better if giant corporations didn't control platforms & endlessly surveille & profile & do so very unequally--to me that largely is a capitalism, governance & regulatory failure--power & control of infrastructure.
@histodons @sociology @anthropology #internet #web #networking #tech #technology #history
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/home-internet-landline-amazon-smartphone/676070/
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