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Australian universities tumble in world rankings as some record worst result ever
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‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israel’s bombs will kill for decades
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↳ The horrors of this genocide never end. Israel must pay for their crimes. — -
They’re telling us what’s next
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We’re not listening, but the oligarchs are signalling the next phase of climate denialism. We’ve talked fairly extensively about AI and its use of massive amounts of power – indiscriminately sourced, and it’s products inequitably accessible. However, through what can only be seen as a major win for the manufacture of consent, the mainstream largely let the AI bubble blow over. Yes, there are some sycophants and bootlickers out there still suggesting that LLMs can replace humanity, but for the most part the remainder are just capitalists. In the mainstream the complete inability for LLMs, ML models, and other “AI” tools to come close to what humans are capable of has been obviously received, and deeply felt as yet another “capitalist innovation”, to the point that most intelligent workers are rolling their eyes. This eye roll, or the movement of a technology into “nerd status” is a critical part of manufacturing consent...
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Former Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warming
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↳ Sharing this again from a different source just to soak in how fucked up the hegemony is — make no mistake the billionaires do not care about our inevitable heat death and look only to accelerationism to fuck us harder. — -
Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes
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Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts
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↳ I don’t know about you, but constantly elevating Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Anthony Albanese, Donald Trump, and other psychopathic oligarchs’ bank balance isn’t how the planet deserves to go. We need action. — - From October 8, 2024: Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change. Start right now.
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Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute
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How getting big tech platforms to care for their users could mean a better online experience for everyone
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‘In a panic’: Why Iran admonished Australia’s ambassador in Tehran
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Trump Reiterates He Wants To Be a ‘Dictator’ for ‘One Day’ at Wisconsin Rally
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Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job
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↳ Hegemonic enforcement — in this case it happens to be a drug lord hegemony, but the methods are similar. Sad. — - From October 7, 2024: Join mind reader’s free community of radical thinkers analysing capitalism’s contradictions and imagining better futures. Start right now.
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It’s not enough to ‘punish Labor’
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we should go all in on building AI data centers because ‘we are never going to meet our climate goals anyway’
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Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze
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Police can access mobile phone data for minor crimes, EU top court rules
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↳ I can’t say this often enough — fascism is here, all across the west, you’re just a frog in slowly boiling water. —