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“Defenders of the Romanian nation” — the candidates of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) embarked on the race for the 2024 European Parliament elections with this creed. At the end of a mandate marked by numerous controversies…
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The tech journalist and author on the algorithmic American dream, the unsung heroes of social media, and her new book Extremely Online Having reported on online culture for over a decade, Taylor Lorenz has…
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Summer 1940. A young boy reads in his parents living room as a portrait of the French Gen. Charles de Gaulle watches over him from the mantelpiece. The house is not in Paris or Nice, but Alta Gracia, Argentina. And the young boys name is…
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When you think about it, the internet is a ridiculous concept. Little machines transmit electromagnetic waves to and fro so we can communicate long distance, stream entertainment, or send cat memes. Imagine trying to explain it to someone…
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Today in Tedium: Computing has changed a lot in the past four decades, and one of the biggest changes, perhaps the most unheralded, comes down to compatibility. These days, you generally cant fry a computer by plugging in a…
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Today in Tedium: You probably havent thought about it lately, but were closing in on the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest scam-busting incidents of the early internet era. It happened on the Something Awful forums, and…
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Clment Girardot is a freelance writer focusing on international reporting, especially from the South Caucasus and Turkey. His work has appeared in various publications, including the Guardian, Al Jazeera, Le Monde and…
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Photo courtesy of The Antibes Juan-les-Pins Tourist OfficePablo Picasso was far from perfect. Other than being a famous artist, he was fairly known as a misogynist and a heavy drinkerbut he was also someone who made an impression,…
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Stability AI became a $1 billion company with the help of a viral AI text-to-image generator and per interviews with more than 30 people some misleading claims from founder Emad Mostaque. By Kenrick Cai & Iain Martin, Forbes Staff…
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Among the more sombre gifts brought by the Enlightenment was the realisation that humans might one day become extinct. The astronomical revolution of the 17th century had shown that the solar system both operated according to the highest…
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