Today's links Decarbonization at a distance: A post-American century that runs on sunshine. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Human shields for Internet of Shit slumlords; Tubemap with one-bedroom flat prices; Years of Repair; Internet of Lying Things; Dieselgate for TVs; Apple kills Chinese RSS readers. Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I...| Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
A must-read from Rob Leathern for anyone trying to comprehend the surveillance advertising problem or ad reform in general: Rob’s Notes 29 - The AI Ads Cash Machine. The advantage is the whole factory: systems that identify users and extract features in milliseconds; multi-stage ranking models that combine different types of predictions; experiment platforms that measure long-term effects across thousands of overlapping tests; attribution systems that connect ads to purchases days or weeks ...| blog: Don Marti
We’re finally seeing signs of the mainstream financial press admitting the AI bubble might not be robot heaven, and all the AI pumpers telling them everything was fine just might be full of it. This is mainly because bank and hedge fund analysts are bothering at last to get their calculators out and notice the […]| Pivot to AI
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.| 404 Media