The Times has identified more than 70 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.| www.nytimes.com
Quelques semaines après le retour au pouvoir de Trump, Ugo Palheta avait rencontré pour son podcast « Minuit dans le siècle » l’historienne Sylvie Laurent (autrice notamment du livre Capital et race, une hydre moderne, aux éditions du Seuil). Ensemble, ils avaient essayé de comprendre ce qu’il fallait attendre du pouvoir trumpiste dans les quatre années à venir, le type de projet qui caractérise actuellement Trump et le Parti Républicain, le niveau d’attaque qu’il fallait...| CONTRETEMPS
Ações da Tesla recuaram mais de 5% na Nasdaq nesta terça-feira (1°) depois de ameaças do presidente, que ainda disse que iria pensar ao ser questionado por jornalista sobre uma eventual deportação do homem mais rico do mundo| Bloomberg Línea Brasil
As the portion of the population who remembers the hysteria of the space race is beginning to decline, is there a possibility for a revival of American enthusiasm for space travel? American support for outer space exploration is a multifaceted issue which draws its conclusions from how well a number of spheres of the government, […]| Home of the Marist Poll
Keith’s note: I just spoke with Deutsche Welle about the ongoing social media interaction between Elon Musk and Donald Trump about whatever. [Audio] The post NASAWatch on TV: Musk Vs Trump Update appeared first on NASA Watch.| Web Site News Archives - NASA Watch
Musk und Trump: einst Buddy-Duo, jetzt im Rosenkrieg. Manuel und Stephan nehmen den Bruch dieser Alphamänner zum Anlass, über das Wunder, den Wandel und die Wackeligkeit von Freundschaften zu sprechen. Musk, Trump – und was Freundschaften heute (noch) taugen.| RefLab
In the cacophony of voices reacting to the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the US government, one sentiment is largely missing: shame. We—all of us—should be ashamed of ourselves for letting this happen, for lowering our standards for decent, humane conduct, for becoming morally and culturally illiterate. All of us, but especially Christians, should be dismayed, especially by the emergence of leaders who, rather than denying such a thing is even real, proudly and openly call...| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
“Imagine if federal worker unions and Democratic Party officials showed up at the plant gate of a company that was about to close its doors,” said one labor advocate. “Why aren…| Vox Populi
These are notes taken during and after the 38C3 conference in Hambourg. Notes might be a bit sketchy at times I met with a collective of people behind the "Hello, Quit X" project. They are trying to help folks to get out of X / Twitter, and prepared a presentation about …| (not) my ideas
There’s a reason why the chainsaw is such an apt symbol for the current assault on American science: because you can cut a tree down in minutes, but growing it back takes decades.| Total Internal Reflection
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.| www.nytimes.com
Na predvečer volitev v Nemčiji sem kolesaril s Siddharto, zanimivim človekom, ki sem ga spoznal ravno ta večer. Siddharta je lastnik knjigarne Hopscotch v Berlinu,...| Disenz
The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.| www.nytimes.com
Mark Zuckerberg überrascht die Welt: Facebook, Instagram und Threads verabschieden sich von moderierter Kommunikation und Fact-Checking. Themen wie Gender, Migration und Politik werden unkontrolliert zugelassen – mit potenziell verheerenden Folgen. Doch was steckt hinter dieser Kehrtwende? Und was bedeutet das für Dich, für uns und für Europa?| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
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Die Beziehungen zwischen den mächtigsten Technologieunternehmen der Welt und dem ehemaligen US-Präsidenten Donald Trump sorgen für Schlagzeilen. Während diese Konzerne einst als Verfechter progressiver Werte galten, scheinen sie sich nun immer stärker an Trump anzulehnen – aus strategischen Gründen? Eine Analyse.| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
As the New Year approaches, Hcom offers this piece for your quiet consideration and contemplation. Mike Magee Hanukkah, the Jewish communities 8-day Festival of Lights begins this Wednesday on December 25, 2024. This is a rather rare calendar coincidence, one that will not repeat again until 2052. Those who witnessed the conspicuous Trump and Musk-induced […]| HealthCommentary
Die Rückkehr von Donald Trump ins Weiße Haus könnte die Tech-Welt gehörig durcheinanderwirbeln. Besonders wir Europäer sollten uns warm anziehen - denn bei KI, Social Media und Co. stehen die Zeichen auf Sturm. Ein Blick in die digitale Kristallkugel.| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
Der Kurznachrichtendienst X hat seine Nutzungsregeln geändert: Ab sofort sind bestimmte pornografische Inhalte auf der Plattform ausdrücklich erlaubt.| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
X (formerly Twitter) was one of the first platforms to allow freelance and independent journalists to get their stories out to the masses| Interhacktives
Elon Musk's Neuralink has implanted a second clinical trial participant with the “The Link” brain interfacing chip.| The Debrief
Like the monster plant in Little Shop of Horrors, Generative AI has an insatiable appetite; for data though rather than food. Generative AI applications, like ChatGPT and Midjourney, need a co…| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
In an unexpected twist that has left political analysts and entertainment enthusiasts alike scratching their heads, WWE and Netflix have announced plans to stre| The Crustian Daily
Eigentlich sollten Social Networks der freundlichen Kontaktanbahnung, dem Gedankenaustausch und dem Networking Dienen. Eigentlich. Doch dann kam es ganz anders. Jeder vierte Deutsche wurde mittlerweile auf den Plattformen bedroht oder beleidigt. Was tun? Soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X und Tiktok: Einst Orte für Spaß-Videos, How-To-Anleitungen oder Selbstpräsentation, ja auch…| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
In internal forecasts, the company projected that ad sales would keep declining, handing a tough challenge to its new chief executive.| www.nytimes.com
Internal documents show companies like Airbnb, Coca-Cola and Microsoft have halted ads, or may do so, after Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.| www.nytimes.com
