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Generative AI can involve citizens directly in decision-making, but not while developers’ incentives are only financial
The YouTube clip I return to most often is David Bowie being interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight in 1999. Bowie is talking about what the internet might do: “I don’t think we’ve even seen the tip of the iceberg.… Read the rest
When floods swept Europe in July 2021, killing more than 200 people in Germany, Belgium and neighbouring countries, it was a disaster that came as the climate crisis was moving to the top of Europe’s political agenda.
Nato and the EU are the twin pillars of European security, but Britain now has to pretend there is only one
Nato must protect Ukraine from Russian aggression, and also Ukraine cannot join Nato while it is at war with Russia.… Read the rest
A new book by Miles Taylor, an ex-Trump official, claims the former president repeatedly sexualized his daughter
If you’re eating anything right now I’d advise you to stop immediately because the next couple of paragraphs will turn your stomach.… Read the rest
The killing of 17-year-old Nahel shows how little has changed since the deaths of two teenagers fleeing police in 2005
Since the video went viral of the brutal killing by a police officer of Nahel, a 17-year-old shot dead at point-blank range, the streets and housing estates of many poorer French neighbourhoods have been in a state of open revolt.… Read the rest