We Asked the ‘Future of Truth’ Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well
A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that.
Alaska’s Deteriorating Schools Could Receive More Than $148 Million for Repairs. It’s a Fraction of What They Need.
Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school construction and maintenance. The budget increase would still only cover about 13% of what school districts requested.
Gergely Pulay: Post-feudalism and post-fascism at the end of the Orbán-regime in Hungary
With the global rise of illiberalism in the twenty-first century, the reputation of Viktor Orbán’s regime has far exceeded Hungary’s actual geopolitical and economic weight.
Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California
The state’s ballot is nineteen inches long, and lists sixty-one gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants?
Workers Suffer as Wealth Accumulates: Finance as Grift and Other Revelations
Fred Magdoff presents an incisive, data-driven analysis of the current state of the worker laboring under the domineering system of financialization and, in particular, private equity. In his conclusion, Magdoff. READ MORE
The USDA Canceled $300 Million in Farm Grants, Citing Fraud. Did It Make Up the Evidence?
The agency pointed to gazebos, massages and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.
Amazon Shuts Down Internal AI Leaderboard After Employees Cheated
Employees admitted to 404 Media they had cheated to climb the leaderboard's ranks.
‘¡Demandamos libertad!’: Inmigrantes en huelga en prisión de Nueva Jersey
Title: ‘¡Demandamos libertad! ’: Inmigrantes en huelga en prisión de Nueva Jersey
Washington Wants Myanmar’s Minerals
Democracy promotion is out, and the race to engage the country’s junta is on.
Beneath the Everglades Marshlands, Resistance Lives On
The Everglades is considered one of the most biodiverse places in the entire world. It is so unique that it is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles naturally coexist. It is a land of defiance and possibility against the odds.
Annelle Sheline on Iran War Questions
Why is the US at war with Iran? What is the hoped-for outcome? Who is hoping for it? And what of the millions who got something they didn’t hope for?
‘We’re Just Getting the Crumbs Here’: Contractors Protest Layoffs at Meta’s European Headquarters
Soon-to-be-laid-off Meta contractors say they’re being treated differently than Mark Zuckerberg’s full-time employees, who stand to receive more generous severance packages.
We Have to Take the Future of A.I. Into Our Own Hands
We’ve heard a lot about what A.I. can do for businesses, and for individuals, but what about society?
In Turkey, Criticizing a Corporation Can Land You in Jail
Turkish labor leader Mehmet Türkmen was jailed for spreading “disinformation” after he criticized a business where a worker lost both arms in an accident. It’s part of a wider crackdown designed to suppress trade unions that speak up for workers.
Parallel Universes
Anybody who’s ever leafed through Finnegans Wake will quickly recognize that we’re not dealing here with a standard novel, just as anybody leafing through Marx’s Capital will know we’re not dealing with standard economics.
The Reproductive Justice Movement Must Be Expansive Under a Second Trump Term
With a federal Republican trifecta, the reproductive and disability justice movements need each other more than ever.
Philly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI
A law enforcement document obtained by The Intercept shows police scan social media looking for posts opposing AI data centers.
Banned Russian Submunitions Found After Mali’s Military Announces Airstrikes
This investigation is a collaboration between Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique. You can read Jeune Afrique’s article in French here.
