Cities Panic Over Having to Release Mass Surveillance Recordings
Yves here. BWAHAHA. There is so little good news on the mass surveillance that every win ought to be celebrated. And the precedent here is
More and More Young People Disengaged from Work and Social Contact
The Financial Times has a new piece on a growing social problem in many countries: the fate of young adults who fail to land jobs
Has Ed Zitron Found the Fatal Flaw with OpenAI and Its Flagship ChatGPT?
Ed Zitron has been relentlessly pursuing the questionable economics of AI and has tentatively identified a bombshell in his latest post, Exclusive: Here’s How Much
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Future of Elite Forces
The New Landscape of War The battlefields of Ukraine have revealed a transformation unprecedented since the mechanized wars of the twentieth century. As Baluyevsky and
Who Will End Up Paying for the AI Spending Spree?
Yves here. This high level recap explains how the seemingly indefensible idea of an AI bailout is being packaged to make it look less appalling.
Book Excerpt: How Coyotes Found a New Homeland in the East
By Hillary Rosner, a science journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times and National Geographic, among other outlets. “Roam” is her first
Links 11/8/2025 | naked capitalism
Arachnid Megacity Discovered in Cave May Be World’s Largest Spider Web Science Daily (Paul R) Archaeologists discover how oldest American civilisation survived a climate catastrophe
Another Shutdown Hazard: Skewed and Limited Private Data as Economic Hazard
Yves here. A very large number of Americans are concerned about the direct effects of the now-record Federal shutdown, in the loss of pay and/or
Fatties and Diabetics Not Welcome! Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance
Yves here. The new Trump Administraton policy on visa issuance, that of making certain conditions like obesity and diabetes a no-go for longer-term visa issuance,
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Shifting Landscape of Trade and Investment
Yves here. This interesting and useful study looked at how China’s major strategic competitors, the US, Japan, and the UK, responded to China Belt and