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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Despite the centrality of the loyaltyâcompetence framework in research on authoritarian politics, scholars have only focused on material aspects of what elites do in their service to the dictator. Ye....
www.revue-ouvrage.org
LâenquĂȘte ouvriĂšre du numĂ©rique - revue Ouvrage
Par le Capacitor Collective â Un essor de la rĂ©sistance au travail, du syndicalisme et de lâauto-organisation est en train de se produire Ă plusieurs endroits tout au long de la chaĂźne de valeur du ca...
futurism.com
Anthropic Knew the Public Would Be Disgusted by How It Was Destroying Physical Books, Secret Documents Reveal
Newly unsealed documents suggest that Anthropic was well aware that destroying books to train its AI would look bad.
www.404media.co
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
Nieman Lab@niemanlab.org
"My stewardship of the Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of when Iâm 90 and reviewing my life" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
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www.theguardian.com
What technology takes from us â and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out â but itâs going to take collectiv...
Niall Firth@niallfirth.bsky.social
For some, Moltbook showed us whatâs coming next: an internet where millions of autonomous agents interact online with little or no human oversight. But is it? Smart from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1...
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vancouver.citynews.ca
Ottawa gives Canada Post a $1.01-billion loan
The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the Crown corporation.
data-workers.org
Behind The Face of AI, by Clara and B.
This short comic details the experiences of data workers in France working for Scale AI as human chatbots. They explore what it is to be human and the consequences of acting like a machine.
human.libretexts.org
2.5: Does using AI do harm? If so, should we stop using it?
Energy, water, IP violations, and exploitative labor are among the harms caused by AI. Deciding what actions individuals and society can take to address this is challenging.
share.google
Why comparisons between AI and human intelligence miss the point
Human intelligence is social and embodied â but AI is very different.
www.scmp.com
Hong Kong plans to revive privacy law requiring firms to report data breaches
Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung says watchdog intends to consult lawmakers this year after legislative reform was put on hold in 2024.
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social
âLate Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority viewâthat the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.â
www.stevevladeck.com
www.ft.com
The pessimist who became a prophet
Philosopher Michael Sandel was ignored by a generation of political optimists. Now he is searching for a way out of the mess he saw coming
papers.ssrn.com
Eryk Salvaggio 
