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Five Jobs

On human work in the gentle singularity.

2 weeks ago 15 votes
From "Shadow Artist" to Artist

A conversation with Dipa Halder, software engineer turned full-time artist.

3 weeks ago 17 votes
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A meditation on the third and last human labor — Relational Labor.

a month ago 24 votes
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The operating system of our era — and why every empire will be half-media, half-machine.

2 months ago 23 votes
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A conversation about craft, code, and creative freedom with indie game artisan Neal Agarwal, creator of Neal.fun.

2 months ago 40 votes

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Countries are forcing tech giants to store citizen data locally, challenging the standard business model of harvesting data abroad while keeping profits at home.

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2 days ago 10 votes
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In Zimbabwe, the EV rush has brought a surge of Chinese investment into lithium mines. But many locals feel left out — and some have turned to stealing.

2 days ago 3 votes
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3 days ago 5 votes
Anthropic and OpenAI Have Begun The Subprime AI Crisis

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3 days ago 18 votes