As AI’s Power Grows, So Does Our Workday | naked capitalism
Yves here. While this post flags an important central finding, that the more a job is exposed to AI use, the longer its hours become, its authors seem awfully credulous…
Book Review: The Dazzling Complexity of the Polar Realm | naked capitalism
Yves here. I remember in 2007 when I was invited to an open house at the Explorers’ Club in New York City, which featured a day of presentations of scientists…
How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry | naked capitalism
Yves here. While much of the news is bleak, one bright spot is the rise of small, feisty worker-owned publications. Without the skim of non-employee owners (and no doubt overpaid…
Coffee Break: Covid Denialism Is Not a Cure; Updates on the War on Cancer and Medicare | naked capitalism
It has been a bad week, borderline flu, just like everyone else in the office since the new year (with 7 of 18 having had a COVID relapse earlier). Plus,…
The Next American Constitution | naked capitalism
Yves here. Tom Neuburger discusses how the US is in the midst of a regime change, which has precedents in US history. The most obvious manifestation is how Trump is…
Banks and Payment Card Companies Form a Discount Cartel to Take Down Cash in “Cash-Addicted” Germany | naked capitalism
The cash assassins set their sights on Europe’s biggest economy. If there’s one major European economy that did not get the memo on moving swiftly away from cash to digital…
Explosive New Book Argues Facebook Is a Global Engine of Harm and Corruption. Is Reform Possible? | naked capitalism
Yves here. The tone of this post, which likely reflects that of the book it discusses, is overwrought. But that does not make it inaccurate. What caught my attention was…
AI Robot Pets Can Be Adorable and Emotionally Responsive. They Also Raise Questions About Attachment and Mental Health | naked capitalism
Yves here. Since it’s very profitable for app, program, and device makers to hit users’ emotional buttons, they are set only to get better at it. Robots pets are one…
Payday Loan Apps Cost New Yorkers $500 Million Plus, New Study Estimates | naked capitalism
Yves here. Sadly, the most desperate are regularly the subject of the most intense financial grifting, be it loan sharks or the more-respectable seeming versions, like credit cards that very…
House Speaker Johnson Threatens to Defund Federal Courts | naked capitalism
Yves here. Trump follows his line of action by having enlisted his ally, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, to threaten the very existence of Federal courts: Speaker Johnson floats…