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love this story by Tom Graham on Die Mennonitische Post, the newspaper printed in Canada and distributed to conservative Mennonites across Latin America www.economist.com/the-americas...
A German newspaper for Bolivian blondes
For Mennonites from Bolivia to Belize, Die Mennonitische Post is often the only connection to the outside world
www.economist.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
love this story by Tom Graham on Die Mennonitische Post, the newspaper printed in Canada and distributed to conservative Mennonites across Latin America www.economist.com/the-americas...
Diana Salazar on dealing with gangs www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
Ecuador’s crime wave demands a more sophisticated response, says its former attorney-general
Diana Salazar explains why investigators need more help from abroad—as well as more Kevlar-clad protectors at home
www.economist.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Diana Salazar on dealing with gangs www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
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My take on England’s daftest sport: Should cheese rolling be protected as British heritage?
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Should cheese rolling be protected as British heritage?
The government mulls making England’s daftest sport official
economist.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
My take on England’s daftest sport: Should cheese rolling be protected as British heritage?
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
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Middle class consciousness is on the rise: Doctors, teachers and junior bankers of the world, unite!
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Doctors, teachers and junior bankers of the world, unite!
The rise of middle-class consciousness
economist.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Middle class consciousness is on the rise: Doctors, teachers and junior bankers of the world, unite!
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Trump is wrong about almost everything
But he's right to pursue deep-sea mining, even though he *probably* isn't motivated by the real reasons it's a good idea (a supply of essential metals with lower emissions and ecological harms than the largest sources today)
But he's right to pursue deep-sea mining, even though he *probably* isn't motivated by the real reasons it's a good idea (a supply of essential metals with lower emissions and ecological harms than the largest sources today)
Donald Trump is right to go after metals in the deep sea
Environmentalists should push the UN body that governs deep-sea mining to pass regulations to allow it
www.economist.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Trump is wrong about almost everything
But he's right to pursue deep-sea mining, even though he *probably* isn't motivated by the real reasons it's a good idea (a supply of essential metals with lower emissions and ecological harms than the largest sources today)
But he's right to pursue deep-sea mining, even though he *probably* isn't motivated by the real reasons it's a good idea (a supply of essential metals with lower emissions and ecological harms than the largest sources today)
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Heroically spent this week at The Crucible. Please reward my shoeleather reporting with a click. The strange success of snooker: immigration, agglomeration and amorality keep the sport going
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
The strange success of snooker
Immigration, agglomeration and amorality keep the sport going
economist.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Heroically spent this week at The Crucible. Please reward my shoeleather reporting with a click. The strange success of snooker: immigration, agglomeration and amorality keep the sport going
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
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Angus Reid shows the Liberals with a 5pt lead.
LPC 42 (+26 vs December)
CPC 37 (-8)
NDP 9 (-12)
BQ 8 (-3)
GPC 1 (-2)
Gives them a 2pt lead in our tracker: www.economist.com/interactive/... 🇨🇦
LPC 42 (+26 vs December)
CPC 37 (-8)
NDP 9 (-12)
BQ 8 (-3)
GPC 1 (-2)
Gives them a 2pt lead in our tracker: www.economist.com/interactive/... 🇨🇦
March 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Angus Reid shows the Liberals with a 5pt lead.
LPC 42 (+26 vs December)
CPC 37 (-8)
NDP 9 (-12)
BQ 8 (-3)
GPC 1 (-2)
Gives them a 2pt lead in our tracker: www.economist.com/interactive/... 🇨🇦
LPC 42 (+26 vs December)
CPC 37 (-8)
NDP 9 (-12)
BQ 8 (-3)
GPC 1 (-2)
Gives them a 2pt lead in our tracker: www.economist.com/interactive/... 🇨🇦
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First (highly respected) Abacus poll post-Carney shows the Conservatives down 3, Liberals up 5
🆕New Abacus Data #cdnpoli poll reported by
Susan Delacourt in her latest column
🔵CPC 38%
🔴LPC 34%
🟠NDP 15%
Full details out on Sunday on our website or today for paid subscribers to my newsletter (link in bio)
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Susan Delacourt in her latest column
🔵CPC 38%
🔴LPC 34%
🟠NDP 15%
Full details out on Sunday on our website or today for paid subscribers to my newsletter (link in bio)
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Susan Delacourt: If the next election is a likability contest, Mark Carney’s arrival looks like trouble for Pierre Poilievre
A Conservative lead in public support has been eroded by Justin Trudeau’s resignation, Donald Trump’s threats to Canada and Mark Carney’s selection as Liberal leader, Susan Delacourt writes.
www.thestar.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
First (highly respected) Abacus poll post-Carney shows the Conservatives down 3, Liberals up 5
this is a really good point. one way of thinking about Apple's failure to ship genAI products is that the features inherent to genAI tech don't fit well with Apple's brand
also, it's interesting thinking about apple x AI crossover, because the failure modes of genAI are those that apple, i think, *particularly* tries to avoid (e.g. failing in a way that is inscrutable/invisible for average users; generating nsfw/toxic outputs; etc)
March 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
this is a really good point. one way of thinking about Apple's failure to ship genAI products is that the features inherent to genAI tech don't fit well with Apple's brand
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump fentanyl riffs are just not credible
the CBP seized 13 grams (grams!!!) of fentanyl at the Canadian border in January. That is down by a factor of 180x since Trump was elected
The CBP seized 16x more fentanyl at interior ports in 2024 than it did at the Canadian border
the CBP seized 13 grams (grams!!!) of fentanyl at the Canadian border in January. That is down by a factor of 180x since Trump was elected
The CBP seized 16x more fentanyl at interior ports in 2024 than it did at the Canadian border
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump fentanyl riffs are just not credible
the CBP seized 13 grams (grams!!!) of fentanyl at the Canadian border in January. That is down by a factor of 180x since Trump was elected
The CBP seized 16x more fentanyl at interior ports in 2024 than it did at the Canadian border
the CBP seized 13 grams (grams!!!) of fentanyl at the Canadian border in January. That is down by a factor of 180x since Trump was elected
The CBP seized 16x more fentanyl at interior ports in 2024 than it did at the Canadian border
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This is beautiful (love the arcing)
cc @halhod.bsky.social
cc @halhod.bsky.social
⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
February 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This is beautiful (love the arcing)
cc @halhod.bsky.social
cc @halhod.bsky.social
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For the past year, I've been investigating the global rise of online scams - a predatory, multi-billion dollar industry that rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. Scam Inc, a new 8-part podcast from The Economist and hosted by me, is out in February: econ.st/3CoAdxJ
Scam Inc from The Economist: Trailer: Scam Inc
A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It is already more lucrative than the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerf...
econ.st
January 31, 2025 at 3:57 AM
For the past year, I've been investigating the global rise of online scams - a predatory, multi-billion dollar industry that rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. Scam Inc, a new 8-part podcast from The Economist and hosted by me, is out in February: econ.st/3CoAdxJ
I've been following Brad Zamft's thinking and work ever since we met at an ARPA-e over a decade ago. Enjoyed every bit of it. There isn't too much journalism ten years in the making, but this story is just that www.economist.com/science-and-...
Heritable Agriculture, a Google spinout, is bringing AI to crop breeding
By reducing the cost of breeding, the firm hopes to improve yields and other properties for an array of important crops
www.economist.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I've been following Brad Zamft's thinking and work ever since we met at an ARPA-e over a decade ago. Enjoyed every bit of it. There isn't too much journalism ten years in the making, but this story is just that www.economist.com/science-and-...
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And yet there's more to the DeepSeek story. Building a very efficient model that uses few chips probably requires building one (or more) inefficient models that use a lot of chips first.
TLDR don't bet against Big Chip yet
This is good blog.heim.xyz/deepseek-wha...
TLDR don't bet against Big Chip yet
This is good blog.heim.xyz/deepseek-wha...
January 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
And yet there's more to the DeepSeek story. Building a very efficient model that uses few chips probably requires building one (or more) inefficient models that use a lot of chips first.
TLDR don't bet against Big Chip yet
This is good blog.heim.xyz/deepseek-wha...
TLDR don't bet against Big Chip yet
This is good blog.heim.xyz/deepseek-wha...
nothing, according to premarket this morning
Deepseek's training-compute economy seems to me like a deeply bearish signal for Nvidia, and yet...
what am I missing?
what am I missing?
January 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
nothing, according to premarket this morning
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The launch of Sputnik in October 1957 knocked about 10% off US equities in three weeks.
January 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The launch of Sputnik in October 1957 knocked about 10% off US equities in three weeks.
Deepseek's training-compute economy seems to me like a deeply bearish signal for Nvidia, and yet...
what am I missing?
what am I missing?
January 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Deepseek's training-compute economy seems to me like a deeply bearish signal for Nvidia, and yet...
what am I missing?
what am I missing?
i somehow think this study will receive dramatically less attention that studies analysing the possible opposite outcomes
January 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
i somehow think this study will receive dramatically less attention that studies analysing the possible opposite outcomes
Apple Intelligence seems...useless?
January 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Apple Intelligence seems...useless?
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Denmark's king has added a polar bear for Greenland (and a ram for the Faeroes) to the coat of arms as Trump sends Don Jr. off to try to buy Greenland.
www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/fast...
www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/fast...
Fastsættelse af nyt kongevåben
H.M. Kongen har ved kongelig resolution af den 20. december 2024 fastsat et nyt kongevåben. Kongen ønsker med ændringer til det kongelige våben, der blev fastsat i 1972, at skabe et nutid...
www.kongehuset.dk
January 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Denmark's king has added a polar bear for Greenland (and a ram for the Faeroes) to the coat of arms as Trump sends Don Jr. off to try to buy Greenland.
www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/fast...
www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/fast...
seems like a bad bet to me. buying and installing GPUs in racks to build and flog software is MUCH more scaleable than buying them to stick into or support robots. trying out a chatbot is so much easier than trying out a robot www.ft.com/content/7c3d...
Nvidia bets on robotics to drive future growth
US chipmaker looks to new industries amid rising competition in core AI business
www.ft.com
January 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
seems like a bad bet to me. buying and installing GPUs in racks to build and flog software is MUCH more scaleable than buying them to stick into or support robots. trying out a chatbot is so much easier than trying out a robot www.ft.com/content/7c3d...