Putin’s designs on a Baltic island are leading Sweden to prepare for war, researcher says (theconversation.com)
By Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Department of Government, University of Essex....
Animals suffer for meat production – and abattoir workers do too (theconversation.com)
History says tariffs rarely work, but U.S. President Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend, researcher says (theconversation.com)
By Tinglong Dai, Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University...
'Noise’ in the machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI, researcher says (theconversation.com)
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Digital surveillance is omnipresent in China. Here’s how citizens are coping (theconversation.com)
Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files (theconversation.com)
TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age (theconversation.com)
AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions, researchers say (theconversation.com)
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Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood (theconversation.com)
Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how people use their computers, to detect and predict how someone is feeling. It can be used in the workplace, for hiring, etc. Loss of privacy is just the beginning. Workers are...
Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalising weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions (theconversation.com)
Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset – which the company hopes is a “revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment” – that begins shipping to the public (in the United States)....
Argentina: "Biggest blow to employment rights since dictatorship of 1970s" - Milei seeking to delegate legislative powers to executive (himself) for at least two years (theconversation.com)
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
Protecting Privacy Online Begins with Tackling 'Digital Resignation' (theconversation.com)
