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A blueprint for using AI to strengthen democracy | MIT Technology Review
A best-selling novelist identified a minor character as Israeli. Some fans are canceling their orders. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Google's Pentagon AI Deal Reportedly Drove The DeepMind Team To Unionize
Many NZ churches using AI, but some concerns remain - CathNews New Zealand
'Nature' Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education
The Venture-Capital Populist - The Atlantic
Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026
Hidden math link helps designers build fantastic shapes
In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting
Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and ‘embarrassment’
Australian Jews tell antisemitism inquiry of surge in hate before Bondi Hanukkah massacre
Will the Golden Mile ever Happen? Maybe.
Amazon to take $45m hit after canning NZ data centre plan
China's Disruption of RightsCon is a Wake-Up Call To Counter Its Authoritarian Influence
Minister Malatsi withdraws draft AI policy
The Era of Rational Discourse Is Over
How Do US Men and Women Spend Their Time? | Pew Research Center
Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
Understanding the inspiration for social entrepreneurship
Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves? – Te Ao Māori News
A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts | Electronic Frontier Foundation
As Israel Entrenches, Frustration With Hezbollah Turns to Support
Second former Xero employee alleges inappropriate conduct by ex-CEO Sir Rod Drury
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams audiobook review – the insider story that Meta tried to stifle
Beware of Government by AI by Gabriela Ramos & Emilija Stojmenova Duh - Project Syndicate
Han Ethnonationalism in China: From Historical Nostalgia to Transnational Extremism Influences – GNET
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
You’d better start paying attention to the manosphere. You’re living in it
What will it take for Meta to do something about scams in NZ?