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AI job losses could trigger a bigger financial crisis
Short-seller Carson Block warns AI displacement of knowledge workers could turn retirement flows negative, hit AI mega-caps hardest and trigger a crisis rivalling 2007-09.
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America’s Asia Commitments Are Key to Deterring War Over Taiwan
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and John Curtis say credible U.S. commitments in Asia deter China over Taiwan — and must hold ahead of Trump’s summit with Xi.
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Civil-rights activists aimed to change the world, not just US
From grassroots organisers to Martin Luther King Jr., Black activists framed the fight against Jim Crow as part of a global struggle, writes Keisha N. Blain.
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Vladimir Putin Is Losing His Grip on Russia’s Future
From 'ours' to 'his': a former senior Russian official argues Vladimir Putin's moves to preserve power are accelerating decay — and Russians are beginning to imagine a future…
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The architects of the Vietnam War knew it was doomed
Kennedy, Johnson and McNamara publicly promised victory in Vietnam while privately doubting it could be won. Fredrik Logevall explains why they escalated anyway.
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Predatory Design: Why Big Tech Needs Safety Tests
Meta, YouTube and Amazon engineered compulsion at scale. Marie Potel-Saville argues makers of predatory design must prove safety before release.
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AI Chatbots Aren’t Conscious — But Superintelligence Might Be
Susan Schneider warns against mistaking chatbot fluency for consciousness, points to biological and brain-like systems as the real grey zone, and asks what sentient superintelligence would mean for…
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Humanity has the debate about AI consciousness backwards
We do not care for others because they are conscious; we believe they are conscious because we care, argues Blaise Agüera y Arcas — with stakes for AI…
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Vasily Grossman: Soviet War Reporter From Stalingrad to Berlin
News editor Oliver Jones explores Vasily Grossman's Second World War reporting for Red Star — from Stalingrad to Berlin — and asks what makes a truly great war…
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Letters to the Editor: US Security, China Trade, Party Brands and AI
Readers respond to Washington's new security doctrine and Europe's defence, China's factory surge, UK parties as brands, and notes on AI, print, Homer and Oz.