Posts by Swedan Margen
‘Toxic Empathy’ Is Just Tribalism | National Review
The desire to identify with others is subject to the same human passions as the draw of defending our own. Source link
Read MoreYes, President Trump Can Withdraw from NATO | National Review
He has the constitutional authority to do so. That doesn’t mean he should. Source link
Read MoreOur Longing for Inconvenience
The modern world has made us ill-equipped for the nuisances of past technologies, even as it has fuelled nostalgia for things that might transport us back to calmer times. Source link
Read MoreHollywood editors get new AI tool
Avid Technology, the editing software company, is the latest entertainment industry player to introduce AI into its toolbox. The company behind industry-standard platforms Pro Tools and Media Composer said it is entering a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud. The goal is to implement both generative and agentic AI so that users can turn the “mostly…
Read MoreThe Male Feminism Con Job | National Review
The loudest voices claiming to support women often belong to the worst men. Source link
Read MoreCanada’s Anti-American Defense Industrial Strategy | National Review
Canada’s DIS is too protectionist, contains too much anti-American political rhetoric, and is not enough about actual defense. Source link
Read MoreThis Long Beach startup says it has a patch for California’s power problems
Many companies in California struggle to get enough electricity to power their growing businesses. One Long Beach startup just raised $26 million for what it says is a quick fix for that problem. There are limits on how much power each company can draw from the public power grid so fast-growing industries can’t just crank…
Read MoreSharp Claws at “Becky Shaw” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Still, what distinguishes Gionfriddo is not her ear for cruelty but her ability to see beyond it, and to shift the prism of audience sympathy, in tiny increments. This tension is intensified by Trip Cullman’s precise staging, which is smartly paced, down to the indie-sleaze anthems, such as “Zero,” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, that…
Read MoreReauthorize FISA Section 702 — Again | National Review
Congress should let the executive keep fighting terrorism and give recent reforms more time to work. Source link
Read MoreSnap is cutting 1,000 workers in the latest tech layoff
Snap, the parent company of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, said Wednesday that it’s laying off 1,000 workers to reduce costs. The Santa Monica social media company is pursuing profitability and efficiency as it faces stiff competition for ad dollars from bigger rivals such as Facebook parent company Meta and Google. Snap said it’s slashing 16%…
Read MoreThe Damage Done by All the President’s Men | National Review
The anniversary of Hollywood’s worst newspaper movie. Source link
Read MoreHow Project Maven Put A.I. Into the Kill Chain
But Cukor insists that Maven was never supposed to be a weapon. He frequently defends the project as nothing more than an integrated data platform, which will afford its human users a dramatically increased capacity to make wise and careful decisions. With this positive vision in mind, Manson makes it at least intermittently possible to…
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