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The Times They Are A-Changin’

In 1965, Bob Dylan released one of the most influential songs in history. The Times They are A-Changin’ was a comment on the war in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement in the…

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The Great Ukrainian Resurrection

In today’s digitally connected world, the cost of war can be calculated in near real-time.

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Hot Topix: The Great Breach of China

China Dan has stolen 23 Terabytes of personal data on 1 billion Chinese citizens from the Shanghai Police Department.

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die Menschen

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is furious with Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has exempted six Siemens Energy turbines, which were serviced in Montreal and help deliver gas to parts of Germany,…

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Camera Shy

How does a future George Floyd incident in Arizona ever have a chance of being investigated, let alone a police officer being convicted if witnesses are not allowed to film?

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Blog

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Elon being Elon

Elon Musk and Twitter are gearing up for a colossal legal battle in the Chancery Court of Delaware.

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Identity

Smilepay

Mastercard wants to let you pay with your smile.

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Technology

The Decentralists – Episode 12: Housing, Land and Property rights – A discussion with Yuliya Panfil from New America

Two billion people—over a quarter of the world’s population—lack a fundamental human right: the right to property.

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Cheeks in Seats

Why does Elon Musk have such a problem with his employees working remotely?

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Social

The Numbers Game

For years Twitter has managed to evade most of the fines and fury directed at social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok.

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