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‘Ultra-high-net-worth’ individuals with $50M or more spike to record high: report
A new report from Credit Suisse has found that individuals with assets worth more than $50 million, referred to as “ultra-high-net-worth” (UHNW) individuals, spiked to a record high last year. Cre…
“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...
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Deflock, an open-source project mapping license plate readers
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs or LPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They …
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Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me […]
John Battelle's Search Blog Who Should Govern Us, Apple or…The Government?
I’m traveling today – consider this brief post a placeholder of sorts. I’ve long railed against the privatization of public space, and the hidden regulation inherent in the submis…
A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how
Our plan is radical – but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains, says Thomas Piketty and researchers from the World Inequality Lab