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“Platform Extractivism”: Inside Venezuela’s Hidden Workforce Training AI Algorithms for Pennies
Julián Posada’s upcoming book, titled Platform Extractivism: Data Work...
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Exploited Data Workers in the Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Despite being branded as autonomous and self-sustaining, artificial intelligence...
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As Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement, Now Is the Time to Regulate AI Before It’s Too Late: Amba Kak
Prosecutors across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories...
Politics & Government
Wanna bet how big sports online wagering is in New York State?
It’s big, really big. And growing bigger all the time.
Betting has been available in New York State for a long time. The bingo games...
Politics & Government
The special election in Senate District 61; Blakeman’s financial management of Nassau County; Langworthy back on TV; the Granville story just keeps on coming
Happy New Year!
So what better way to kick off the new year than with a special election! The race is on in state Senate...
Politics & Government
Will it be Blakeman versus Hochul for governor in 2026?
Tonight’s headlines: Stefanik drops out of the race for governor; will leave Congress
I originally published this post on July 29, 2025. The post concludes...
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How one version of AI sees the 2026 race for governor of New York
As we near the calendar flipping to 2026 a great deal of political attention will be focusing on the race for governor of New...
Politics & Government
The Stefanik Story
Starring Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Special guest appearances by Donald J. Trump and Mike Johnson. Cameos: Congresswomen Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace, and Anna Luna.
Make...
Politics & Government
They held an election but few came; final 2025 campaign financials
Decembers are usually a quiet period in local politics. But quiet does not mean that nothing important is happening.
Buffalo Mayor-Elect Sean Ryan’s Transition Committee...
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National News
“Platform Extractivism”: Inside Venezuela’s Hidden Workforce Training AI Algorithms for Pennies
Julián Posada’s upcoming book, titled Platform Extractivism: Data Work...
National News
Exploited Data Workers in the Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Despite being branded as autonomous and self-sustaining, artificial intelligence...
National News
As Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement, Now Is the Time to Regulate AI Before It’s Too Late: Amba Kak
Prosecutors across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories...
National News
Controversial Bari Weiss pick pops up at bizarre galaxy-brained ‘Nostradamus’ wedding
Ross Douthat, the former New York Times columnist recently hired by CBS News chief Bari Weiss as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, has a side gig his new bosses may not have anticipated – officiating weddings for Silicon Valley's AI elite.The conservative commentator officiated the wedding…
