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CEOs should have been the fall guys; why are they still heroes?

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

By Carl Rhodes Source: aeon On 15 September 2008, the giant financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, starting a chain reaction that saw the global economy spiralling toward total collapse. The global financial crisis that ensued revealed just … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Moguls Fear AI Apocalypse

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

By Jacob Silverman Source: The Baffler A funny thing happened on the way to the Singularity. In the past few months, some of the tech industry’s most prominent figures (Elon Musk, Bill Gates), as well as at least one associated … Continue reading →

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