Welcome to nonostantement: a weekly newsletter with final, exquisite, and sensational stuff found all over the Internet.
Ciao, Joele here, from Barcelona. This is nothing more than the email I send every week to my friends, filling it with links to the most interesting things I have found, while working on online content strategies for companies, brands and institutions.
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The Viral Atrocities Posted by Israeli Soldiers
An anthropologist explains how images that reframe violence as proof of victory have intensified in the war on Gaza that erupted in 2023.The robots are coming. And that’s a good thing.
Daniela Rus, director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), isn’t worried that robots will take over the world. Instead, she envisions robots and humans teaming up and achieving things that neither could do alone. In this excerpt from her new book, The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots, she explores how they can extend the reach of human capabilities.Bike Lanes Are Good for Business, but Store Owners Still Hate Them
Research proves that bike lanes are good for business. So why do so many stores and restaurants still oppose them?
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Inside Suno AI, the Start-up Creating a ChatGPT for Music
Suno AI wants everyone to be able to produce their own pro-level songs with artificial intelligence — but what does that mean for artists?Dating Apps Have Hit a Wall. Can They Turn Things Around?
The apps have changed our love lives, but they haven’t been able to convince enough young users to pay.
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X’s New Video Strategy Is a Pivot to Nowhere
Elon Musk’s X is going video-first by posting every other platform’s videos last, writes John Herrman.Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms
Viral 'Shrimp Jesus' and AI-generated pages like it are part of spam and scam campaigns that are taking over Facebook.
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Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.Google Ordered To Identify Who Watched Certain YouTube Videos
The federal government asked Google to turn over information on anyone who viewed multiple YouTube videos. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.
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