by John Hill | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Two inconsistent phenomena seemingly can be true at the same time: AI is seen as disrupting jobs, and, yet, on the surface, it appears as if less is happening than meets the eye. Where you stand on AI depends on whom you talk to. Schools now feverishly compete to...
by John Hill | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies – everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense systems – depend on critical minerals....
by John Hill | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Late last month, we put up a sign. Thirty feet tall, 230 feet wide, with white letters on a hillside along the 101 in Los Angeles. We built it to film a project. Nobody knew that. All Angelenos saw were enormous letters appearing on a ridge overlooking the freeway,...
by John Hill | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
The quest to unmask Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin, has been going on for more than a decade now, and resulted in some embarrassing misfires. The most notorious came in 2014 when Newsweek magazine dropped a bombshell cover story claiming the...
by John Hill | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Nevin Burmeister first downloaded Kalshi on July 8, just two days after his 18th birthday. In his home state of Indiana, the minimum age for sports betting is 21. But Burmeister could legally wager on sports on Kalshi starting at 18. He is one of millions of people...
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