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  Javier Pastor

  

  I outsourced my memory to AI for 3 weeks

  Insider Business - Shubham Agarwal

  On a recent late afternoon, I was having trouble remembering. My browsing history for the day suggested I'd read over a dozen news articles, numerous Slack messages, plenty of Twitter threads, and a bunch of notes for my next assignment. Yet, somehow, I couldn't recall much of it. I remembered some …

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  Javier Pastor

  

  How Washington chased Huawei out of Europe

  politico.eu

  Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Huawei is giving up on Europe. The Chinese telecoms giant is pushing out its …

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  Javier Pastor

  

  Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: Inside Shein’s Sudden Rise

  WIRED - Vauhini Vara

  The Chinese company has become a fast-fashion juggernaut by appealing to budget-conscious Gen Zers. But its ultralow prices are hiding unacceptable …

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  Javier Pastor

  

  The unbearable lightness of BuzzFeed

  The Verge - Mia Sato

  BuzzFeed built a digital media empire in part by aggregating viral content from social media. A decade later, what’s next? Nina* was scrolling Apple News in July 2021 when she came across a headline that looked familiar. Even before opening the story, she had a feeling she might be in it. The BuzzFeed …

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  Javier Pastor

  

  The Only Crypto Story You Need, by Matt Levine

  Bloomberg

  There was a moment not so long ago when I thought, “What if I’ve had this crypto thing all wrong?” I’m a doubting normie who, if I’m being honest, …

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  Javier Pastor

  

  A Cheating Scandal Has Rocked the Chess World. The 'Chess Detective' Is on the Case

  TIME

  On an October morning in Buffalo, N.Y., Professor Kenneth Regan sat down in front of his home computer, fired up Zoom, and, after some cheery pleasantries, all but accused a European chess grandmaster of cheating. A top chess website had asked Regan to look into a series of games that appeared …