The evolution of effective altruism(economist.com)

53 points by bazzmt 22 days ago | 106 comments

An Economist article on the evolution of effective altruism and how the movement spread; the captured page shows an access-restricted block instead of the article.

The mechanics of the Nepali flash flood(economist.com)

87 points by vinni2 2 months ago | 47 comments

Artificial intelligence now beats some of the best human forecasters(economist.com)

99 points by ddp26 1 month ago | 87 comments

Bob Mackie dressed stars–if they were brave enough(economist.com)

7 points by andsoitis 1 month ago | 2 comments

An Economist obituary of fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie; the captured page shows only an access-restricted notice.

How AI is breaking the British state(economist.com)

24 points by tchalla 1 month ago | 33 comments

Initial effects of AI technology on employment look positive(economist.com)

50 points by MrBuddyCasino 1 month ago | 73 comments

Europeans' health data sold to US firm run by ex-Israeli spies(ftm.eu)

570 points by Fnoord 10 months ago | 338 comments

Follow the Money investigative article on European health data being sold to a US company run by former Israeli intelligence officers.

Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT(politico.eu)

463 points by sarusso 3 years ago | 271 comments

POLITICO Europe news article reporting that Italy's privacy regulator has banned ChatGPT amid calls to suspend new releases of the AI tool.

Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysis finds(science.org)

402 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 350 comments

Science magazine news article reporting an analysis finding that sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake scientific papers.

Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement(washingtonpost.com)

324 points by datadrivenangel 2 years ago | 622 comments

Washington Post article reporting that the Supreme Court blocked Purdue Pharma's opioid bankruptcy settlement, which would have shielded the Sackler family from future lawsuits.

US could soon approve MDMA therapy(nature.com)

385 points by headalgorithm 3 years ago | 352 comments

Nature news feature on the prospect of US FDA approval of MDMA-assisted therapy and the emerging era of psychedelic medicine.

Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D(arstechnica.com)

400 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 180 comments

Ars Technica article on a Senate report finding major drug companies spend more on executive pay and shareholder payouts than on R&D, citing patent thickets.