Luiz de Mello, Ines Dezcallar, & @dougherty.bsky.social present evidence that suggests that European regions hosting defence production and supply chain activity have a larger economic footprint than comparable places without such activity. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

Bond markets are pricing the AI transition rather than long-term potential. Procuring AI for augmentation, expanding pathways to AI-complementary roles, & improving fiscal pass-through would help increase US municipal bond yields. @dougherty.bsky.social & C Makridis ow.ly/FBGL50YVV6t #EconSky

Well I’m pretty bullish on AI these days… 🤖 🇮🇪 🚀 www.pressreader.com/uk/irish-dai...

Well I’m pretty bullish on AI these days… 🤖 🇮🇪 🚀 www.pressreader.com/uk/irish-dai...

Nothing like sharing Page 3 with the Indian 🇮🇳 Foreign Minister 🗞️ epaper.financialexpress.com/m5/4064742/D...

Financial Express Delhi epaper dated Mon, 6 Oct 25

Read the full newspaper online, on your smartphone and tablet

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📢 Launching Today: Governing with #AI report A new report examines 200 cases of how governments are applying #ArtificialIntelligence to strengthen their productivity, responsiveness & accountability. 📅 18 SEPT 🕑14:00 CEST 📍Online Register ➡️ oe.cd/gov-ai-launch #OECDAI

I found another fun Veo 3 prompt: "Realistic footage of the moon landing, but it took place in [year]" Here is 1883 AD, 1255 AD, 44 AD, 2300 BC, 30,000 BC, and 65 million years ago Yes, there was apparently wind on the moon back then, you are just going to have suspend disbelief a bit.

Was able to get my observatory open between clouds in soupy monsoon skies to nab an image of new interstellar object #A11pl3Z discovered by the Atlas team. Exciting times in astronomy. 🔭🧪

I swear I am not making this up. Tonight Trump will go to the Kennedy Center to see “Les Miserables,” a play about a mass uprising against a tyrannical king. I hereby retire from satire.

🇺🇸: Prices for basics keep rising faster than wages also under Trump. via @johnauthers.bsky.social

@lucafornaro.bsky.social & Martin Wolf argue that a feedback loop is possible between fiscal policy and #growth. Exiting fiscal stagnation requires large policy interventions that reduce public debt-to-GDP ratio, such as credible pro-growth strategies. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words "America’s astonishing act of self-harm" on.ft.com/3YjtOLV

TulsiGabbard at Raisina dialogue talks about peace through pragmatism and strength. Hard to see much strength to date other than bullying of the weak

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are forging a tight link, putting behind them their countries’ theatrical post-Brexit rivalry. The Franco-British tie has not looked this solid for many years economist.com/britain/2025... from @economist.com

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are forging a tight link

As Donald Trump threatens to leave Europe on its own

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🚨 Hot off the press! The U.S. Copyright Office just released a report on AI & copyright (📜). Takeaway? AI-generated content might not even be copyrightable in many cases, since ©️⚖️ copyright law requires human authorship. 🤖❌ tinyurl.com/AIandC 🤔 What does it mean for #DeepSeek? 🧠(on.ft.com/3WBj4Yw)

🚨 Hot off the press! The U.S. Copyright Office just released a report on AI & copyright (📜). Takeaway? AI-generated content might not even be copyrightable in many cases, since ©️⚖️ copyright law requires human authorship. 🤖❌ tinyurl.com/AIandC 🤔 What does it mean for #DeepSeek? 🧠(on.ft.com/3WBj4Yw)

On this day 45 years ago, (Jan 29, 1980), Exxon scientists told enquiring vice-presidents that carbon dioxide build-up was "a potentially serious problem." h/t to the folks at @insideclimatenews.org , who you should be following if you don't already. allouryesterdays.info/2025/01/28/j...

Political trust powers economic #growth. Research with Muringani & @fitjar.bsky.social shows that regions with strong #trust convert good governance and social cohesion into lasting prosperity. Trust is more than a social good; it's a driver of progress. doi.org/10.1007/s001...

After America, France has the highest share of women on active duty in the armed forces. I found this chart in a recent piece by my colleague @shashj.bsky.social fascinating. Each time I travel with the 🇫🇷 armed forces, I am struck by how many women there are in uniform

🌍💸⚖️ Navigating ⛵️ Fiscal Seas 🌊 in ‘25 🎄 💸 Deficits at decade-highs - see 📊 📈 Rising debt costs ⚖️ Reform pressures The OECD Fiscal Network’s tips for resilience: 1️⃣ Monitor debt risks 2️⃣ Modernize taxes 3️⃣ Invest in climate resilience 4️⃣ Strengthen multilevel governance 🔖 Full Outlook: oe.cd/IFO24-26

🌍💸⚖️ Navigating ⛵️ Fiscal Seas 🌊 in ‘25 🎄 💸 Deficits at decade-highs - see 📊 📈 Rising debt costs ⚖️ Reform pressures The OECD Fiscal Network’s tips for resilience: 1️⃣ Monitor debt risks 2️⃣ Modernize taxes 3️⃣ Invest in climate resilience 4️⃣ Strengthen multilevel governance 🔖 Full Outlook: oe.cd/IFO24-26

🚀 « Ace on Acemoglu » 🃏 Excited about my OECD colleagues’ recent work on AI 🤖 ⚙️ impacts: they take the latest GE framework, add cross-industry effects, and « voilà », find profoundly larger productivity effects 🔮 ow.ly/GvNr50UnhRT

Last Sunday Mario Draghi delivered a forceful speech, arguing that Europe has fallen into a vicious cycle of weak domestic demand, insufficient macroeconomic stimulus, depressed investment and low productivity growth cepr.org/system/files.... Here's a 🧵 on recent research related to this view.

Want encrypted communications? “Signal is the easiest and works out of the box by default for everyone. WhatsApp is fine but collects more metadata,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @washingtonpost.com. “Email is almost never a good idea.”

How to switch to encrypted messaging after FBI warnings

A Chinese hacking campaign prompted the FBI and CISA to recommend encrypted communication. Here’s what everyone should know to lock down their calls and texts.

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Why dictatorships fail gradually, and then suddenly www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The Sudden Collapse of Bashar al-Assad

The fall of the Russian- and Iranian-backed regime in Syria offers the possibility of change.

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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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Former GOP Rep. @walshfreedom.bsky.social on Tulsi Gabbard: “The best you can say about her is she’s a Putin cheerleader”

Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive 🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/09/04/i...

Copyright’s fair use doctrine protects lots of important free expression against the threat of ruinous lawsuits. Fair use isn’t limited to political commentary or erudite works – it also protects popular entertainment like Tiger King.

Fair Use Still Protects Histories and Documentaries—Even Tiger King

Copyright’s fair use doctrine protects lots of important free expression against the threat of ruinous lawsuits. Fair use isn’t limited to political commentary or erudite works – it also protects

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Why is the public domain important, and why is this year so newsworthy? Find out in this excellent segment from CBS News, featuring copyright scholars Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law & Jennifer Jenkins from Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain. www.cbsnews.com/video/disney...

Disney loses famous Mickey Mouse copyright in 2024, along with many others

Copyright protections on many well-known books, films and musical compositions are set to expire in 2024. Disney's Mickey Mouse is getting a lot of attention as one famous iteration of the classic mou...

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