When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China claims to consider itself a democratic country. So do Russia, […]
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Cryptocurrency has been declared dead so many times that its supposed demise is a running joke within the industry. According to the website 99Bitcoins, the obituary of crypto’s flagship token has been written at least 477 times since 2010. A
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This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Mike Solana has opinions. Here are a few of them: Building stuff is good. The media are unduly harsh on tech companies. Labeling
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Updated at 3 p.m. ET on August 30, 2024. Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn founder and Democratic megadonor, seems to love almost everything about the Biden administration. And, he says, he’s “thrilled” by the prospect of a Kamala Harris presidency. That’s
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