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Elon Musk and the rise of supranational oligarchs
Musk isn’t an outlier. He’s just ahead of the curve.
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Mike Elgan
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Elon Musk and the rise of supranational oligarchs
Musk isn’t an outlier. He’s just ahead of the curve.
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Mike Elgan
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August 2024

Venezuela's dictator used avatars for lies; now journalists use them for truth
What goes around, comes around, I guess.
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Mike Elgan
Brilliant Weekend Edition
Bullet-proof Cybertrucks, security phones, 3D-printed breast implants, one-key keyboards, minimalist writing tools, smartphone handcuffs and more!
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Mike Elgan
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How to prepare for our fake future
We were promised jetpacks and food pills. Instead technology is bringing us a world where anything can be faked.
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Mike Elgan
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How to prepare for our fake future
We were promised jetpacks and food pills. Instead technology is bringing us a world where anything can be faked.
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Mike Elgan
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Brilliant Weekend Edition
AI-inspired gorilla couches, necklace friends, solar-powered hats and more!
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Mike Elgan
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July 2024

Brilliant Weekend Edition
Stick-figure surveillance, butt-sucking robots, one-handed gamer chow and more!
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Mike Elgan
Rise of the digital ghost industrial complex
Deathbots, griefbots and ghostbots are AI-generated avatars of the dead: ghosts as a service.
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Mike Elgan
Rise of the digital ghost industrial complex
Deathbots, griefbots and ghostbots are AI-generated avatars of the dead: ghosts as a service.
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Mike Elgan
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Multimodal AI video glasses get closer
Meta rolled out Llama 3.1 today. Here's why that means multimodal AI video glasses are just around the corner.
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Mike Elgan
Multimodal AI video glasses get closer
Meta rolled out Llama 3.1 today. Here's why that means multimodal AI video glasses are just around the corner.
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Mike Elgan
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