A week ago, i was in Rome to visit the spectacular Centrale Montemartini (a former power plant converted into a museum for Ancient Rome sculptures) and an exhibition at MAXXI about artistic imaginaries in the age of AI. That one had a couple of very good works (by Nathaniel Mellors Continue Reading
Louis Carter is a well-known executive coach, CEO, and social/organizational psychologist. His books include “The Change Champion’s Field Guide“, “Best Practices in Talent Management” and “In Great Company: How to Spark Peak Performance by Creating an Emotionally Connected Workplace” (McGraw-Hill Education, February 21, 2019). He was voted one of the Top Continue Reading
It’s easy to be a future-phobic these days. It’s easy to be anxious, dubious, critical about what tomorrow will bring. Unfortunately, it’s less easy to ignore the future and pretend we don’t care. The future is, as we know, already here with its cohort of mass extinction, private armies, state Continue Reading
With the recent shutdown of another prominent dark web market, the ransomware supply chain faced disruption. After the fall of Silk Road back in 2013, Dream Market was one of the major remaining darknet markets for illicit products and services. In late-March, Dream’s admins announced they would be shutting down Continue Reading
A man from Massillon, Ohio has been indicted by a federal court on charges of selling several types of controlled substances on Dream Market and Empire Market. The indictment alleges that the defendant, Landon Thomas Willoughby, conducted his business between October 2018 to February this year. The ‘Drug House’ Operation Continue Reading
Russia’s censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, has demanded 10 VPN service providers to link their Russian servers to the network of the agency. This action aligns with Russia’s efforts to stop citizens from visiting banned websites. The order said the VPN service providers should link their servers located in Russia by April Continue Reading
The National Institute of Mental Health says that the fear of flying, usually called aviophobia, affects 6.5 percent of the population, or approximately 20 million people. And while these fears are largely unfounded (according to a 2014 ICAO safety report the total number of plane accidents in 2013 was 90 world-wide with Continue Reading
Have you ever stopped and thought, “How awesome would it be if I could live forever?” The answer to that question is probably a hearty “yes,” because most of us are both afraid of death and haven’t yet watched enough “Twilight Zone” to recognize that immortality is kind of a Continue Reading
In Endgame, the Avengers have to team up to save the universe from Thanos, but their real-life counterparts are also teaming up to save kids right here on Earth. Avengers actors Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd and Brie Larson showed up with Disney CEO Continue Reading
As other shows slow down their storytelling, Showtime’s corporate thriller just keeps speeding up. Every week, we pick a new episode of the week. It could be good. It could be bad. It will always be interesting. You can read the archives here. The episode of the week for April Continue Reading
Cats are enigmatic creatures that love having us on the edge of our seats, waiting for their next bravado. Although not yet famous for their dancing skills, rumor has it they are ever so eagerly aiming for the stars, as you shall soon see. Historically, many cultures have had their Continue Reading
Russia’s government censorship agency, the Roskomnadzor, has served ten non-Russian VPN providers with compliance demands — including IPVanish. These demands require each VPN provider to block access to the Roskomnadzor’s list of banned websites within 30 business days. Any VPN provider that fails to comply could see their services Continue Reading
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