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Gaming's ownership problem isn't about technology—it's about choice. It doesn't need to be complicated, expensive, or forced on you. At KOMPETE, we stripped away the friction and built something different. We're not 'Web3 enough' for the bull-market maxis or 'conventional enough' for the trad skeptics—and that's exactly the point.

When I think of America—the first things that come to mind are Coca-Cola, towering skyscrapers, New York City, and, of course, hamburgers. More specifically, McDonald's. As a kid, I used to watch Adam Sandler movies and other American comedies where the characters devoured burgers with such delight that I couldn't help but crave one myself. I don’t remember exactly when I had my first McDonald’s burger, but I believe it was during a trip abroad in my teenage years. At the time, just tasting a...

We're back with the 36th edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks.

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Introduction A new “Layer 2” of the Internet is emerging, comprised of powerful encryption techniques and predictive algorithms.

Alright, mates—blockchain is sneaking into healthcare, and it’s not about crypto drama! This tech is quietly fixing big problems, from dodgy data to fake drugs, and it’s proper class.

Some ideas of how to harness the power of AI to bring people together more naturally across the generations

I started thinking about this the other night. For the first 18 years of my life, in other words, up until I moved away to university, I lived for the most part in a detached single-family house in the suburbs of Toronto. But since then, I have almost exclusively lived in apartments/condominiums ranging from converted houses to high-rise buildings.

As AI automates routine tasks, early-career roles are not disappearing. They are being reshaped. This piece explores how the middle of the job ladder is compressing, pushing junior workers into more complex responsibilities without traditional support structures. Drawing on historical parallels, it argues that AI raises the floor rather than eliminates it, and calls for new systems of training and mentorship to meet the moment.

To Governor Jerry Brown, This is our most desperate hour. I regret that I am unable to present this message in person, but I am writing from the edge of a strange precipice in time. The future of our species is teetering on the brink. We are losing the plot. The American experiment in self-governance needs deep renewal. The threats to the future of the republic have returned. The winds grow hotter, with hurricane force firestorms devastating communities close to my home in Southern California...

This story is pretty wild—nearly a month later, it's still blowing my mind. Here’s what happened: on the evening of March 6th, @grok was released on 𝕏 with its official user account. By the early morning hours of March 7th, it had already deployed its own token on @base—directly in the 𝕏 public social feed—together with another AI agent, @bankrbot. Even more astonishing? Grok’s wallet is already approaching a million dollars in earnings—in under a month. Yes, you read that right. Let’s unpa...

Good crypto x AI projects leverage the features of crypto to overcome limitations faced by AI.

We’re calling it, this is the China century. The west is too behind, and it won’t have the material time to catch up before China’s impending population collapse happens. We won’t go more far out than that because the geopolitical possibilities are vast (sadly most revolving around potential conflicts), but we can just call it how it is on the pure technological side: anyone who thinks they can compete with China on the built environment is either deluding themself, or needs to have a very, v...

Last week I met a futurist for coffee. She didn’t tell me I’d be writing this article, but her observations about distraction and the social engineering challenges that compromise cybersecurity definitely influenced my thinking. What I noticed at first was how fast she talked. I’m a fast talker too, but she was REALLY fast. I tried to keep up but I kept falling behind, like Lucy at the chocolate factory. After about 20 minutes I took a step back from the easel to observe the whole scene. Sudd...

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Welcoming co-tone as a new artist-led channel on the UFO network. Transmitting directly from Copenhagen.

The Liberals just announced that, if elected, they will form a new entity called Building Canada Homes (BCH) which will, "get the federal government back in the business of building homes." Broadly speaking, this new entity is proposed to have three key functions: it will build affordable housing at scale (including on public land), it will help to "catalyze" the private sector, and it will provide financing to affordable housing developers.

It was mid-December when the idea first came to me: Using agents for writing. But before you hit cmd+w to close the tap, bear with me. It's not another copy-writing productivity hack agent. My vision is grand (as all visions are you mumble): An experience where LLM and people co-create a story, where everyone is equal and it feels like a meshing of minds. And where your creativity gets rewarded. Where writers don't just survive but thrive and where quality is king and speed is thrown out the ...

I’ve been creating since before I knew what “legacy” meant. Art was never a race for me—it was how I stayed grounded. Some of us build from the margins, in connection, not competition. This is where I build from.

Users can now deposit between 0.1 and 1 ETH to the onchain privacy protocol. Deposits must pass a wallet screening before becoming eligible for private withdrawal.