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When this article was originally written in February 2022, the big Spotify controversy was that artists were abandoning the audio service in protest of the company's contract with podcaster Joe Rogan, and some subscribers were deciding to follow the musicians' example. More recently, some users have threatened to bail after CEO Daniel Ek invested in a firm that specializes in AI software used for military drones. Meanwhile, the service's habit of defaulting to making all playlists and profiles public has resulted in the Panama Playlists, a website that purports to show the Spotify playlists of various well-known figures.

When this article was originally written in February 2022, the big Spotify controversy was that artists were abandoning the audio service in protest of the company's contract with podcaster Joe Rogan, and some subscribers were deciding to follow the musicians' example. More recently, some users have threatened to bail after CEO Daniel Ek invested in a firm that specializes in AI software used for military drones. Meanwhile, the service's habit of defaulting to making all playlists and profiles public has resulted in the Panama Playlists, a website that purports to show the Spotify playlists of various well-known figures.

When this article was originally written in February 2022, the big Spotify controversy was that artists were abandoning the audio service in protest of the company's contract with podcaster Joe Rogan, and some subscribers were deciding to follow the musicians' example. More recently, some users have threatened to bail after CEO Daniel Ek invested in a firm that specializes in AI software used for military drones. Meanwhile, the service's habit of defaulting to making all playlists and profiles public has resulted in the Panama Playlists, a website that purports to show the Spotify playlists of various well-known figures.

One of the most devastating parts of grief is how it can strike out of nowhere. There you are, doing a perfectly normal, everyday thing, and then that perfectly normal, everyday thing reminds you of something or someone who is no longer there. And when that presence you lost was intimately connected with your life, well, those moments happen frequently and unexpectedly.

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The weaponization of everything Several examples of how institutions and mechanisms for governance and commerce are being used for malicious purposes, such as China and Russia using everyday infrastructure for espionage and the US president using tariffs to intervene in Brazil's judicial system. The author suggests that this trend is effective because it exploits the gap between an institution's intended purpose and its actual capabilities. The specter of famine in Gaza—and what complicates getting it straight. … The things you can do with tariffs: What Trump’s Brazil gambit says about trade policy without trade logic. … & Bukele rewrites El Salvador’s constitution to rule longer. Well, then. … The member’s despatch, Week XXXI.

Promises, promises The article argues that mainstream news organizations have become enthralled with the idea that the purpose of journalism is narrative, and that facts serve it. This approach is seen as patronizing, disinformation, or useless. The article calls for a new wave of challengers that prioritize plain dealing, avoiding hype, identifying real questions, and following them where they go.