Artun Faliro19h ago

Universities and Critical Studies │ 📌 "I’ve watched students become viewed as #consumers and universities turn into competitive, branded enterprises."

"When universities can no longer be relied upon to support #ideas, particularly if they are #critical, we face a troubling situation."

"#Gramsci viewed organic intellectuals as always provoking society to change."

➡️ Is it a trap to see #sociology as a job? In The Sociological Review, Les Back unpacks this question.

https://thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/june-2025/lives-of-the-mind/

Lives of the mind: Is it a trap to see sociology as a job?

How can sociology flourish amid university redundancies and the focus on metrics such as citations and research grants asks Les Back?

3i/Atlas22h ago
Why This $26.5 Trillion Projection Is Critical to Understand Before Buying SpaceX Stock
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Why This $26.5 Trillion Projection Is Critical to Understand Before Buying SpaceX Stock

When Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) released its S-1 filing, it forecast an ambitious total addressable market (TAM) of $28.5 trillion. The filing even suggested that the company had &q...

Olivia Inwood3d ago
Are academic libraries skill-building differently in the age of generative AI or applying similar principles to the past?

Through critical reflection, we explore this question in our open-access paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#libraries #education #critical #reflection #generativeAI
MineEyesDazzle4d ago
[Apr '26 Primer] Last Place in the AI-First Economy: How the AI Industry Relies on Worker Disempowerment by Alexandra Mattescu, Aiha Nguyen, Sanjay Pinto. Includes their framework for the shifts underpinning AI adoption resting on 4 components: weaponized inefficiency, institutional capture, occupational erosion, racial and structural inequality. https://doi.org/10.69985/FDQO6355 #AI #generativeAI #genAI #Bookstodon #critical
Last Place in the AI-First Economy

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CyberSecureFox 4d ago

Critical Vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Ivanti and SAP Fixed

🔗 https://cybersecurefox.com/en/fortinet-ivanti-sap-critical-vulnerabilities-june-2026

#Fortinet #Ivanti #Sentry #SAP #critical #vulnerabilities #CVE

Critical Vulnerabilities In Fortinet, Ivanti And SAP Fixed

Three major vendors — Fortinet, Ivanti and SAP — simultaneously released security updates that together close seven critical vulnerabilities with CVSS scores

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Osna.FM5d ago
The heads of state and government of the G7 nations met in Èvian-les-Bains, France, on Wednesday to agree on limiting raw material imports. This decision is tar... https://news.osna.fm/?p=51464 | #news #boosting #chain #china #critical
G7 Pledges to Reduce Critical Mineral Reliance on China, Boosting Supply Chain Diversification - Osna.FM

G7 tackles China dependence! See how world leaders are setting new limits on raw material imports to strengthen global supply chains.

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Osna.FM5d ago
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of the G7 summit held in France. Speaking in Évian-les-Bains on Wednesday, he conclu... https://news.osna.fm/?p=51419 | #news #citing #critical #front #g7
Merz Hails G7 Summit Success, Citing Unified Front on Ukraine and Critical Tech - Osna.FM

Merz draws a positive conclusion from the G7 Summit in France. Read the CDU leader's full assessment of global outcomes and key policy wins.

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Osna.FM5d ago
US biotech giant Moderna is reportedly planning to invest in its own manufacturing facilities within Germany. According to CEO Stéphane Bancel, the company has... https://news.osna.fm/?p=51362 | #news #assets #biontech #capacity #critical
Moderna Eyeing Biontech German Assets to Secure Critical mRNA Production Capacity - Osna.FM

Moderna is planning a major biotech investment in Germany, looking to acquire Biontech facilities to boost production.

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Osna.FMJun 13
Transportation politicians from both the SPD and CDU have urged Deutsche Bahn (DB) to be more open about the challenges encountered during the renovation of rai... https://news.osna.fm/?p=50798 | #news #cites #critical #db #opposition
Political Pressure on DB: Opposition Cites Critical Shortcomings in Rail Renovation Planning - Osna.FM

Political heat over rail repairs: SPD and CDU criticize Deutsche Bahn, demanding complete transparency on track renovations and management failures.

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Artun FaliroJun 13

Running at TIFF Lightbox June 11–18:
"Declarations of Independence: The #Cinema of John Sayles"

— https://www.tiff.net/calendar?series=john-sayles

"Sayles is very much a #critical American filmmaker: a vital and influential avatar of the DIY ethos whose movies registered as acts of #conscientious #objection during Hollywood’s early ’80s #imperial phase."
— Adam Nayman

For over 40 years, Sayles and producer Maggie Renzi "helped set the terms" for and with #indie #filmmakers

Sayles & Renzi in Toronto on June 11, 2026