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The Hackers Funding a Country
Most cybercrime is scattered and opportunistic. Lazarus Group is not. It is a group tied to the North Korean state, and for more than a decade its role has been
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Reframing
I was in La Mancha, where these windmills stand, the kind that instantly make you think of Don Quixote. He’s really about a person who lives in his own version
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“The key to healthy aging is relationships, relationships, relationships.”
– Robert Waldinger, Director, Harvard Study of Adult Development In 1938, Harvard researchers began following two very different groups of men. The first were H
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I never stop being amazed by how much language shapes the way we see reality.
The word "sacrifice" always felt heavy to me. Like I'm giving up something important and not really glad about what I'm getting in return. Somewhere between los
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Am I a Good Person
When someone says “that’s not acceptable” or when you say it to yourself, who decided that? You did. Maybe you borrowed the rules from your parents, your cultur
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Acting without constant overthinking is not the problem. Tha…
Acting without constant overthinking is not the problem. That’s being alive. You will say the wrong thing. You will miss things. You will be clumsy. What matter
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A machine that’s never been wrong predicts your choice.
You see two boxes: Box A — open, has $1,000 Box B — 0 or $1M If the machine predicted you’d take only Box B, there’s $1,000,000 inside. If it pr
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What AI Is Actually Doing to Jobs
Anthropic just published new research on AI's early impact on the labor market. The findings challenge both the optimists and the doomsayers. AI is still far fr
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The internet is about to flip — and most of us aren’t ready
I went down a rabbit hole today looking at technology adoption data and honestly it kind of blew my mind. The telephone took 75 years to reach 100 million users
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Vulnerability and Acceptance
We want acceptance, yet we are often afraid to be vulnerable enough to receive it. The word acceptance appears everywhere. In conversations about relationships,
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In this video, John Naisbitt says that when you observe how …
In this video, John Naisbitt says that when you observe how the world is changing or evolving, you have to make a judgment of some kind. I don’t agree. I don’t
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Happiness and IQ
There is a fixed idiom in Russian, Горе от ума — Woe from Wit. It comes from Griboyedov’s play and literally means suffering caused by intelligence. In English
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Energy of delusion
Yesterday I was talking to my father, and he put into words something I've been feeling for a while. "Nothing can be done without the energy of delusion." Delus
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Tone of voice, softness, and climate
Have you ever noticed how the tone of voice changes the perception of the very same information? At first it seems irrelevant. If something is correct, right, o
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Merry Christmas🎄
I really wanted to prepare this piece before the holidays. I didn’t have enough time, and I kept thinking how wrong it was to record it when it still needs at l
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It feels important to me to keep reminding myself of a simpl…
It feels important to me to keep reminding myself of a simple thing: regardless of success or failure, whether we are talking about children or adults, people d
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One of the central keys on my piano started sticking.
I called a technician twice, €160 each time and each time the key got stuck again after a while. This time I decided: enough. I took the piano apart myself and
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You stand out, but you fit in.
You show up, but don’t show off. You’re bold, but keep it simple. You become yourself but not the one you wanted.
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This was my first time in the Emirates.
Before going, I checked how I should behave and what to wear to be respectful and not come across as rude. I had some stereotypes about Muslim countries in my h
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Yesterday I met founders of a biotech company that provides …
Yesterday I met founders of a biotech company that provides genetic screening tools for embryos created during IVF (in vitro fertilization). The idea of “design
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Nothing is perfect, and no one is perfect.
We all grow up in different environments and carry different experiences, habits, and preferences. What unites us is simple: the desire to be seen, loved, and
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I was talking to my son today about how important it is to b…
I was talking to my son today about how important it is to build real skills and knowledge, especially in a world that is changing so fast with automation and n
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“Truth without kindness is violence.”
Since childhood, I valued intelligence above all. I believed that a truly smart person couldn’t be cruel, because cruelty isn’t rational. But I’ve learned that
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Every morning I try to notice the good things I already have…
Every morning I try to notice the good things I already have and remind myself that my life is actually pretty good. I also try to focus on things that are beau
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Just look at this guy.
He spent 3 years in prison for editing genes in embryos that were then brought to term, and now he’s out here acting with a full-on god-complex vibe. It really
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Sometimes I wonder: what makes one person crave independenc…
Sometimes I wonder: what makes one person crave independence while another chooses comfort, minimal risk, and the safety of home? I watch how many young people
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I love drinking tea especially when it’s so, so cold inside …
I love drinking tea especially when it’s so, so cold inside the house. In Portugal there’s no central heating, so your only hope is a sunny day… or a heater (wh
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“I don’t want a relationship” usually means “I don’t want responsibility.”
In reality, it often translates to: “I want the pleasure of sex, the comfort of intimacy, and the warmth of emotional connection but without the commitment that
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I started working at my standing desk.
So my “sitting work” quietly transformed into “standing work.” Now I’m wondering… what’s actually the healthy way to work? No work at all… but this is not my ca
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The First AI Driven Cyberattack
Anthropic recently shared something that feels like a turning point in our digital world. They documented the first cyber espionage operation carried out almost
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I’m naturally anxious about many things in life, and in the …
I’m naturally anxious about many things in life, and in the past years I’ve been learning to live with uncertainty instead of fighting it. But one question stay
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In the past, particularly in aristocratic circles, restraint…
In the past, particularly in aristocratic circles, restraint, indirectness, and formal behavior were considered signs of a well-educated and courteous person. T
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How fascinating life and reality are
Imagine this: In the late 1940s, a scientist John von Neumann was working on a purely logical model of self-replication. He wanted to understand how a machine
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While I was reading about the discovery of DNA, I also read …
While I was reading about the discovery of DNA, I also read about Rosalind Franklin and her story honestly made me sad. She was the one who captured the famous
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Being in balance together is not a fixed state not a battle …
Being in balance together is not a fixed state not a battle over differences or bending to each other but a slender cord of grace between you tough, and elastic
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A strong person isn’t someone who’s never afraid.
A strong person is someone who can admit their flaws, fears, and weaknesses and still move forward. Strength isn’t mocking others for their fears or weaknesses.
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I became a mother very early at twenty.
Back then, I truly believed my life had taken an irreversible turn for the worse. I thought the carefree part of my life was over forever. And in a way, that wa
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Your openness to the world, your trustfulness, your moral va…
Your openness to the world, your trustfulness, your moral values these are expressions of your true nature. If someone can’t recognize their worth, let them pas
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The key point of growing up is not turning all our pain into…
The key point of growing up is not turning all our pain into suffering.
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I’d heard so many complaints about AIMA, so I was expecting an awful experience.
I’m still not sure if I was just lucky or if the system has really changed. I went there for my residency application. They told me to come between 8 and 10. I
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Why Suffering Can Be Useful for You in Daily Life?
If you want to choose to suffer, there's always room for it. But why? What for? Everyday on the external level there are so much suffering. Ukrainians and Russi
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Hi there 🌿
My name is Nadiia. I wanted a place to write about life, work, and motherhood and sometimes just about me. It might get personal, but always honest. You’re welc