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London-based Builder[.]ai, once valued at $1.5 billion and backed by Microsoft and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, has filed for bankruptcy after reports that its "AI-powered" app development platform was actually operated by Indian engineers pretending to be artificial intelligence.

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"by drawing attention to the unusual presence of African workers on Russian assembly lines, they also raise troubling questions for African governments. Why are their citizens toiling at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s arms empire?" www.economist.com/middle-east-...

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"China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability"-not sure what kind of research the NYT did for this piece, but the figures for Europe tell a very, very different story when it comes to basic funding & long-term opportunities... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

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Coming on 10 June - the 14th edition of FairTalk from Fairpicture. Reclaiming ethical fundraising in a time of nonprofit cuts. Register for free: fundraising.co.uk/sponsored_po...

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"China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability"-not sure what kind of research the NYT did for this piece, but the figures for Europe tell a very, very different story when it comes to basic funding & long-term opportunities... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

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"Invisible Losses-A Climate Justice Lens on Non-Economic Loss & Damage" is an important new publication from CPRD Bangladesh with powerful storytelling on how homes, heritage & human connections are lost through the climate crisis.

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"Invisible Losses-A Climate Justice Lens on Non-Economic Loss & Damage" is an important new publication from CPRD Bangladesh with powerful storytelling on how homes, heritage & human connections are lost through the climate crisis.

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