Alberto Fattori (Yibu Yibu)

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Phone bans don't raise test scores, but they make kids feel better. And maybe that matters more

The Brookings Institute study is a slap in the face to anyone who thought banning phones would turn mediocre students into geniuses. The numbers are clear: prohibiting cellphones in class does not produce a statistically significant rise in standardized test scores. Zero. Nothing. Teachers who thought they were discipline heroes

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AI Layoffs: China Says NO

A Chinese court has set a historic precedent: companies cannot fire employees simply to replace them with artificial intelligence. The ruling that changes the game Hangzhou, April 2026. A Chinese court has just written an important chapter in the history of digital labor. The rule is simple: you cannot fire

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China blocks the Manus-Meta Deal: the AI cold war has just begun

Beijing orders the dismantling of the $2 billion acquisition. It's the dawn of a new era of global technological control. Beijing has raised the wall. In an unprecedented move marking an epochal turning point in U.S.-China technological relations, China's National Development and Reform Commission

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The Blackout you don't expect

I have to be honest: until a few years ago, when I heard about an "energy crisis," I mostly thought about higher bills and more expensive gas. I never really asked myself what would happen if the power stopped flowing not just to my home outlet, but to

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Doubao: ByteDance's AI Assistant conquering China and challenging the West

Doubao (豆包, literally "soybean pod") is the AI assistant developed by ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok/Douyin. Launched in August 2023, Doubao represents China's answer to Western platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini—but with a distinctive strategy focused on ecosystem integration and

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Dual Use goes to Space: when technology becomes geopolitics

SpaceX's opaque IPO and the orbital database SpaceX's announcement of its intention to create a space-based database system, a constellation of one million satellites functioning as an orbital data center, arrives at a curious moment: the company's upcoming IPO is shrouded in opacity that

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Are OpenClaw models Trojan Horses? The raw truth about AI Agents that "Automate" your life

"If the service is free, you are the product." Today, this phrase no longer applies only to social networks. It applies to the AI agents we voluntarily install, to which we grant the keys to our digital home, and which operate on our behalf without any third-party guarantor.

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They've already beaten us!

The Day the Machines crushed us: a Robot ran a half marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds On April 19, 2026, in Beijing, something happened that until recently seemed impossible. A robot beat the human half marathon world record. Not by a little. By nearly seven minutes. The Numbers

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Like Children: The AI Giants' Playground War

The Battle of London: 800 Chairs for 800 Messages While financial markets scrutinize every move toward their respective IPOs through a magnifying glass, Anthropic and OpenAI seem to have transformed London's financial district into a giant playground for spoiled toddlers. The latest round? Anthropic announced the acquisition of

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Breaking: Trade Republic Ditches Chatbots for 1,000 Human Agents

The German neobank's counter-current revolution: goodbye automation, hello 24/7 human support In an era where banks, fintechs and tech giants compete to automate everything, Trade Republic did something unexpected: it shut down the chatbots and hired over 1,000 human agents. A move that sounds like an

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China and Iran: An Alliance that doesn't exist

Why Beijing is not the ally Tehran wishes it had When the United States and Israel launched their attacks against Iran in February 2026, China's reaction was what we have come to expect: expressions of "concern", appeals for cessation of hostilities, and condemnation of violations of

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The SpaceX IPO Playbook: How Elon Musk Is Gaming the Public Markets

The Astronomical (and Astrological) Event of the Century SpaceX (Shartify Trust Rank (Pre-IPO): 6.67) is preparing to execute the largest stock market debut in history, targeting a valuation of $1.75 trillion that would surpass Saudi Aramco's $29 billion record set in 2019. The chosen date? June

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Trump Pope? Possible

The question "Trump Pope?" isn't ironic. Trump is building a parallel Church. He attacks the Pope. He creates government religious offices. He's testing how far he can go before someone stops him. If Catholics stop voting for him, he'll declare a schism.

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We're All in Love with Ghosts

The digital epidemic devouring the last frontier of humanity: our own ability to tell real from fake She doesn't exist. Never has. Yet she earns thousands of euros monthly sponsoring major brands. She has 392,000 people writing her "good morning" like she's a

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Iran Invented the Shipping Toll. Who's Next?

A Dangerous Precedent for Global Navigation On April 10, 2026, as the world watches with apprehension the peace negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, an issue emerges that could redefine the rules of international maritime trade: the Iranian proposal to impose tolls on transit through the Strait

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OpenAI Kills Sora: The Billion-Dollar Bet That Failed

OpenAI has decided to kill Sora, its AI video generation app, just six months after launch. The news dropped on March 24, 2026, with a blunt announcement on X: "We're saying goodbye to Sora." No detailed explanation, just a promise to share "timelines for the

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Iran: Luckily TACO is here!

Phew, danger averted? Maybe. But what happened gives the impression of being an action worthy of the finest vintage TACO. Let's analyze the facts. Trump tried the "Venezuela 2" stunt, because that's how he's wired. According to him, it wasn't

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OpenAI: The Cathedral in the Desert

How the $122 billion funding round reveals the existential crisis of generative artificial intelligence March 24, 2026 was the day that stripped OpenAI bare. As the sun set over San Francisco, the company simultaneously announced two antithetical pieces of news: on one hand, a record-breaking $122 billion funding round — the

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The OK Corral of the Middle East: Countdown Hell

Hours left. Maybe minutes. As the sun sets over the Persian Gulf, the world holds its breath facing a scenario reminiscent of the Old West's final gun duels: the Middle East's O.K. Corral. Only this time, instead of sheriffs and outlaws, there are nuclear superpowers,

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Robotaxi Italy: The End of Human "Highlanders"?

The Wuhan Blockade: A Mirror for Italy On March 31, 2026, dozens of Luobo Kuaipao vehicles (Baidu's robotaxi) suddenly stopped on the streets of Wuhan, emergency lights flashing, blocking traffic for hours. A technical incident without casualties, but with enormous media impact. The response from Chinese media was

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That Spring Rain Bridges Past and Present

Happy Easter to all of you! Incredibly for the game of moon phases, here in Shanghai, on this year's Chinese calendar Easter coincides with the Feast of the Dead (Qingming festival).Today, April 4, 2026, China breathes the air of the Qingming Festival Quella Pioggia di Primavera che

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Goodbye, Football: Italy Without the World Cup and Without Professional Soccer?

An unfiltered scenario after last night's disaster Last night Italy hit rock bottom. Again. The defeat to Bosnia sealed our absence from the 2026 USA/Mexico World Cup: the third consecutive time the Azzurri will watch the planet's most prestigious tournament on television. First 2018 in

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BREAKING: The AI Leak That Changes Everything Claude Mythos Is Out. And Anthropic now is Terrified

Okay, stop everything. Let's get real here: Anthropic just made a rookie mistake and now we all know what they were hiding in their labs. And trust me, this isn't small stuff. ATTENZIONE: È Successo il Casino. Claude Mythos è fuori. E Anthropic ora ha pauraUn’

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Italy, Land of Champions: A Sociological Analysis of the Sinner-Antonelli Phenomenon

Beyond Sport: A Mirror of Contemporary Italian Society The triumphs of Jannik Sinner and Kimi Antonelli are not merely athletic achievements—they represent a profound sociological phenomenon that reflects and accelerates cultural, economic, and identity transformations in contemporary Italy. This duo of champions is reshaping how Italians perceive themselves and

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The 98th Academy Awards (2026): A Chinese Perspective Analysis

Analysis of the 98th Academy Awards through Chinese media and audience perspectives, examining the growing cultural disconnect, muted microphone controversy, and why Hollywood's biggest night is losing 1.4 billion viewers. Chinese audiences barely noticed the 2026 Oscars. This analysis explores the "deserted" social media landscape,