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The dark side of progress: Meta, AI, and space solutions

December 18, 2025

Meta buried evidence of social media’s harm, free AI tools aren’t really free, artists like Paul McCartney fight back against AI music, and tech giants eye data centers in space. Here’s what’s really at stake.

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