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Welcome to Borderless, the newsletter for global citizens.

Every week, we handpick the best links to help you navigate the quirks of working on the internet and living across borders.

NETWORK STATE

The chilling parallels between big tech’s global domination and history's greediest trading company. Is this control without conscience, power without purpose?

Ted Gioia for The Honest Broker

TRAVEL TIPS

Institutions like the British Museum can feel like labyrinths of artifacts and stories. How to uncover deeper narratives, embrace unexpected discoveries, and make the most of your visit.

Rebecca Mead and Lale Arikoglu for Condé Nast Traveler

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Saudi’s futuristic city, Neom, promises a post-oil utopia with renewable energy, cutting-edge technology, and surreal ambition. Will it succeed?

Johnny Harris on YouTube

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REMOTE WORK

From sassy toddlers to unwashed dishes, Zoom calls reveal our messiest, most authentic selves. Forget office water cooler gossip: remote work builds connections in ways no cubicle ever could.

Beth Schinoff et al. for Harvard Business Review

🤖 WELLNESS

Superlongevity, superintelligence, and superwellbeing are redefining what it means to be human. If we no longer die of old age, our intelligence merges with AI, and suffering is engineered away, what will the world look like?

British Institute of Posthuman Studies on YouTube

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

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