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Maintaining good indoor air quality is vital when operating 3D printers, as thermal processes can release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ultrafine particles into your workspace.

The idea that power can be exercised not only through coercion, but also through the construction of cultural consent, is one of the best-known contributions of Antonio Gramsci’s thought.[1] In the Prison Notebooks,[2] the philosopher describes “cultural hegemony”[3] as the ability of a dominant group to make its worldview appear natural and universally shared through education, the media and institutions. Almost a century later, this interpretative framework is sometimes invoked to make sense of the transformations taking place within today’s digital ecosystem.

Today, a significant proportion of public communication online in Europe takes place on privately owned platforms headquartered elsewhere, including Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, TikTok, Instagram, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Reddit and Discord.

Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s silent film, and Farfa’s Futurism offer two contrasting visions of modernity. Between machines, inequality and an industrial future, they stage a dialogue that today also resonates with artificial intelligence and new forms of power. A journey into the present that begins in the past.

In recent years, the boundary between physical presence and digital presence has become increasingly blurred. The recent financial operation involving Khaby Lame fits squarely within this context. The former factory worker from Chivasso, who became one of the most recognisable faces on social media thanks to his wordless videos, signed a historic $975 million agreement on 9 January 2026 with the Hong Kong holding company Rich Sparkle. According to several reports, the deal may also include the development of a digital version of his image based on artificial intelligence tools.

Friedrich Nietzsche¹ remains perhaps the most misunderstood thinker of modernity. After the ideological manipulations of the last century, today Transhumanism² claims to recognise in the Übermensch³ its own spiritual forebear. Yet between the Übermensch and the ideal of a humanity fused with circuitry there lies a profound ontological rupture.

From The Matrix to Plato’s cave, discover how analogue computing could overcome the limits of digital machines, reduce energy consumption, and reshape the future of artificial intelligence.