Which Countries Are Most Excited (Or Nervous) About AI?
Which Countries Are Most Excited (Or Nervous) About AI? Globally, there’s mixed feelings towards AI-powered products and services: 54% of people are excited, and 52% of people are nervous. However, feelings about AI differ substantially between countries. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist, by creator Julie R. Peasley looks at how these viewpoints vary among people […]
A Word To Undecided Voters
A Word To Undecided Voters Authored by Jenna McCarthy vua Jennaside.rocks, As unfathomable as it may be for folks on the farthest sides of the aisle to believe, there are American citizens who right this minute cannot decide who to vote for in November. Some days their most pressing political need is for abortion to be regulated […]
Mapping The (Declining) State Of Global Freedom
Mapping The (Declining) State Of Global Freedom According to the Global Freedom Index by Democratic watchdog organization Freedom House, Iran scored just 11 points out of 100 in 2024, which is one point worse off than in 2023 and categorizes the country as “not free”. As Statista’s Anna Fleck details below, this index is considered a key barometer for […]
Shell Abandons Norway’s Hydrogen Projects Due To Lack Of Demand
Shell Abandons Norway’s Hydrogen Projects Due To Lack Of Demand Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, Shell Plc has ditched plans to build a low-carbon hydrogen plant on Norway’s west coast due to a lack of demand, Reuters reported on Monday. “We haven’t seen the market for blue hydrogen materialize and decided not to progress the project,” […]
Canada And Europe Dominate US Foreign Land Ownership
Canada And Europe Dominate US Foreign Land Ownership In the run-up to the U.S. presidential elections, both candidates have outlined their visions for agricultural policy – which do differ significantly. After the publication of the traditional Farm Bureau questionnaire in mid-September, former President Donald Trump spoke today at an event in rural Pennsylvania on proposed bans of Chinese agricultural […]
Why The EU Is Falling Behind In The Global AI Race
Why The EU Is Falling Behind In The Global AI Race Via OilPrice.com, The EU’s stringent regulations on data and technology are stifling AI innovation within the bloc. The UK, with a more flexible approach to AI development, could benefit from the EU’s regulatory overreach and become a global leader in AI. Former Italian Prime […]
EVs Are “Up To Twice As Expensive” To Run As Regular Gas Cars In The UK, New Data Finds
EVs Are “Up To Twice As Expensive” To Run As Regular Gas Cars In The UK, New Data Finds As if the EV boom needed another nail its in coffin, the UK has now produced figures showing that driving and electric vehicle is “up to twice as expensive” as driving a regular gas powered car. […]
France’s Macron Calls For End Of “Incomplete & Unjust” World Order
France’s Macron Calls For End Of “Incomplete & Unjust” World Order Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFPlan.com, French President Emmanuel Macron has called for reform of the current “unjust” world order so that humans can coexist more peacefully in the “New World Order.” What the ruler didn’t say was that the slaves would still be slaves, and […]
The Madness Of Antony Blinken
The Madness Of Antony Blinken Authored by Joe Lauria via Consortium News, On March 7, 2022, two weeks after Moscow entered the civil war in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News from Moldova that the U.S. would give NATO-member Poland a “green light” to send Mig-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to enforce a […]
Your Tax Dollars At Work: San Fran Cops Dress Up As Inflatable Chicken To Catch Speeding Drivers
Your Tax Dollars At Work: San Fran Cops Dress Up As Inflatable Chicken To Catch Speeding Drivers Today in “your tax dollars at work” news, San Francisco police are donning inflatable chicken suits to catch drivers speeding through crosswalks. SFGate first reported on officer Lt. Jonathan Ozol in costume at a crosswalk on Alemany Boulevard, where […]