As China embraces Big Tech again, Alibaba plans vast spend to push for artificial general intelligence
Plus: Samsung exec jailed for selling DRAM secrets; ASUS launches sweetly scented mouse; Toyota’s smart city nears opening; and more Asia in Brief Chinese president Xi Jinping last week staged an event at which he urged private sector leaders, including China’s Big Tech companies, to help the nation speed itsContinue Reading
Orville Peck Reveals One Steamy and Unmasked Silhouette in First Look at ‘Cabaret’
Orville Peck, the gay country singer known for his unique blend of haunting melodies and masked persona, is set to make his Broadway debut as the iconic Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club this March. The announcement has stirred excitement among fans, with a first-look image recently sharedContinue Reading
How a Group of Immigrant Farmworkers Is Preparing for Avian Flu
Every month, around 50 dairy farmworkers filter into a church basement in western New York after a grueling day of work. They order dinner from a local Mexican or Puerto Rican restaurant, and settle in to discuss how to organize for their rights to a dignified life and workplace underContinue Reading
Napoleon in a Clown Nose
You know you are in deep constitutional trouble when your president invokes an apocryphal quote attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte to justify his contempt for the rule of law. On Feb. 15, Traitor 47 took to his Truth Social platform and his personal X account to post the quote, “He whoContinue Reading
Black Prisoners Organize for Dignity in Angola
At the helm of the United States’ notorious system of mass incarceration sits Louisiana State Penitentiary. Apart from being the largest maximum-security prison in the country, the prison, nicknamed “Angola” after the former plantation site that it sits on, is an example of the conditions of modern-day slavery that theContinue Reading
“Terrifying”: The Traitor’s Ominous Moment with RFK on First Measles Death
In Texas, an unvaccinated child just died of measles—the first reported death related to the disease’s recent outbreak. This came up at Traitor 47’s cabinet meeting on Wednesday, and the results were troubling. After Elon Musk admitted that his cuts had briefly closed down Ebola prevention, anti-vax Health and HumanContinue Reading
From vibrant corals to white skeletons: climate change and looming existential threats to coral reefs
Coral reefs and their ecosystems serve important roles on Earth – they flourish with biodiversity, providing habitat to 25% of known marine species [1,2] , and offer coastal protection from storm surges and cyclones [1] . However, coral reefs are also one of the most sensitive marine ecosystems on Earth,Continue Reading
Sea-level rise: to mitigate or adapt? Experts say we need to do both.
As sea levels rise, coastal regions will face a number of negative impacts, including flooding, submerged land, and loss or changes in marine ecosystems[1]. Roughly 900 million people – or 11% of the world’s population – lived in low-lying coastal cities and settlements in 2020[2]; a figure that is projectedContinue Reading
How CO2 warms Earth through the greenhouse effect and why CO2 is not ‘saturated’ in Earth’s atmosphere
There is no doubt about it – climate science can be complex. But sometimes this complexity is mistaken for uncertainty. A recurring example is our scientific understanding of carbon dioxide’s (CO2) effects as a greenhouse gas[2]. However, the evidence for CO2 as a greenhouse gas is well-established and is builtContinue Reading
Fifth novirus outbreak hits Holland American ships since December
Eighty-eight people aboard a Holland America cruise ship, the Eurodam, in the Caribbean were sickened in a norovirus outbreak — the fifth striking the line since early December., Read MoreContinue Reading
Vast numbers of workers suffer from chronic conditions, Harvard poll finds
Chronic health conditions are having a serious, negative impact on the welfare of the country’s workers and their output, a new Harvard poll shows., Read MoreContinue Reading
Jeju Island reports first measles case in 5 years; no symptoms found in contacts
A international tourist to South Korea’s southernmost resort island of Jeju has tested positive for measles, making the first case of the highly contagious disease on the island in five years., Read MoreContinue Reading
Health groups sound alarm on missing CDC, FDA data
Prominent health care organizations urge the The Traitor administration to restore important data sets on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration websites., Read MoreContinue Reading