When global supply chains collapse, the pain is not felt immediately. Tankers that left their destinations before the war with Iran began are still arriving at their destinations, products that were manufactured prior to the war still fill our shelves, and we are still eating food that was produced last year. So even though global…
by Rory Mackay: Whether we’re aware of it or not, we’re all born storytellers… From the moment we’re born, life is a never-ending stream of experience. As we move through life, the way we make sense of reality is to convert these experiences into a narrative. This narrative is series of stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, other people…
A crypto lobby group said it found “increased hostility” from British banks, casting a shadow over the global cryptocurrency leadership the country said it is vying for. What to know: U.K. banks are increasingly blocking or limiting customer transfers to crypto exchanges, even those platforms registered with the Financial Conduct Authority. A survey by the…
by Alina Moore: Even the biggest car company on earth can’t make batteries alone. Toyota, the company that introduced Americans to cars that last long enough to justify a six-digit odometer, has so far hesitated to enter the EV game. This is somewhat baffling since Toyota was one of the first companies to put an…
Tiffany Haddish is spilling the tea — and it’s messier than anyone expected. The comedian and actress opened up in a recent interview about a wild, revenge-fueled moment that proves Haddish doesn’t play when someone crosses her — even if it’s her ex. RELATED: Aht Aht! Tiffany Haddish & Jason Lee Speak Out After Folks…
Grieving The Loss Of A Pet Lately, I have had several clients and students ask me what happens when their beloved pets pass away. Are they alone? Do they feel pain? Do they come back to visit? My clients are comforted to learn that their pets are met by loved ones when they cross over,…
Fighting for corruption and profits The great Gen. Smedley Butler wrote his classic War is a Racket in response to the pointless carnage of WWI. Some 15-22 million largely adolescent boys died for absolutely nothing. That fact that they can’t provide a more accurate estimate than that tells you clearly about the incomprehensible numbers involved. In 1846,…
AGIBOT’s semi-humanoid robot working in a pilot at Longcheer Technology’s Nanchang factory. | Source: AGIBOT While generative AI has redefined the digital world, the true frontier lies in the physical realm in translating embodied AI into scalable, commercial reality. For global enterprises and scaling startups alike, the bottleneck is no longer just algorithm training. The…
Screencap of YouTube video. Public schools in the city of Detroit are now rewarding students for attendance with cash prizes and gift cards. Apparently, no one has told the students that going to school and studying hard is in their best interests and acts as its own reward. Even parents can get in on the…
This story has been co-published by Reasons to be Cheerful and the Outrider Foundation. In Los Angeles, in Mumbai, in Kuala Lumpur and in several other cities around the planet, autonomous plastic-eating robots are taking over the waterways. They are, in one form or other, chomping up and extracting masses of the manmade garbage. This may sound…
