Times Literary Supplement (October 2, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Canon Fire’ – Emma Smith and Brian Vickers on authorship in the golden age of theatre…
Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – Oct. 4, 2024
Tag Archives: AI
World Economic Forum: Top Stories – Sept. 28, 2024
0:15 How investment advice is changing – ‘The film is a rollercoaster ride into the last few years of how technology is changing our relationship to money’, says Chris Temple, director of This Is Not Financial Advice, a documentary that follows four online investors, including one who made – and lost – millions in crypto.
5:56 New tech reveals the impacts of climate change – Using AI, we can process Earth Observation (EO) data faster. Helping us monitor disaster impact in hours, not days. AI is also improving climate and weather forecast models. Through AR and VR, engineers are transforming these complex datasets into interactive, intuitive experiences that can help leaders make climate decisions.
7:39 This debt plan can save coral reefs – The deal reduces Indonesia’s debt repayments to the US by $35 million over the next 9 years and redirects those payments towards reef conservation instead. Indonesia is home to 16% of the world’s coral reefs and around 60% of the world’s coral species. Its reefs generate around $1.6 billion in value every year through fisheries, coastline protection and tourism. But Indonesia’s reefs face a range of threats.
9:21 Ray Dalio on funding climate action – By 2050, climate damage could cost between $1.7 trillion and $3.1 trillion per year. However, the costs of inaction could be even greater, says Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. Right now, climate action is hugely under-financed.
Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – Sept. 30, 2024
BARRON’S MAGAZINE (September 21, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Healthcare’s Magical Moment’ – The sector is bouncing back. Our roundtable pros talk cutting-edge science and alluring pharma and biotech stocks…
21 Stocks to Play a ‘Magical Moment’ in Healthcare
Barron’s 2024 Healthcare Roundtable panelists make the case for 21 healthcare companies of all stripes, including Humana, Novo Nordisk, BioLife Solutions, and more.
Seniors Shouldn’t Worry About a Few Extra Pounds. ‘Too Skinny Is Not a Good Thing’
Numerous studies show that seniors who lose weight have higher mortality rates.
China’s Stock Market Gets Another Lift. Can Beijing Follow Through?
China’s problems run deep, but policymakers are changing their tone. Experts are taking note but are still wary as previous moves haven’t worked.4 min read
Caterpillar Stock Is Digging Out of the Mining Malaise. Why It’s Time to Buy.
The construction business is strong. The real growth for the company will come from a rebound in the mining sector, fueled by demand from China and elsewhere.Long read
Shareholders Say Companies Are Using New Tactics to Muzzle Them
Shareholders say companies are increasingly limiting what they can say at annual meetings. How virtual meetings are making it worse.
Sugar High: How a Glucose Monitor Told Me Startling Things About My Diet
Little did I realize a few grapes could send my blood sugar soaring until I tried the first glucose monitor without a prescription. I managed to lose seven pounds.
Politics: The Guardian Weekly-September 27, 2024
The Guardian Weekly (September 12, 2024) – The new issue features ‘The Long Shadow’ – Are Israel and Hezbollah headed for all-out war?…
In the space of a few days, the focus of Israeli military operations appears to have shifted decisively from Gaza in the south to Lebanon in the north.
A dizzying escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began last week with exploding pagers and walkie-talkies and culminated in a ferocious Israeli bombardment of alleged Hezbollah military targets, killing hundreds of people.
With Iran’s support, the Lebanon-based Shia militia has conducted a background conflict with Israel since the 1980s. Is this the intensification that finally signals all-out war?
Five essential reads in this week’s edition
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Spotlight | The brutal truth behind Italy’s migrant reduction
A Guardian investigation reveals EU money goes to forces involved in abuse, leaving people to die in the desert and colluding with smugglers
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Technology | Why aren’t humanoids in our homes yet?
The development of robots is dogged by technical and safety challenges. But the dream of a multipurpose domestic droid lives on, writes Victoria Turk
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Feature | An Israeli and a Palestinian discuss 7 October, Gaza – and the future
Could Couples Therapy’s Orna Guralnik and former participant Christine try to understand one another without the conversation breaking down?
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Opinion | Zelenskyy needs Biden to back his plan to win peace
In besieged Kharkiv, Timothy Garton Ash saw how Ukraine is approaching a perilous moment. To turn the tide, it needs to decisively knock back Russia
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Culture | Chappell Roan on sexuality, superstardom and the joy of drag
She’s gone from obscurity to the A-list, but not without struggle. Kate Solomon talks to the singer about teenage angst and her queer inspirations
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Sept. 27, 2024
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Doomsday delayed at vulnerable Antarctic glacier
Thwaites collaboration finds glacier has stabilized somewhat—in the short term
Rare photos reveal North Korea’s nuclear program
Nation appears to have upgraded its bombmaking capacity, experts say
When the Mediterranean dried to a salty crust, life was devastated
Tens of thousands of fossils detail the sea’s dramatic loss and eventual rebound
The Economist Magazine – September 28, 2024 Preview
The war is going badly. Ukraine and its allies must change course
Time for credible war aims—and NATO membership
An Israel-Hizbullah war would be a disaster for both
Both must find a way to step back
War fever in Lebanon
Hizbullah seems to have miscalculated in its fight with Israel
What Donald Trump taught J.D. Vance
The vice-presidential candidate is devising his own tactics for bending the truth
Is the big state failing its citizens?
Why voters across the rich world are miserable
Youtube v Hollywood
Legions of self-taught film-makers are coming for the television industry
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Sept. 26, 2024
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Black holes as big as atoms might be speeding through the Solar System
Primordial black holes, which are smaller than their better-known cousins, visit the inner Solar System once a decade, simulations suggest.
This ‘scuba diving’ lizard has a self-made air supply
A bubble of air on its snout extends the water anole’s underwater time by more than a minute.
Thalidomide-like drug staunches bleeding from genetic disease
Severe nosebleeds caused by hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia dwindled in people who took a drug used to treat cancer
Current Affairs: Prospect Magazine – November 2024
The humiliation of trying to survive
Looking back at 7th October and the start of the Gaza war, a Palestinian writer reflects on a year of horror and trauma
Gender and race won’t hold Kamala Harris back
Fragments: when reality falls apart
Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – Sept. 27, 2024
Times Literary Supplement (September 25, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Body and Soul’ – Noel Malcolm on Diamaid MacCulloch’s history of sex and Christianity; Jean Genet’s lost drama; Becoming Lucy Sante; Poor little kids and How the compass got its points…
Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – Sept. 23, 2024
BARRON’S MAGAZINE (September 21, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Lean Times For Luxury’….
How Luxury Stocks Lost Their Shine. These Are the Ones That Will Get It Back.
Shares of Burberry, LVMH, and others have had a tough 2024. But there’s no need to worry about an economic slowdown.
Some Financial Giants Pay Paltry Rates on Investors’ Cash. Where to Put Your Money.
Brokerage firms have been earning nice profits on clients’ uninvested cash. Now investors are demanding better treatment and regulators are asking questions.
Retirees Face Lower Yields Now That the Fed Has Cut. How to Fine-Tune Your Portfolio.
With yields on cash poised to fall, consider owning short-term bonds and funds that cover the broad U.S. stock market.
Trump and Harris Have Tax Plans. Prepare for Filing to Get More Tangled.
Both candidates are pushing policies that would make the already Byzantine tax code even more complicated.
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