Charities: Donating to charities, issues, problems
Man donates clothing to German Red Cross - with an Air Tracker. And found it turned up at a flea market in Bosnia.
Public health: 4% of Americans oppose eating meat
This is roughly consistent with the 2023 Gallup poll.
Automation: US Sugar introduces new autonomous harvesting technology
Will not lay off any employees, either, but will retrain them for other roles.
Health: Method to suppress apo(b) protein production may have been found
apo(b) is implicated in heart disease and is sort of the new "heart diseases" biomarker du jour.
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses recorded users engaged in private activities
And those video clips have been shared with 3rd party contractors.
Demographics
Economy
Everything is Untrue
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Social media
Stupidity
Economy: Median age of US home buyers chart is meaningless
This widely circulated chart is meaningless and worthless.
Environment: Mandatory energy assessment before a home sale
More opportunity for fraud and corruption.
Public health: Start measuring cholesterol levels at age 10
Cardiologists want far more people on cholesterol medication, at even younger ages. Plus my not good experience on these meds ...
Software: When did the title “Software Engineer” become common?
For decades, those who create software were referred to as "programmers" or "software developers". Today, the title of "Software Engineer" is now common.