Economy: Bank of England Chief Economist says to accept that we are all poorer now
The Bank of England Chief Economist says to accept that we are all poorer now due to inflation.
Business: Brightline rail building private sector passenger rail services in the U.S.
Seems to be doing very well too: Brightline is the beginning of U.S. high-speed rail, says Fortress Investment co-founder Meanwhile, California government’s own “bullet train” is at $128 billion, way…
Public health oops: Finnish study finds mask use in schools had no impact on Covid-19
Another study, this time from Finland, found mask usage had no impact on spread of Covid in school kids.
Climate: Portland to create “Zero emissions” downtown core
No one goes to downtown Portland anyway as its been taken over by crime and homeless: Portland officials plan to announce a new pilot project that would restrict a 16-block…
Automation: Google says their AI can soon replace software engineers
Google can now see a time when coding is automated and human programmers “solve harder challenges.” Source: Google now sees a time when coding will be automated, rolls out AlphaCode…
Follow up: “San Francisco – the City That Waits to Die”
The title is the name of a 1971 PBS documentary speculating about a future large earthquake in San Francisco. Long before global warming, the media needed a scary headline based…
EVs: GM to end Chevy Bolt EV and EUV production
And will replace the production line with giant EV pick up trucks: General Motors Co. will end the seven-year run of the Chevrolet Bolt compact EV and its Bolt EUV…
Public health oops: “Shielding” of vulnerable persons during Covid in Wales had no benefits
"Shielding" of vulnerable persons during Covid in Wales had no benefits; in fact, they were worse off than those who did not shield.
Public health oops: Wearing masks had health risks
New paper finds CO2 levels among mask wearers exceeded exposure limits and may have led to stillbirths and damage to adolescents.
Demographics: Russia intends to kill however many it takes to expand its population
The headline title makes little sense, of course. But Russia is using warfare to address its demographic problem of a shrinking population – by conscripting the people of nearby nations…