Automation: Starbucks to increase use of automation
Starbucks will improve efficiency by adding more automation.
Demographics: Minnesota eliminates most college degree requirements
Minnesota drops college degree requirement for most state jobs - because of the shrinking youth cohort as the fertility rate continues dropping.
Energy: Norway goes nuclear
SMR power plant proposed in Norway : New Nuclear – World Nuclear News (world-nuclear-news.org)
Climate: End national sporting events to fight climate change
We need to end college and professional sports to save the climate. Really.
Public health: ACA premiums 2024, $2,057/month, $19,000 deductible
2024 ACA premiums for a bare bones Brone policy for 2 adults: $2057/month or about $25k/year, $19,000 annual deductible.
Follow up: Where is Covid today?
Snap shot taken from covid19.who.int on Nov 2 2023:
Climate: Insurance industry costs due to disasters down sharply
Insurance industry costs for disasters is down sharply YoY, as media keeps telling us climate disasters are worsening. Are they?
Climate: To change the climate, what do we choose not to fund?
A choice to spend money on X is a choice to not spend money on Y, Z and many other activities. Politicians often present government spending programs as a choice…
EVs: Hertz slowing its EV rollout
he company had deals to acquire EVs for its rental fleet. About half were being used by Uber drivers – but those drivers dorve “their vehicles into the ground”, increasing…