Retail: Starbucks to reduce interior noise levels
Starbucks will work to reduce noise levels inside their stores, to improve experience and inclusivity. This is good news!
Demographics: A future of loneliness
True. As people grow old, their family support won’t exist.
Climate: Why Washington’s “drought emergency” is not
The real reason for the declaration in 2024 is to funnel money to pet environmental projects.
Climate: We are going to die poor, Real Soon, due to the ClimateCrisis
Recent paper says world's income to drop by 20% by 2050 due to climate. Except the paper is badly flawed.
VR: Teens don’t use their VR headsets
Most teens with access to a VR headset don't use the headset much or at all.
Climate: To stop the ClimateCrisis, must tax wealth
Global wealth tax will stop the climate from changing. It's Just Science.
Business, Tech: TechCos back to using “Rank and Yank” Layoffs
Tech companies back to stack ranking, putting 15% of workers on PIP every year, doing continual layoffs.
Public health: We must ban decaf coffee
It’s Just Science: Is decaf coffee safe to drink? Experts weigh in on claims by health advocacy groups (mercurynews.com)
Google: How to get fired in one easy step
Google workers arrested after nine-hour protest in cloud CEO’s office (cnbc.com) A group of workers decided to camp out in an executive’s office and refused to leave. They were arrested…
Demographics: Greece’s Demographic collapse
Much of Europe (and elsewhere) are on a path to de-population the remainder of this century.