Smartphones: Google to end cloud storage of location data
Google to end cloud storage of phone location data and store it only on the phone device itself. Thus, no longer accessible to police dragnets.
Climate: Stop breathing to reduce climate change
People who breathe in the UK, "contribute to 0.1% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions". We must stop breathing.
Public health: Much said about Covid vaccines was inaccurate
Much that we were told about Covid vaccines, such as 95% effective at preventing illness, was not true. A public relations disaster.
Climate: To fight climate change, we need to raise electricity bills by $600/year
To fight climate change we must make electricity really expensive.
Autos: NHTSA wants mandatory alcohol detectors in all new cars
NHTSA wants everyone to blow into a tube and have their breath analyzed before being able to start a car's engine (or EV?)
Demographics: Gen Z lack an ability to evaluate risks, and thus, are overcome by anxiety
Study finds Gen Z has a poor ability to evaluate risks in life, and views everything as on or off, with no in between level. Hence, they are anxiety ridden.
AI, Media: Channel1.AI launches – Entirely AI generated news reports, even the anchors are AI generated
A news network launches, generated by AI, where even the reporters and anchors are created by AI.
Health: 1% self-identify as vegan
1% of the U.S. population self-identifies as vegan, and 4% as vegetarian.
Demographics: Revised fertility rate for India – may be 1.6 in 2024
Populations continue to see declines throughout much of the world India's fertility rate is now thought to be as low as 1.6 to 1.7.
Education: Harvard University President accused of significant plagiarism in papers and thesis
Harvard University president accused of plagiarism in past papers and her PhD thesis. Serious allegations.