Automation: “Walmart aims for 65% of stores to be automation serviced by 2026”
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc on Tuesday said it expects about 65% of its stores to be serviced by automation by the end of its fiscal year 2026, just days after revealing…
More climate oops: Climate Scientists Oppose “Doomerism”
Biden’s rhetoric is “misleading and unhelpful,” said Michael Mann, a climate scientist at the University of Pennsylvania. The best way to view what lies beyond 1.5 C is as a…
More climate oops: Models versus Actuals
NOAA has a web site where you can view modeled versus actual climate for your location. Will post on that another day. For now, these two charts from elsewhere: The…
Climate oops: Canadian government study
Let’s pause there for a moment: 6.6 per cent after 80 years is a very small number. Canada has set out ambitious economic growth plans based on high levels of…
Public health: Public health policies caused mental health issues for those over 50
Fake news web site The Guardian, of course, blames the “pandemic” rather than the ineffective policies and fear mongering (much of which was false) that caused harm: The mental health…
Demographics: “An Asian demographic decline deepens in three nations”
An Asian demographic decline is taking place in China, Japan and South Korea, but not in India, Pakistan and Indonesia. Source: An Asian demographic decline deepens in three nations
Follow up: ChatGPT will not transform economy
A prediction, too early to follow up but given his track record, we can assume this forecast will not be true. ChatGPT Won’t Transform the Economy in the Next Decade:…
Education: “The showdown over ‘parents rights’”
In a representative democracy, the schools work for the parents and parents are intended to be in charge – that is by design: The contentious national showdown over how much…
Business: Meta/Facebook pretty much ends remote work
After Meta mass layoffs, an official pause on remote work hiring (sfgate.com)
Demographics, Education: Community Colleges have Failed
The number of students at community colleges has fallen 37% since 2010, or by nearly 2.6 million, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Those numbers would be even…