Demographics, Automation: Drone deliveries to homes and businesses
A US startup has won permission to fly drones over people and beyond the view of their operators in New Zealand, a key regulatory step that could help open the…
Demographics: “A Global Population Shortage Is Coming, Will Cause Economic Chaos”
The global population decline is in motion. And that could hamper the world’s entire economic model, leading to a dramatic crippling of our global economy, says Sebastian Dettmers, CEO of…
“Population bomb” theory debunked
50+ years ago, the Population Bomb was published, predicting a dire future of calamity, starvation and war due to population growth. This was followed shortly after by a report from…
Demographics: Oregon’s population decline
The population research expert adds, “migration is a hot-button topic but actually, fertility rate is one that I would highlight. The birth rate has been declining. Pre-pandemic, we projected that…
Demographics: Many people under age 30, in Japan, do not wish to have kids
Around half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan have no interest in having children, a recent survey by a pharmaceutical firm showed, with respondents citing economic concerns and the…
Demographics: Hospital “Maternity units are closing across America”
A low volume of births is another reason for the closures. In announcing the closure, Bonner General noted that in 2022, it delivered just 265 babies, which the hospital characterized…
Demographics: Italy’s fertility rate now 1.25
Births in Italy dropped to a new historic low below 400,000 in 2022, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink. Source: Births in Italy…
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…
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
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…