This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden marked Monday’s Earth Day by announcing a $7 billion investment in solar energy projects nationwide, focusing on disadvantaged communities, and unveiling a week-long series of what the White House say will be “historic climate actions.” The president was […]
Amid the escalating global enthusiasm for esports, True Gamers unveils plans to construct a gaming island in Abu Dhabi.
Education Department unveils new rules focused on canceling loan interest. Unveiled rules are part of the larger Biden effort to cancel student loan debt. Efforts could impact 30 million borrowers when combined with other steps
With the spring car-buying season starting just as tax return checks arrive, these are the biggest savings available on slightly used cars versus their new-model equivalents.
(The Center Square) – Billions of federal tax dollars are being funneled into semiconductor manufacturing in central Texas after new federal and state laws have gone into effect. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced this week that $6.4 billion was being directed to semiconductor manufacturing at Samsung Electronics facilities in Taylor and Austin, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday met with Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. President and CEO Kye Hyun Kyung and...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Trudeau’s Liberal government has been rolling out previews of the federal budget they’re set to table on April 16th. Included in that budget, is a proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, and $2.4-billion to help bolster Canada’s AI sector. We welcomed media and tech consultant Mohit Rajhans for more.
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s re-election campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year, despite the president signing a law on Wednesday that would ban the social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell it in that timeframe. “A fragmented media environment requires us to show up and meet voters where they are — and that includes online,” a Biden campaign official told NBC News. “Tik Tok is one of many places we’re making sure our content is...
President Joe Biden is keeping quiet on one of his biggest potential bragging rights, the rise in domestic energy production. It might seem like a head-scratching approach to reelection, with the bulk of polls showing Biden losing in swing states to his November rival, former President Donald Trump. But the paradox reflects deep sensitivities within […]
It's Not Rate Hikes That Are "Sparking An Economic Boom", It's The Fiscal Stimulus By Michael Every of Rabobank The Polybius Crisis Take a step back (in time), and see that our neoliberal, debt-addled, was-lower-for-longer global system is not just in a Polycrisis but a Polybius Crisis - referring to the ancient Greek historian. Polybius Methodology: Polybius was first to argue ‘consider your source’: today, media and markets still spout and swallow propaganda. He argues we can’t...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is investing $11 billion to expand its data centers in St. Joseph County, Indiana. The investment is set to generate more than 1,000 new jobs and significant GDP growth.
WASHINGTON — Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two people familiar with the matter and an email to faculty members reviewed by NBC News. “This week, I received an inquiry from concerned faculty about rumors they were hearing about President Biden’s selection as the 2024 Commencement speaker,” Kendrick Brown, Morehouse College’s provost and...
The industry of companion apps and robots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding. Greg Isenberg, formerly of WeWork’s startup hub, recently speculated on the financial potential of chatbots that simulate relationships, drawing from the behavior of a young investor who said he spent $10,000 monthly on such technology. On a post on X […]