Though touted as a model of environmental preservation, the country has recently signalled a shift from phasing out fossil fuels to boosting the economy. Franz Tattenbach on the tension between green credentials and growth“This country is what the world would like to be but is not,” says Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica’s minister of environment and energy. The 69-year-old economist is keenly aware of his role as guardian of the country’s reputation for forward-looking biodiversity initiatives and...
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A sunshine law for the Sunshine State: Florida's police have no expectation of privacy when conducting official duties, meaning the public can record them without their consent, an appeals court ruled last week. The court threw out five felony wiretapping convictions against Michael Leroy Waite, 63, who had taped conversations with cops from Citrus County Sheriff's Office. — Read the rest
Two years on from what felt like doomsday for the streamer, Netflix has reignited subscriber and revenue growth and swept aside its SVoD rivals. But questions remain over whether its move into live events and advertising can drive a new phase of growth.
Game Room is one of the best experiences on Apple Vision Pro, especially with newly introduced spatial Personas. The latest update to the Apple Arcade game introduces one of the most popular classics: checkers. more
It's rarely effective when someone tells you to 'relax.'It suggests you can just turn on your relax-o-meter and chill.Yet Apple has been doing this for quite some time and I'm not sure how well it's working.Also: The best iPhone 15 cases you can buy right nowYou see, it's been running its "Relax, it's an iPhone" campaign for three years, yet its customers don't seem to be listening.The campaign features someone in a difficult situation dropping their iPhone, yet the device remains miraculously...
TL;DR: Apple innovation doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. You can score a refurbished MacBook Pro for only $399.99 (reg. $550)! As much as people (Android lovers!) try to hate on this brand, it's hard to deny that Apple creates some of the best tech available. — Read the rest
There’s little that hasn’t changed about the world of business in the past four years. Leaders are now trying to figure out how to apply AI to just about every part of their company and manage hybrid workforces while trying to maintain strong connections. This kind of rapid change adds pressure to leaders at all levels to learn new skills, tools, and ways of working just to keep up, let alone get ahead. Yet, being comfortable as the student gets harder the higher you rise in an organization....
Apple's recently released M3 MacBook Air has dropped to an all-time low of $989 at Amazon while supplies last. The month-end $989 promotion applies to Apple's standard 13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip -- and every color is eligible for the $110 instant rebate. Buy for $989 This particular configuration has the M3 8-core GPU, along with 8GB of memory and a 256GB SSD. If you're looking for the 10-core GPU or additional memory or storage, every other model is on sale too, with...
With future military aid looking uncertain, uncomfortable questions are being asked as to what "victory" Ukraine could realistically achieve against Russia.
John Sadler's side have controlled proceedings over the first three days, with Karun Nair scoring a brilliant unbeaten double century on Sunday to help steer the team to a mammoth 605 for six declared in their first innings. Nair finished on 202 not out from 253 balls, hitting 21 fours and two sixes, and there were also centuries for Ricardo Vasconcelos (182) and Saif Zaib, who hit exactly 100 from 138 balls to complete his third first-class ton. That saw them take a 334-run lead over Glamorgan,...