(The Center Square) – Washington state government spending increased 169% from 1991 to 2023. The state’s total spending was $12.21 billion in 1991 and increased to $73.59 billion in 2023. When adjusted for inflation, that accounts for the 169% increase. That's according to budget documents provided online by the state. The migration of people to Washington over the past 32 years has triggered a dramatic increase in the number of state workers. ...
Singapore is setting up a training facility for the handling of new fuels
On April 3rd, the Bank of England and FCA jointly published a consultation which marked the next step in opening a Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) in the UK. The DSS is key to supporting responsible innovation in the UK. It allows market participants to try out new business models that are not yet permitted under current regulations, while simultaneously enabling regulators to identify where legislation and policies may need to change.
The tech industry faces a pressing challenge: the declining presence of women in leadership roles. Post-pandemic, there was a rebound in the general workforce participation rates of women. Yet, in 2023, Forbes highlighted that the tech sector remains a concerning outlier.The representation of women in tech leadership roles has actually declined from 35% in 1984 to 28% in 2023. This marks a regressive trend in an otherwise forward-thinking industry.To address this, some tech companies are...
Last year, Google teased us with a feature that could have totally disrupted the desktop/laptop space and greatly benefitted consumers. I had high hopes this would happen, but when the Pixel 8 devices were released, it became all too clear that convergence wasn't meant to be.Also: Google Pixel phones get a Lookup feature that tries to ID unknown callersBut now, Google's at it again. According to Android Authority, Android will likely have a more robust desktop mode when version 15 arrives later...
Amy Westervelt and Kyle Pope have covered climate disinformation for a combined 20-plus years – here’s their guide on how to decode itIncreasingly sophisticated and better-funded disinformation is making climate coverage trickier both for journalists to produce and for the public to fully understand and trust.But telling the story, and understanding it, has never been more urgent with half of Earth’s population eligible to vote in elections that could decisively impact the world’s ability to act...
Store owner says the decline in 2023 should be seen as a market correction.
Store owner says the decline in 2023 should be seen as a market correction.
Samsung Next, which has invested in some 70 Israeli start-ups so far, is the latest to join the list of companies that have left the Israeli tech sector.
German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behaviour in a little-known program. What he found when he investigated has sent shudders across the software world and drawn attention from tech executives and government officials. Freund, who works for Microsoft out of San Francisco, discovered that the latest version of the open source software program XZ Utils had been deliberately sabotaged by one of its developers, a move...
Understanding governments' motives is crucial to strengthening climate action. Indonesia, the world's fourth largest country by population, has the biggest rainforests after Brazil and the Congo Basin. But it has cleared huge areas in the past 20 years to produce palm oil which is used in biscuits, chocolate, candles, cosmetics and instant soups.
German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behavior in a little known program. What he found when he investigated has sent shudders across the software world and drawn attention from tech executives and government officials. Freund, who works for Microsoft out of San Francisco, discovered that the latest version of the open source software program XZ Utils had been deliberately sabotaged by one of its developers, a move...