Climate change has now shrunk US salaries by 12%. And worse is to come. No matter where you live, a new study has found warmer temperatures are picking your pocket.
Climate change has now shrunk US salaries by 12%. And worse is to come | BBC Science Focus Magazine
No matter where you live, a new study has found warmer temperatures are picking your pocket
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The Trump administration is systematically canceling key federal data collection such as food security, climate, health, and more to create a narrative-controlling vacuum. Deep staffing cuts and politicized firings cripple agencies, eroding the "gold standard" of U.S. statistics. This undermines evidence-based policy, public trust, leaving propaganda to fill the void. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/why-the-trump-administration-is-choosing-not-to-collect-some-us-data #usa #uspol
A new report debunks the AI mass unemployment narrative. Data shows AI is cited for only 4.5% of recent U.S. layoffs, far behind economic conditions. The report suggests firms often use "AI" as a positive spin for routine cuts to please investors, as true, large-scale worker replacement would show in spiking productivity... which hasn't happened.
Fortune
AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests | Fortune
"Firms don't appear to be replacing workers with AI on a significant scale," the firm said. It suspects some are trying to "dress up layoffs" as go...
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CXMT unveiled its next-gen DDR5 and LPDDR5X DRAM at the 2025 China Semiconductor Expo. The DDR5 offers up to 8000 MT/s speeds, while LPDDR5X reaches 10,667 MT/s. This domestic production aims to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.
Wccftech
CXMT Debuts Its Domestically-Produced DDR5 Memory: 8000 MT/s DDR5 & 10667 MT/s LP5X For Servers, Desktops, & Laptops
CXMT has unveiled its first-ever DDR5 & LPDDR5X memory products for China, bringing in faster speeds & various options.
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China is leading research in nearly 90% of the crucial technologies that “significantly enhance, or pose risks to, a country’s national interests”, according to a technology tracker run by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) — an independent think tank. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04048-7 #china #technology #science
Chinese scientists have broken a key fusion barrier, achieving stable plasma density beyond the theoretical Greenwald Limit. This breakthrough in their "artificial Sun" reactor could pave a scalable path to practical, high-output fusion energy.
The Independent
China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible
Breakthrough marks significant progress towards achieving ‘holy grail’ of clean energy
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China is building one of the most advanced fusion reactors on Earth—a facility that could generate nearly limitless clean energy.
MSN
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Massive protests against the regime erupt in Minnesota.
Family of Renee Good shares statement:
The family of Renee Good said in a written statement that she was
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