AI giants, including OpenAI, are accused of hiding their environmental footprint. The growth of artificial intelligence is leading to increased energy consumption; data centres’ power consumption is expected to double by 2030. […]
Energy and water-hungry AI is bad for the environment
Iraq Strikes, Stocks Soar, Aid Slashed, Trump Tensions: What You Missed
Airstrikes in Iraq, Trump-Epstein updates, and all-time highs in the stock market. This week’s developments offer more than just political updates. Hidden in the headlines are stories continuing to hint at tactical […]
More than 60% of global warming since 2001 has been due to lower pollution, UK researchers say
An analysis of CERES data from 2001 to 2019 suggests that the biggest factor in global warming since 2001 is a reduction in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution and not an increase in […]
Slovenian Parliament approves law to legalise euthanasia
Slovenia has become the first Eastern European country to approve a law legalising medically-assisted suicide for terminally-ill adults. There appears to be a pattern developing: It is only in Western countries, where […]
Islamic Centre names wing after King Charles to honour him
King Charles III visited the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies to mark its 40th anniversary and opened the newly designated King Charles III Wing, which was named in his honour. The king’s […]
Saudi Arabia’s mega smart city ‘The Line’ is in financial trouble, again
Saudi Arabia is considering job cuts at its mega-project NEOM due to cost pressures. One of NEOM’s projects is ‘The Line’, a smart city that originally planned to imprison 1.5 million souls […]
Midazolam murder: “If you want to kill somebody, get a doctor or a nurse to do it”
Derek Dimmock, an 86-year-old man from Putney, UK, was admitted to the Royal Trinity Hospice in June 2020 with gout and later died under controversial circumstances. His family is alleging he was […]