Avatarzureksmithflipped into China AvatarAvatar10 hours agoMigrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can't retireAssociated Press - By KEN MORITSUGUBEIJING (AP) — At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. But for migrant workers like her, not working is not an option. For decades, they have come from farming villages to find work in the cities. Toiling in sweatshops and building apartment complexes they could never …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into Electric Revolution FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo11 hours agoWorld's first compact nuclear reactor can operate for eight years without waterthebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitIn a groundbreaking development poised to reshape the energy landscape of Saskatchewan, Canada, a compact nuclear reactor with the capacity to …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into China AvatarAvatarMar 22Why China’s Middle Class Is Losing Its ConfidenceThe Wall Street Journal. - Cao LiThree years ago, everything seemed to be going right for Blake Xu. The 33-year-old entrepreneur and his family had built a portfolio of properties during China’s real-estate boom. His wife was expecting their first child. He had just sold an apartment, and put almost half of the proceeds into the …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into China FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFeb 26China's economy is unravelling at a pace previously thought unimaginable. Where does that leave Australia?verified_publisherabc.net.au - By business editor Ian VerrenderNothing quite focuses the mind like a military build-up on your back door. A little over a week ago, the Australian government announced an $11 …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into AIFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo18 hours agoMicrosoft says ChatGPT isn't better than Copilot AI; you're just not using it as intendedwindowscentral.com - Kevin OkemwaMost Microsoft Copilot users complain that it isn't as good as ChatGPT. Microsoft says they are different products, and the users' reluctance to …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into AIAvatarAvatar1 day agoDon't tell Gen Z the ChatGPT hype bubble is oververified_publisherBusiness Insider - Peter KafkaRemember a year ago? When everyone was super excited and/or freaked out about ChatGPT and AI? And then how everyone got over it and moved on? Turns out that … it didn't exactly happen that way. Or, more precisely: Lots of normal people are still a bit interested in AI and ChatGPT. But the youngs? …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into AIFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoAdobe Firefly's latest tool makes generative AI more practical for creativescreativebloq.com - By Joseph FoleyStructure Reference takes the trial and error out of image generation. Adobe Firefly continues to evolve with today's introduction of a new feature …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into Electric Revolution AvatarAvatar2 days agoInside the world's first reactor that will power Earth using the same nuclear reactions as the Sunverified_publisherEuronews Next - By Aisling Ní ChúláinEuronews Next goes behind the scenes at the world’s largest nuclear fusion device attempting to harness the same reaction that powers the Sun and …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into AIAvatarAvatar3 days agoHere’s why AI search engines really can’t kill Googleverified_publisherThe Verge - David PierceThe AI search tools are getting better — but they don’t yet understand what a search engine really is and how we really use them. AI is coming for the search business. Or so we’re told. As Google seems to keep getting worse, and tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot seem to keep …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into Electric Revolution AvatarAvatar3 days agoDebate and innovation define nuclear energy’s present and futureverified_publisherPopular Science - Nicola Jones / Knowable MagazineIs nuclear power a necessary part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels? As the debate rages on, new technologies and smaller reactors may be shifting the balance. This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. In an online video from Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, a cartoon …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into AIAvatarAvatar3 days agoHow AI could explode the economyverified_publisherVox - Dylan MatthewsAnd how it could fizzle. Artificial intelligence is already making people rich. Jensen Huang, the co-founder and CEO of chip company Nvidia, which controls 80 percent of the data-center AI chip market, has seen his net worth explode from a mere $4 billion five years ago to a staggering $83.1 billion …
Avatarzureksmithflipped into China AvatarAvatar3 days agoChina Evergrande’s massive accounting fraud sheds light on the country’s property troublesverified_publisherSouth China Morning Post - Zhou XinMassive accounting fraud at China Evergrande, once the country’s largest property developer, is adding insult to injury. While personal greed and the …