Posts by Amelia Frost
Minds That Matter: Entrepreneurs To Follow In 2025
[ad_1] In recent years, the world has seen a lot of progress in fast digital evolution since the narrative around blockchain got into the limelight, and now, Artificial Intelligence. The stage of 2025 took a different approach and offered a range of entrepreneurial innovations, drastically changing world sectors. Led by forward-looking Entrepreneurs, these inventions have…
Read MoreUSAID Employees Worldwide Will Be Ordered to Stop Working Friday, Must Return to the US
[ad_1] In a sweeping move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trump administration has ordered nearly all agency employees worldwide to stop working by Friday and return to the United States within 30 days. The directive, confirmed by the Trump administration on Tuesday, follows weeks of speculation about the agency’s future.…
Read MoreTesla Sales Fall In Germany As Musk Backs Far Right
[ad_1] Tesla sales plunged in Germany last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk waded into the country’s election campaign by vocally backing the far right. Just 1,277 of the US firm’s electric cars were registered in Europe’s biggest auto market in January, down nearly 60 percent year-on-year, the KBA federal transport…
Read MoreAI Company Bans Use Of AI For Job Applications: ‘We Want To Evaluate Your Non-AI-Assisted Communication Skills’
[ad_1] Dario Amodei (R), co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, an artificial intelligence safety and research company, takes part in a debate at the Vivatech technology start-ups and innovation fair. Latin Times The company behind a successful AI assistant is requiring job applicants to write their application without the help of an AI assistant. Anthropic, responsible…
Read MoreUS Trade Gap Swells In 2024 As Deficits Under Fresh Scrutiny
[ad_1] The US trade gap swelled last year to nearly $920 billion, according to government data released Wednesday, as deficits come under the spotlight with President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In 2024, the overall US trade deficit grew to $918.4 billion, widening 17 percent from 2023 as imports ballooned more than exports,…
Read MoreTokyo Police Bust Alleged Prostitution Ring Targeting Tourists
[ad_1] Tokyo police have arrested seven people suspected of running a sex ring that reportedly targeted tourists AFP Japanese police said they have arrested seven people suspected of running an illegal sex business that reportedly targeted tourists in Tokyo’s busy red-light district. A record 36.8 million foreign visitors came to Japan last year, drawn partly…
Read MoreHonda and Nissan Merger Talks in Peril
[ad_1] Nissan Motor and Honda Motor have hit a standstill negotiating the terms of a merger, announced less than two months ago, that would have created one of the world’s largest auto groups. Before their disclosure in late December that they were exploring combining operations, Nissan and Honda had discussed operating as partners under a…
Read MoreGREEN: Canada should match or eclipse Trump’s red-tape cutting plan
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Opinion Columnists Published Feb 05, 2025 • Last updated 35 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Canada would do well to follow the lead of the U.S. in waging a war on red…
Read MorePub Stays in Britain: Food, Lodging and Hanging Out With Locals
[ad_1] To my right, two 70-something regulars at the Exhibition pub in York, England, peppered me with questions on American politics, taught me how to recognize a fresh pint of beer (it should leave a path of foam on the glass) and invited me next door for a curry at their favorite Indian restaurant. To…
Read MoreUS Navy Successfully Tests HELIOS Laser Weapon Aboard USS Preble: Report
[ad_1] The U.S. Navy successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble last year, according to a recently released report. The annual report from the Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, released in January, included an undated photo showing a streak…
Read MorePhilippine House Votes To Impeach VP Sara Duterte
[ad_1] Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the country’s leader, paving the way for a Senate trial that could see her removed from office. While specifics of the impeachment were not divulged, the vote follows the filing of a trio of complaints in December…
Read MoreBaltics To Cut Soviet-era Ties To Russian Power Grid
[ad_1] Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, a politically-charged move that severs their Soviet-era energy ties with Moscow. A giant digital clock in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, is counting down the hours until the states join the western European power grid. “We are now removing…
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