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02Oct/23

RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ WILL TAKE OVER MOVIE THEATERS, WORLDWIDE THIS DECEMBER

October 2, 2023MusicBeyoncé, Kansas City, Renaissance, Renaissance World Tour, Stockholm, Sweden, United Statesadmin

RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ accentuates the journey of RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR, from its inception to the opening show in Stockholm, Sweden, to the grand finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft. Received with extraordinary acclaim by International and US media alike, Beyoncé’s outstanding performance during RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR created a sanctuary for freedom, acceptance, and shared joy. Its maximalist production welcomed more than 2.7 million fans from around the world, who travelled across oceans to enjoy Club RENAISSANCE. Now, millions of moviegoers will get caught up in the Joy Parade, the monumental dance party that celebrates everyone’s right to be themselves, close to home. Continue reading

18Aug/23

Heart Failure start-up, Acorai, embarks on the next vital stage towards regulatory approval

August 18, 2023ReasearchClinical research, Clinical trial, Food and Drug Administration, London, Medical device, Patient recruitment, Pharmaceutical industry, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ventricular assist deviceadmin

Today, Acorai, a start-up medical device manufacturer from Sweden, has announced the initiation of a global clinical trial with the enrollment of its first patient in London, UK. Acorai was designated as a breakthrough device by the US FDA in August 2023 and they aim to submit their heart monitor for regulatory approval to the FDA and CE-marking in 2024. Continue reading

25Jul/23

Women storm climate leadership

July 25, 2023EnvironmentBelgium, Bert Bolin, Brazil, Claudia Ringler, Climate change, Debra Roberts, Hoesung Lee, Indah Lestari, India, Indonesia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC First Assessment Report, IPCC Third Assessment Report, James Skea, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Jim Skea, Kanpur, Michael Taylor, Monaco, Moscow, NAIROBI, Roli Srivastava, Russia, Shivraj Nishad, South Africa, Sweden, Thelma Krug, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, United Nations Environment Programme, Vladimir Putin, Women in climate change, World Meteorological Organizationadmin

By Alister Doyle | Climate Correspondent

July 25, 2023 /Environment/ — Since it was set up in 1988, the U.N.’s prestigious panel of climate scientists has been led by men – a Swede, an Anglo-American, an Indian and a South Korean.

That 35-year all-male run may end this week when governments pick a new chair for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at a meeting in Nairobi from July 25-28. Continue reading →

14May/23

If you have seen the Grand Canyon, you will never be an atheist again.

May 14, 2023Human InterestAgnosticism, Antitheism, Articles, Atheism, China, Criticism of atheism, Denmark, Existence of God, God, Irreligion, Japan, Mark Twain, Negative and positive atheism, Norway, Philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Religious studies, Sweden, Vietnamadmin

May 14, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — The phrase “If you have seen the Grand Canyon, you wouldn’t be an Atheist” is often attributed to American author and humorist Mark Twain. However, there is no evidence that he ever said it. The earliest known occurrence of the phrase is in a 1935 article in the Christian Science Monitor. Continue reading →

04May/23

Tiredness of life: the growing phenomenon in western society

May 4, 2023HealthcareAmerican films, Assisted suicide, Atul Gawande, Creative Commons, Els van Wijngaarden, Feeling, Films, Helena Larsson, Japan, Netherlands, Pain, Philip Roth, Rise: Blood Hunter, Sam Carr, SHUTTERSTOCK, Suffering, Sweden, United Statesadmin

Sam Carr, University of Bath

Molly was 88 years old and in good health. She had outlived two husbands, her siblings, most of her friends and her only son.

“I don’t have any meaningful relationships left, dear,” she told me. “They’ve all died. And you know what? Underneath it all, I want to leave this world too.” Leaning a little closer, as though she was telling me a secret, she continued:

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14Mar/23

Climate ‘danger zone’

March 14, 2023EnvironmentArticles, Bangladesh, Brazil, Climate change, Dhamrai, Freddy, Global warming, H&M, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Lula, Malawi, Mosabber Hussain, Mozambique, Natural environment, Nature, Nepal, Physical geography, Saleemul Huq, Saudi Aramco, Senegal, Shefali Akter, Sweden, Tahmid Zami, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanessa Nakate, Vanuatu, Zambeziaadmin

By Megan Rowling | Just Transition Editor

Climate scientists and government officials are gathered in Switzerland this week to agree the final summary for policymakers in the latest blockbuster series of reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on global warming and how to keep it in check.

Coming before an important review of global progress on climate goals at the end of this year, it doesn’t take a PhD to work out that the key message will be along the lines of “must do better”.
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30Jan/23

Deep Fake Neighbour Wars: ITV’s comedy shows how AI can transform popular culture

January 30, 2023TelevisionAdrienne De Ruiter, Applications of computer vision, Ariana Grande, Artificial intelligence applications, Chris Ume, Computer graphics, Conor McGregor, Corridor Digital, Creative Commons, Daniel Emmet, Deep learning, Deepfake, deepfakes, Dominic Lees, Donald Trump, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, framestore, Fred Sassy, Greta Thunberg, Human behavior, Humans, Idris Elba, Julie Andrews, Kanye West, Keanu Reeves, Kendrick Lamar, Kim Kardashian, Kobe Bryant, Lisa Bode, London, Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg, Mashup, matt stone, Nico Pueringer, Nipsey Hussle, OJ Simpson, Pornography, Sam Gorski, Simon Cowell, Sweden, The Technology S, Tom Cruise, Tom Graham, Trey Parker, United Kingdom, Viral videoadmin

Dominic Lees, University of Reading

ITVX’s Deep Fake Neighbour Wars is the breakthrough in television’s use of artificial intelligence that experts in the cultural use of deepfakes like myself have been waiting for.

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26Oct/22

Four scenarios for a world in disorder

October 26, 2022PoliticsAfghanistan, Antony Blinken, Australia, Barack Obama, Beijing, Berlin, Brazil, Cambridge, China, Countries, Creative Commons, David Bach, Donald Trump, G20 nations, Geography of Asia, Germany, Giorgia Meloni, Greece, Hungary, Inflation, Iran, Italy, Jair Bolsonaro, James Bond, Japan, John Hopkins, Member states of the United Nations, Mussolini, North Korea, Paul Volcker, Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Political economy, Populism, Richard Nixon, Rio Tinto, Roberto Stefan Foa, Russia, Soviet Union, Stagflation, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, Unemployment, United States, Viktor Orban, Vladimir Putin, Washington, World, Xi Jinping, Yaschaadmin

David Bach, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience – and the world – that his economic growth-crushing zero-COVID policy is here to stay, and that Beijing is more determined than ever to reunify with Taiwan, peacefully if possible and by force if necessary.

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16Sep/22

As ether adopts energy-saving ‘merge’, will bitcoin follow?

September 16, 2022FinanceArticles, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Attackers, Bitcoin Cash, Blockchain, Carmine Russo, Computing, Cryptocurrencies, Economy, Ethereum, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Margot Paez, Mike Brune, Proof of stake, Sweden, U.S. Senators, United States, Vitalik Buterinadmin

No. 2 cryptocurrency to adopt energy-saving protocol
‘The merge’ could cut ethereum’s power use by 99%
Move seen piling climate pressure on bitcoin

By Avi Asher-Schapiro

LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ethereum, the blockchain underpinning the world’s second-largest crypto token ether, is poised for a software upgrade that will slash the amount of energy it uses – a step that could pile pressure on bitcoin to take similar climate-friendly action. Continue reading →