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Fast Company Compass: Ireland we have a deluge of derelict potential homes; what can we learn from Scotland?

10-29-2024 IMPACT How Scotland is bringing new life to old, abandoned homes What if you could create housing without starting from scratch? [Photo: courtesy SEHP] BY MaryLou Costa and Reasons to be Cheerful5 minute read An abandoned fisherman’s cottage on a remote Scottish … Continue reading

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself.” Comment: We must not forget that journalism is often referred to the fourth pillar of democracy

The authoritative guide to ensuring science and technology make life on Earth better, not worse. Painted in 1848 during the height of the Mexican- American War by Richard Caton Woodville, “War News from Mexico” shows how newspapers and the “penny … Continue reading

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Invisible People: Meet this homeless person John. Communication is essential. What does John saying about Charities? John uses social media and he uses Tweets ie X … it gives him a sense of altruism to help other people. “My health is controlling my destiny at the moment”. He lives within the day not beyond, because that is not possible when you are impoverished. X @BullRingBash

It was very challenging to pick a photo thumbnail of John for this video. The reason is John made it challenging. He stuck his tongue out or made a funny face for most of the photos. But that’s the thing … Continue reading

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DW: Finland’s president says NATO key to EU security, US power

Jon Shelton10/23/2024October 23, 2024 Speaking with DW, President Alexander Stubb highlighted the need for a strong NATO deterrent as a basis for European security. He also said Ukraine’s entry into the alliance is a question of when, not if. President … Continue reading

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no camels ISRAELI INNOVATION NEWS: Microsoft Creates AI Tool To Help Preserve October 7 Testimonies  

Microsoft Creates AI Tool To Help Preserve October 7 Testimonies   By NoCamels Team October 08, 2024  2 minutes News Briefs A house in Kibbutz Be’eri that was burned by Hamas terrorists on October 7 (Photo: Yoav Keren/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) A new AI tool … Continue reading

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Fast Company/Reuters: Amazon AWS CEO says quit if you don’t want to return to office. Comment: Irish Times article by John Fitzgerald ESRI wrote about the values inherent in the working place. There appears to be a shift back to offices, which will make the developers and small businesses, especially restaurant trade relieved.

10-18-2024WORK LIFE Amazon AWS CEO says quit if you don’t want to return to office The policy has upset many of Amazon’s employees who say it wastes time with additional commuting and the benefits of working from the office are … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Google goes nuclear in world-first small reactor agreement. Comment: Ireland needs to be proactively engaged in ventures like these – storage of data is ever increasing especially with AI

Google goes nuclear in world-first small reactor agreement By Michael Franco October 16, 2024 An artist’s rendering of the new Google-backed Kairos plant Google View 2 Images In what it calls “the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from … Continue reading

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Hibakusha group receives Nobel Peace Prize for “demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again”

The authoritative guide to ensuring science and technology make life on Earth better, not worse. Hibakusha group receives Nobel Peace Prize for “demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again” By François Diaz-Maurin, Thomas Gaulkin | October 11, 2024 … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Innovation island: See the near future at the 2024 Taiwan Innotech Expo

Technology Innovation island: See the near future at the 2024 Taiwan Innotech Expo By Bronwyn Thompson October 13, 2024 Taiwan shines the spotlight on innovation at TIE 2024 Depositphotos View 1 Images Taiwan may be only 0.37% the land size of … Continue reading

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DW: Israel-Iran: A strike on oil assets could revive inflation

Israel-Iran: A strike on oil assets could revive inflation Nik Martin 13th October 2024 Oil prices have spiked as speculation mounts that Israel could next target Iran’s oil or nuclear facilities. Could prices rise to $200 a barrel and what … Continue reading

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