Driverless in San Francisco. Tada Images/ShutterstockDriverless taxis are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then a fleet arrives all at once. The US firms Waymo and Uber have both said their vehicles will be on the streets of London in 2026.
www.hollandfoto.net/ShutterstockStorm Amy with its gusts of nearly 100mph brought heavy rain, fallen trees, and transport disr
Mr. SEPTEMBER/ShutterstockThis year’s Christmas advert from UK department store John Lewis is notable for its emotional impact and captivating storytelling. In it, a middle-aged former raver is gifted a vintage vinyl record by his son. The focus is on this fairly modest gift, which quietly speaks a language of love amid the noise and excess of the festivities.
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) recorded another solid growth in October with a rise of 6.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop, after a jump of 7.3 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday.
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon.
As the government struggles to contain the farmers’ mobilisation, which is seen as highly challenging to resolve, a new opinion poll has indicated that there is deep public sympathy for farmers.
Silicon Valley is again betting everything on a new technology. But the mania is not a reboot of the late-1990s frenzy.
Pools for the extraction of lithium in Salinas Grandes, Jujuy, Argentina Brester IrinaFrom ancient slavery to the factory floor, progress has often relied on the exploitation of human beings. We might like to believe those days are well behind us. But in the digital age, AI and the metaverse risk repeating that pattern with new forms of invisible labour and inequality.
Foto Eak/ShutterstockFrom automatically generated overviews to chatbots in spreadsheets, so-called artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into our watches, phones, home assistants and other smart devices.
Most people care about fairness at work and want to support colleagues who face marginalization – for example, people of color, women and people with disabilities. Our research has found that 76% of employees want to be allies to co-workers who face additional challenges, and 84% value equity.
