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Business & Finance

Big bailouts, bigger problems

Sean is a former general counsel of the IMF. He is currently a professor at Georgetown Law and SciencesPo, and an adviser at Rothschild & Co. Sovereign debt crises tend to follow a pattern as recognisable as the stripes of a zebra. Every one is subtly different, but the fundamental features are the same. A […]

Technology

Apple’s weird iPhone alarm problems are still happening

Apple acknowledged issues with the reliability of the iPhone’s built-in alarm feature last April after a report by NBC’s Today morning show and said it was working on a fix, but some people are still having trouble. Android Authority points out this Reddit post by bryanlolwut in the r/iPhone subreddit from Wednesday with a picture […]

Politics

The many problems with online sports betting, explained

Sports betting feels like it’s everywhere. Ads for online sportsbooks like BetMGM, DraftKings, or FanDuel are ubiquitous, whether on social media or while you’re watching a game — and they all offer some amount of free money for your first wager. During pregame shows or on sports podcasts, you’ll hear the odds for every contest; […]

Business & Finance

Is Artificial Intelligence The Cure For Healthcare’s Chronic Problems?

Max Votek, co-founder and managing partner at Customertimes. getty High costs, long wait times and mixed patient outcomes pose a challenge for the U.S. healthcare system. But there’s good news—there’s a new treatment currently undergoing clinical trials that could help cure the sector’s issues and nurse it back to full strength: artificial intelligence (AI). With […]

Science

Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?

Illustration: Barbara Gibson. Images: Getty/Alamy Killer viruses. Artificial intelligence. Extreme weather. Microplastics. Mental health. These are just a few of the pressing issues on which governments need science to inform their policies. But the systems that connect scientists with politicians are not working well, according to a Nature survey of around 400 science-policy specialists around […]

Business & Finance

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns amid problems in U.S.

Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks to the media at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has unexpectedly resigned from the automaker amid increasingly “different views” between the executive and the board […]

Technology

Air quality problems spur $200 million in funds to cut pollution at ports

“We’re essentially creating a microgrid at the port,” she said. Improving the air for disadvantaged communities The Clean Ports funding will also be a boon for people like Garcia, who live near a US shipping port. Shipping ports are notorious for their diesel pollution, which research has shown disproportionately affects poor communities of color. And […]