ANN ARBOR, MI – JANUARY 17: Students walk across the University of Michigan campus January 17, 2003 … [+] in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The university’s admissions policy is the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case. U.S. President George W. Bush opposes the university’s affirmative action program. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Getty Images For […]
We live in an Age of Uncertainty. Not just because of the global threats to societies, but many face unprecedented insecurity at a personal level, particularly the younger generations. None of us know what is going to happen, and we might as well face up to it. And that’s the first lesson in making predictions: […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Was the outcome of COP29 a failure or a disaster? To argue that it was instead a success would be reasonable only if we were contrasting the agreement with an irrecoverable collapse (which would, alas, […]
by Jaigris Hodson, Esteban Morales, Kaitlynn Mendes and Yimin Chen, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More and more of our lives are being spent on digital platforms. And, as we spend more time online, we are more vulnerable to a wide range of risks. This fact is particularly true for women and girls. A […]
Enlarge / An independent automotive testing company has evaluated Tesla FSD, and it found some concerning results. PonyWang/Getty Images Tesla’s controversial “Full Self Driving” is now capable of some quite advanced driving. But that can breed undeserved complacency, according to independent testing. The partially automated driving system exhibited dangerous behavior that required human intervention more […]
