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EU agrees landmark ban of plastic waste exports to poorer nations
The EU will ‘finally assume responsibility’ for the horrendous volume of plastic waste it exports to poorer nations, reads a statement attached to a landmark ban slated to be in effect by 2026. The ‘out of sight, out of mind’ approach hasn’t proven too effective for the EU and its plastic disposal methods, despite giving it a ruddy good go over the years. In-fact, the EU’s export of such waste to...
WHO declares loneliness a ‘global public health concern’
The World Health Organisation has declared loneliness a significant global health threat. A newly formed commission's US surgeon says that the mental state is as detrimental to human health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. We all know that loneliness is grim, but it appears we’ve been underestimating the toll solitude takes on all of us. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently constructed an international commission to delve into the science behind...
PlayStation’s ‘India Hero Project’ to cultivate the nation’s gaming talent
The ‘India Hero Project’ is a scheme which will allow the nation’s indie developers to pitch to a committee of nine Sony employees. Financial, technical, and marketing support will be offered to the best demos and Sony may even publish games directly. The gaming market in India is currently worth an estimated $868m which is expected to double by 2027, according to data from analytics firm Niko Partners. As of...
Carbon credits potentially linked to Uyghur forced labour
The largest carbon consultancy, South Pole, has sold carbon credits from the Bachu Carbon Project to huge companies like BP and Spotify for years. Alarmingly, a recent investigation has exposed its potential link to coercive labour involving the Uyghur community. The ambiguous mechanics and overall effectiveness of carbon credit schemes often come into question, but ethical misgivings are creating an even greater headache. One such project located in Xinjiang, China, claimed...
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2m in landmark case against group
Having failed at an anti-democratic power play, Shell is suing Greenpeace for at least $2m following the outfit’s occupation of one of its production storage boats in February. Shell is attempting ‘to crush Greenpeace’s ability to campaign, and in doing so, seeking to silence legitimate demands for climate justice,’ the environmental group has declared. In-case you’re unfamiliar, back in February Greenpeace boarded a ship in the Atlantic Ocean transporting a Shell...
OpenAI’s custom ‘GPTs’ take generative AI to another level
ChatGPT Plus subscribers can now utilise OpenAI’s flagship generative AI to create custom programs. Mere days into launch, the results are incredibly impressive. Having gone from strength to strength since its inception, ChatGPT has taken arguably its greatest step forward this week by leveraging the boundless creativity of its users. OpenAI’s first developer conference in San Francisco revealed that ChatGPT already boasts 100 million weekly users, while over 2 million...
Experimental pacemaker could soon recharge its battery using a heartbeat
A new experimental pacemaker has succeeded in converting a heartbeat’s energy into an electrical charge which recharges the device’s battery. Could this soon eliminate the need for regular surgeries? Necessity is the mother of invention, and the most fundamental instrument in supporting human life certainly warrants innovating for. We’re of course talking about the heart, a remarkable muscular organ which unfortunately exhibits faults or troublesome anomalies in millions of people. For...
Game industry to surpass $300bn and 3.8bn players by 2030
The gaming industry is expected to reach a global annual revenue of $300bn and 3.8bn active players by 2030, according to research from Midia.
The gaming industry is the undisputed king of the entertainment farmyard, boasting three times the revenue of music and almost four times that of the silver screen, but how will the lay of the land look by 2030?
Spoiler alert: Gaming will remain firmly on top.
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Earth’s salt cycle is fast becoming a serious problem
Humanity’s excessive salt production is reportedly throwing Earth’s natural balance off-kilter. Is this yet another ‘existential threat’ caused by modern consumerism? If something is ‘salt of the Earth’ it is good and honest – ironically the opposite of humanity when talking our ecological impact on the planet. Anthropogenic climate change is undoubtedly our magnum opus, but there’s a rarely discussed issue which is rapidly growing into yet another existential threat, according...
Assisted dying bill to be passed in the Isle of Man imminently?
A vote which could make assisted dying legalised for the first time in the British Isles is imminent. The doctor behind the bill, Alex Allinson, is ‘cautiously optimistic’ it will be instated. Assisted dying is an incredibly difficult and sensitive subject to consider, but large parts of the public demand to be heard. A parliamentary hearing and vote is imminent on whether euthanasia will be legalised in the UK’s Isle of...
