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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Britain slipping down global league table for youth employment, says report

Sounding the alarm over a worsening youth jobs crisis, the report from the accountancy firm PwC said Britain's economy was missing out on 26bn a year because of sharp regional divisions in youth joblessness. In its annual youth employment index, it said the UK was falling behind other advanced economies amid a deterioration in the youth jobs rate to a 10-year low while other comparable nations were making progress.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Call for CCTV in nurseries after 'sickening case'

Calls for compulsory nursery CCTV follow Vincent Chan pleading guilty to 26 child sexual abuse charges; government will produce guidance, appoint experts and review local safeguarding.
fromNature
2 months ago

The spectre of malnutrition is back and must be tackled - fast

In July, an authoritative report called the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME, see go.nature.com/3jad6db), compiled by the UN children's organization UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank, confirmed what many health-care professionals around the world already suspected. Since 2020, there has been an increase in the proportion of children under five affected by stunting (see 'Stalled progress'). Stunting is one of the main signs of malnutrition, which is defined as deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in nutrient intake.
Public health
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Lawmakers, residents demand helicopter ban after relentless $1,275-a-seat flights to Ryder Cup torment Brooklyn

Community members were unable to work, rest, sleep, or enjoy the outdoors due to the constant noise and vibrations from these flights,
New York City
#ai-job-displacement
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic cofounders say the likelihood of AI replacing human jobs is so high that they needed to warn the world about it

fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic cofounders say the likelihood of AI replacing human jobs is so high that they needed to warn the world about it

US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

A deadly assault in Charlotte underscores a shift in crime on public transit

Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed on Charlotte light-rail, prompting debates over transit safety, mental-health gaps, and increased policing.
fromAxios
2 months ago

Exclusive: AI's ability to displace jobs is advancing quickly, Anthropic CEO says

The speed of that displacement could require government intervention to help support the workforce, executives said. What they're saying: "As with most things, when an exponential is moving very quickly, you can't be sure," Amodei said. "I think it is likely enough to happen that we felt there was a need to warn the world about it and to speak honestly." Amodei said the government may need to step in and support people as AI quickly displaces human work.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Deadly wildfires show Spain must better prepare for climate crises, says Sanchez

The wildfires that have devoured 373,000 hectares of land in Spain and killed four people underscore the need to readjust and recalibrate the country's preparation and response capacities.
Environment
fromNature
3 months ago

Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanizes scientists into action

The report from the US Department of Energy states that global warming is "less damaging economically than commonly believed," which contradicts the consensus from many climate scientists.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

Bay Area leaders, advocates react to Trump's executive order on unsheltered homelessness

The Grants Pass Supreme Court decision said that you can clear encampments, even if you have nowhere for folks to go. This is going a step further and saying you can put people into institutions against their will.
US politics
Social media marketing
fromPhys
6 months ago

Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet-global evidence suggests otherwise

A ban on under-16s from social media may not effectively address the mental health issues it aims to mitigate.
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