Kassim
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November 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. But a new report reveals an ironic twist: The United States is the biggest recipient of all — by far.
'China was playing chess while the rest of us were playing checkers': Bombshell study finds $200 billion of secret loans to U.S. businesses over 25 years | Fortune
Many of the loans from China’s state lenders were routed through shell companies in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Delaware and elsewhere, according to AidData.
fortune.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. But a new report reveals an ironic twist: The United States is the biggest recipient of all — by far.
Overall, Americans are carrying more than $1.66 trillion in auto debt, with borrowers tumbling into “delinquencies and defaults at a pace that exceeds pre-pandemic levels and rivals the years immediately preceding the 2008 economic crisis,”
Auto loan delinquencies are soaring, with consumers hit by high car prices
Auto delinquencies are up more than 50% since 2010, VantageScore says, with cars and their associated costs becoming more expensive.
finance.yahoo.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Overall, Americans are carrying more than $1.66 trillion in auto debt, with borrowers tumbling into “delinquencies and defaults at a pace that exceeds pre-pandemic levels and rivals the years immediately preceding the 2008 economic crisis,”
To help them to see and write, patients were given augmented reality glasses containing a video camera connected to a small computer, which they attached to their waistband. It included a zoom feature to make text bigger and easier to read.
Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight
Sight of 84% of people with form of age-related macular degeneration restored after being fitted with device
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
To help them to see and write, patients were given augmented reality glasses containing a video camera connected to a small computer, which they attached to their waistband. It included a zoom feature to make text bigger and easier to read.
“The currency of the internet is attention, and you don’t get attention by being sober, reflective, informative, or judicious.”
It’s the Internet, Stupid
What caused the global populist wave? Blame the screens.
www.persuasion.community
October 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“The currency of the internet is attention, and you don’t get attention by being sober, reflective, informative, or judicious.”
“Over the past four years, YouTube had paid out more than $100 billion to its creators, artists and media partners.”
YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started
In two decades, the app has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on earth. CEO Neal Mohan on his $100 billion vision for YouTube’s future and the disruption it’s left in ...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“Over the past four years, YouTube had paid out more than $100 billion to its creators, artists and media partners.”
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Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
October 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
Another student from Academy said it was a “really good teaching moment” to establish that winning “is not the whole point”.
Oklahoma girls’ basketball team returns championship after realizing they lost
Scoreboard error gave Academy of Classical Christian Studies team the edge over Apache high school
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Another student from Academy said it was a “really good teaching moment” to establish that winning “is not the whole point”.
OpenAI, on the other hand, is on pace to bring in $12.7 billion this year, expects to lose $9 billion, predicts its losses will swell to $47 billion by 2028, and doesn’t expect to break even until 2029. How can OpenAI plan to spend five times what it brought in?
The AI Ouroboros
Nvidia and other companies are paying startups to buy their products.
prospect.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
OpenAI, on the other hand, is on pace to bring in $12.7 billion this year, expects to lose $9 billion, predicts its losses will swell to $47 billion by 2028, and doesn’t expect to break even until 2029. How can OpenAI plan to spend five times what it brought in?
She is now three-and-a-half years, "almost an adult," she says, adding that the lioness has become a fearsome hunter capable of killing 40 seals in a single night.
'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach
In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving as the world's only maritime lions.
www.bbc.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
She is now three-and-a-half years, "almost an adult," she says, adding that the lioness has become a fearsome hunter capable of killing 40 seals in a single night.
“The one-two punch of reading and writing is like the serum we have to take in a superhero comic book to gain the superpower of deep symbolic thinking,” Newport said. “And so I have been ringing this alarm bell that we have to keep taking the serum.”
“You have 18 months”
The real deadline isn’t when AI outsmarts us — it’s when we stop using our own minds.
www.theargumentmag.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“The one-two punch of reading and writing is like the serum we have to take in a superhero comic book to gain the superpower of deep symbolic thinking,” Newport said. “And so I have been ringing this alarm bell that we have to keep taking the serum.”
COP30 organisers are racing to convert love motels, cruise ships and churches into lodgings for an anticipated 45,000 delegates.
Brazil chose to hold the climate talks at Belem, which typically has 18,000 hotel beds available
Brazil chose to hold the climate talks at Belem, which typically has 18,000 hotel beds available
Hotel prices lead countries to consider skipping COP30 climate summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation at next month's COP30 climate summit in Brazil and some delegates are considering staying away as a shortage of hotels has driv...
ca.news.yahoo.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
COP30 organisers are racing to convert love motels, cruise ships and churches into lodgings for an anticipated 45,000 delegates.
Brazil chose to hold the climate talks at Belem, which typically has 18,000 hotel beds available
Brazil chose to hold the climate talks at Belem, which typically has 18,000 hotel beds available
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A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
n.pr
October 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
South Camp Road, North Street. What are the other school zones where this would be useful?
A great way to keep kids safe: Place automatic traffic cameras near schools.
After cameras were installed in Toronto:
🔹 Share of vehicles speeding ⬇️ 45%
🔹 85th percentile speed ⬇️ 10.7 km/h
Droivers speeding the most were most likely to slow down.
injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/inju...
After cameras were installed in Toronto:
🔹 Share of vehicles speeding ⬇️ 45%
🔹 85th percentile speed ⬇️ 10.7 km/h
Droivers speeding the most were most likely to slow down.
injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/inju...
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
South Camp Road, North Street. What are the other school zones where this would be useful?
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Fwiw on the mechanics here. FIFA signs contracts with the cities, the federal government has no official part in the process.
So, in effect Trump would need to lean on FIFA to back out on the deal which would be…legally messy to say the least.
Not that we should assume that means it can’t happen.
So, in effect Trump would need to lean on FIFA to back out on the deal which would be…legally messy to say the least.
Not that we should assume that means it can’t happen.
Soccer is a globalist sport and it is hard to imagine an organization better equipped than FIFA in navigating corruption. Trump stands no chance.
October 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fwiw on the mechanics here. FIFA signs contracts with the cities, the federal government has no official part in the process.
So, in effect Trump would need to lean on FIFA to back out on the deal which would be…legally messy to say the least.
Not that we should assume that means it can’t happen.
So, in effect Trump would need to lean on FIFA to back out on the deal which would be…legally messy to say the least.
Not that we should assume that means it can’t happen.
"It's a bit of a problem," said Tomiko Yano, a chef at restaurant Kushiyaki Tosaka. "We specialise in yakitori (skewered chicken) and it pairs really well with Super Dry. A lot of customers say that, so I'm a little worried (about the shortage)."
Asahi beers tapping out in Japan as cyberattack shutdown lingers
Japanese restaurants, bars and stores are running low on beer and other beverages from industry leader Asahi Group as the impact from a cyberattack entered a fifth day on Friday, with no resolution in sight.
www.reuters.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"It's a bit of a problem," said Tomiko Yano, a chef at restaurant Kushiyaki Tosaka. "We specialise in yakitori (skewered chicken) and it pairs really well with Super Dry. A lot of customers say that, so I'm a little worried (about the shortage)."
The study illustrates that autism is not a single condition with one root cause, but rather an umbrella term for a cluster of conditions with similar — although not identical — features…
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Different forms of autism may exist, not only different severities, genetic study shows
The new research reinforces how complex the neurodevelopmental disorder is and that there isn’t a single cause.
www.nbcnews.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The study illustrates that autism is not a single condition with one root cause, but rather an umbrella term for a cluster of conditions with similar — although not identical — features…
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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"We have a debt crisis so I've joined the party that was in power for 14 years and under whom debt massively grew."
"Commentator of the Year"
"Commentator of the Year"
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"We have a debt crisis so I've joined the party that was in power for 14 years and under whom debt massively grew."
"Commentator of the Year"
"Commentator of the Year"
The presence of younger water would suggest the reserve is being replenished; older water would indicate it’s a finite resource that is not recharging.
Scientists went hunting for freshwater deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. What they found could have global implications | CNN
An international team of scientists spent three months at sea drilling into a huge, mysterious reservoir of freshwater under the salty ocean. They hope it could help tackle an increasingly severe glob...
www.cnn.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The presence of younger water would suggest the reserve is being replenished; older water would indicate it’s a finite resource that is not recharging.
25. The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
The 25 Most Interesting Ideas I've Found in 2025 (So Far)
Charts and history lessons—across culture, politics, AI, economics, health, science, and the long story of progress
www.derekthompson.org
September 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
25. The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
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Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
Of 52 annual reports due from listed companies, only 30 were submitted on time. A staggering 22 were outstanding at the end of the month — a compliance rate of just 58 per cent.
Jamaica Stock Exchange reports widespread late filings among listed companies - Jamaica Observer
Jamaica Stock Exchange reports widespread late filings among listed companies
www.jamaicaobserver.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Of 52 annual reports due from listed companies, only 30 were submitted on time. A staggering 22 were outstanding at the end of the month — a compliance rate of just 58 per cent.
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Turns out the foreign countries didn’t pay them
Companies and law firms positioning for potential REFUNDS on tariffs already paid.
“.. We have a lot of clients asking about it,” Lenny Feldman, a managing partner of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, a law firm specializing in international trade.”
(via Dealbook)
www.strtrade.com/trade-news-r...
“.. We have a lot of clients asking about it,” Lenny Feldman, a managing partner of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, a law firm specializing in international trade.”
(via Dealbook)
www.strtrade.com/trade-news-r...
September 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Turns out the foreign countries didn’t pay them
They increasingly rely on part-time salaries from wind companies as fishing revenues dry up. Over the past two years, Ørsted put 80 fishermen to work on the Revolution Wind project, paying out $9.5 million to captains, deckhands, and fishing boat owners,
‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt
The Rhode Island offshore wind project, now nearly finished, employed 80 fishermen to help with construction. With Trump's pause, they are losing vital…
www.canarymedia.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
They increasingly rely on part-time salaries from wind companies as fishing revenues dry up. Over the past two years, Ørsted put 80 fishermen to work on the Revolution Wind project, paying out $9.5 million to captains, deckhands, and fishing boat owners,