Category: Economy
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Reducing City Temperatures with Smart Surface Technology
Asphalt, concrete, and lack of tree cover raise city temperatures. Roads, rooftops, and other surfaces retain ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun and emit heat throughout the day and even at night. This trapped heat creates urban heat islands, areas where natural ground cover is replaced by pavements, buildings, and other surfaces that collect more…
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The Paradigm of (In)Sustainability
The contemporary human, who seemingly enjoys the vastest and most sophisticated resources, perceives himself as powerless and limited in his ability to respond to emerging challenges, and thus often positions himself in opposition to life. In the relentless pursuit of acquiring more and more, he destroys himself, as it is costly for him to recognize…
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Canada Seeks New Immigrants
With nearly a million job openings, Canada is looking for foreigners to fill its labor shortage. To this end, it has set record immigration targets for the next three years. The new policy aims to attract a total of 1.45 million immigrants between 2023 and 2025, as announced by Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration.…
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Palm Beach Is Becoming ‘The Wall Street South’
The county of Palm Beach, Florida, is becoming known as ‘The Wall Street South.’ This is due to a movement of new companies arriving in the region, many coming from the traditional financial district of New York, Wall Street. There are already over 18,000 companies calling the county home, according to the Business Development Board…
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Qatar Offers Free Trips for the World Cup, But There Are Some Conditions
It’s an offer that will make any football fan stop and read. Free flights to the World Cup. Free tickets to the matches. Free accommodation during the tournament and even a bit of money to spend. How about that? But the offer comes with some conditions, of course! Fans who accept the trip – fully…
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American Daylight Saving Time Ends This Sunday
Daylight saving time in the United States ends this Sunday, November 6, at exactly 2 AM, when you should set your clock back to 1 AM. Yes, you will gain an extra hour of sleep or, for partygoers, an extra hour of fun. In the northern and northeastern parts of the country, the time change…
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Would You Pay $19.99 to Have a Twitter Account?
The new owner of the social platform Twitter, Elon Musk, proposed offering users a new subscription service for their accounts to be “verified.” The initial proposed amount was a monthly fee of $19.99. But after receiving much criticism for the charged amount, Musk updated the proposal to $8.00 per month. The Twitter team is working…
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Powerball Remains Accumulated. The Prize Can Now Reach $1.5 Billion
Your chance to become a billionaire continues for another round. No winning ticket was sold for Wednesday’s drawing for the $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers were 2-11-22-35-60 and the Powerball was 23. It is estimated that $1.5 billion is the new jackpot for the next drawing, which will take place on Saturday, November 5.…
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Election Results: The Country Remains Divided
The narrow victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with just over 60 million votes, against Jair Bolsonaro, who received just over 58 million votes, shows how divided the Brazilian people are between a very conservative right and a left that, in this election, had to move more towards the center to have any chance…
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Lula Elected President for the 3rd Time
Brazilians elected Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva to the presidency again on Sunday, October 30, in the second round of elections, which was contested against current president Jair Bolsonaro. A tight victory for Lula, with less than 2% of valid votes, but no less significant, as it represents the return of the left to power…