Category: Science and Technology
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Davos Forum: Cooperation in a Fragmented World
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The World Economic Forum began this Monday (16) in Davos, Switzerland, gathering leaders and government representatives with businesspeople and investors.
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The Controversy Behind Gas Stoves in the U.S.
On Monday (11), Richard Trumka Jr., a commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), told Bloomberg that the federal agency was considering a nationwide ban on the installation of new gas stoves – or at least a new set of measures aimed at regulating the toxic gases released by this product, such as…
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What Is This CHATGPT That Is Giving Headaches to Educators Worldwide?
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Last November, the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, co-founded by Elon Musk, launched ChatGPT. Have you heard of it? If you haven’t accessed this platform yet, pay attention to the following text.What is ChatGPT?In a few words, ChatGPT is a platform that allows users to establish a “dialogue” through text with an artificial intelligence capable of…
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Delta Launches Free Wi-Fi Onboard
Delta becomes the first major U.S. airline to introduce fast and free Wi-Fi for everyone, in partnership with T-Mobile. The experience will reach most main domestic aircraft by February 1, with full availability on international and regional aircraft by the end of 2024. Delta will offer fast and free Wi-Fi in partnership with T-Mobile to…
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Delta Announces Free Wi-Fi Onboard
Delta becomes the first major U.S. airline to introduce free Wi-Fi to its passengers, in partnership with T-Mobile. The experience will be available on most domestic aircraft starting February 1 and will be available on international aircraft by the end of 2024. Delta will offer free Wi-Fi in partnership with T-Mobile for all passengers on…
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Abortion Pills Will Be Sold in Pharmacies in the U.S.
On Tuesday (3), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began allowing certified pharmacies to sell the abortion medication Mifepristone to individuals with a prescription. The Mifepristone can be used alongside another medication, Misoprostol, to terminate a pregnancy. Previously, these pills could only be requested, prescribed, and distributed by a certified healthcare professional. During the Covid-19…
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New York Legalizes Human Composting After Death
New York Governor Kathy Hochul legalized on Saturday (31) the so-called “natural organic reduction,” popularly known as human composting after death. The state becomes the sixth in the country to approve this type of legislation, which gives residents access to an alternative method to traditional burial or cremation, in addition to being environmentally sustainable. Washington…
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2022 World Cup: Brazil Champion of Digital Sustainability
Who will win the 2022 World Cup? For now, we don’t know, but from the perspective of web sustainability, the World Cup of digital sustainability goes to Brazil. Every web page pollutes, causing CO2 emissions; to draw attention to the issue of “digital pollution,” KarmaMetrix.com calculated the CO2 emissions caused by the homepages of the…
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Request Your Free COVID Self-Test Now
Three weeks after Thanksgiving, COVID-19 cases are rising in the United States. During a press conference on December 15, White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha told reporters, “we are seeing cases increase in about 90% of the country.” In December 2021, the federal government purchased over 500 million rapid COVID-19 self-tests to help Americans combat…
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Severe Turbulence Injures Passengers on Flight in the U.S.
At least 36 people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight were injured, with 20 taken to the emergency room of a hospital, after the plane they were on encountered “severe turbulence” on a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Sunday, December 18. Eleven patients were reported to be in serious condition, according to a statement from…