NATO Declares Outer Space an ‘Operational Domain’
FCC Orders Phone Companies to End Robocalls
Negative Interest Rates Will Not Fix the Global Economy
The US Is Worried About Its Critical Minerals Supply Chains
Electronic Arts Servers Are Reportedly Down
New Langya Virus Discovered in China Causing Zoonotic Disease in Humans
The Port of Shanghai: World’s Biggest Port Is Returning to Normal, but Supply Chains Will Get Worse Before They Get Better
Tech Firms Are Making Computer Chips With Human Cells – Is It Ethical?

Although the name and scenario are fictional, this is a question we have to confront now. In December 2021, Melbourne-based Cortical Labs grew groups of neurons (brain cells) that were incorporated into a computer chip. The resulting hybrid chip works because both brains and neurons share a common language: electricity.
British Farmers Are Being Offered a Lump Sum Payment to Leave the Industry – But at What Cost To Agriculture?

To attract younger blood into the fields, the UK government is running a temporary scheme to entice some of these older professionals into retirement. The idea is that they can apply to receive a lump sum exit payment of up to £100,000 – as long as they either sell their land, rent it out, give it away or plant trees on it.