Collaborate Disseminate
An underreported regulation being proposed in the United States could have a sweeping impact on car drivers in the country, and possibly other parts of the West. But the people feeling its immediate sting will be American motorcyclists.Continue Reading… Continue reading US considering ban on ‘connected vehicle’ tech with China/Russia ties
Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov introduced the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’ in his 1942 short story, Runaround. The laws, paraphrased, are as follows. First Law: A robot may not harm a human or, through inaction, allow a human to be harmed. Second Law:… Continue reading World AI Conference: USA and China agree humanity must come first
Thanks to Albert Einstein, the US Government wants to establish an official time zone for the Moon. It has less to do with jet lag and more to do with how gravity affects time and can throw a lot of very precise technologies seriously off track.Continu… Continue reading Theory of Relativity drives plan for Moon standard time
There’s a lot of news going around today about the French Government’s new policy to allow police to remotely take over a suspect’s devices, with access to cameras, microphones and GPS data. But if you think that’s uncommon, you’d be very mistaken.Cont… Continue reading It’s not just France: Your phone is a surveillance device
A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has found 78 percent of Americans believe at least one piece of COVID-19 misinformation. The nonpartisan survey also found more than one third of those polled believe the US government is exaggeratin… Continue reading Majority of Americans believe at least some form of COVID misinformation
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a broad approval for all adults over the age of 18 to be allowed a third Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose at least six months after a second dose. The regulator’s advice follows on from recent similar booster … Continue reading European regulator backs Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults
As part of President Biden’s recent “Path out of the Pandemic” plan, increased testing was flagged as an important part of containing the spread of COVID-19. The plan indicates nearly US$2 billion will be spent procuring 280 million rapid COVID-19 test… Continue reading What are rapid antigen COVID tests and why aren’t we using them more?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global halt on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of September so supplies can be prioritized for poorer countries with unvaccinated vulnerable populations. The goal, says the WHO,… Continue reading WHO wants COVID-19 vaccine boosters redirected to countries in need
As England moves to remove virtually all pandemic-related protective measures experts are warning the decision is “a dangerous and unethical experiment” that could not only put the health of millions of unvaccinated citizens at risk, but provides ferti… Continue reading England lifting all COVID-19 restrictions labeled an “unethical experiment”
A massive five-year trial in Iceland exploring the effects of a shorter working week is reporting significantly positive outcomes. The results suggest cutting just four or five hours from a standard work week can lead to dramatic increases in worker we… Continue reading Iceland’s short work week trial declared an “overwhelming success”