Category: Economics

The Royal Mail has announced a permanent drone delivery service for the remote Orkney islands which lie off the north coast of Scotland. Skyports Drone Services has been selected to operate the service with Brazilian drone manufacturer Speedbird Aero. The electric multirotor DLV-2 drone, which has a payload capacity of 6kg and a range of … Read More “Royal Mail launches drone delivery service for remote Orkney residents” »

Posted By: Hrvoje Morić via Geopolitics & Empire July 31, 2023 An enclave of resistance in eastern Europe is gaining traction with a major conference in September. My three books on Technocracy and Transhumanism have emerged at the center of the resistance, and I have been invited to make a presentation. Technocracy and Transhumanism are … Read More “Former European Politician And Diplomat Blasts Technocracy And Transhumanism” »

NSIA launched an innovation prize with a total prize value of US$255,000 to be awarded as a combination of cash and equity investment to the underlying businesses of the winners. The NSIA Prize for Innovation’s (NPI) primary objective is to identify, build, and finance early-stage innovative solutions that have the potential to catalyze economic growth, … Read More “Call for application for the NSIA Prize for Innovation” »

Over the past two decades, mobile telecommunications has transformed the face of Sub-Saharan Africa, integrating hundreds of millions of people into the digital economy and creating a new industry worth billions of dollars a year. Mobile technology has, according to the GSM Association, reached 1.2 billion connections and over 650 million unique mobile users in … Read More “5G Boosts Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa – IT News Africa” »

Africa’s insurance market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% between 2022 and 2028, reaching $120 billion. Though seemingly impressive, the insurance industry in Africa could be worth more if insurance penetration on the continent wasn’t extremely low, less than 3%, according to reports. As a result, traditional insurers … Read More “Nigeria’s MyCover.ai to scale its open insurance API platform with new funding” »

Map of the study area showing sampling sites. a Location of study area on the North Brazil continental shelf. b Sampling sites in the Amazon estuary. Stars represent stations with suspended particulate matter (SPM) sampling. The three transects across the Amazon and Pará River estuaries are highlighted by differently colored circles and dashed rectangles. Open … Read More “Rio Pará found to contribute high trace metal concentrations to the Amazon estuary” »

Researchers have begun to ask about the curious fact that persons with obvious dementia sometimes have lucid episodes: “In the last week, Sarah has occasionally said things that were recognizable, startling her family. Most notably, on two occasions, she clearly and unexpectedly told her spouse, “I’m scared. I want you to come with me.” These … Read More “Is Dementia Research Missing the Forest for the Trees?” »

The EU has agreed on the final rules for climate-neutral shipping, with the adoption of the FuelEU Maritime initiative. The new EU law to decarbonise the maritime sector has cleared its final adoption stage, putting an end to two years of intense negotiations.  The main objective of the initiative is to increase the demand for … Read More “EU Council adopts green fuel requirements for the maritime sector” »

Sam Altman, head of OpenAI and ChatGPT, is further demonstrating his twisted Technocrat mind with the launch of Worldcoin. Worldcoin bluntly states that everyone will be identified (with the Orb’s iris scans) whether they like it or not.  Further, that it will be the vehicle to promote Universal Basic Income (UBI) to the whole world. … Read More “Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Launches To Fierce Criticism, Rejection” »