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Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for an additional 2% tax on incomes over $1 million has provoked gloomy prophecies of elite exodus. Yet a similar policy Massachusetts passed three years ago has not caused t
The Financial Times has re-reported cautious but devastating-looking findings by Ed Zitron on OpenAI's inference costs and truthfulness.
Cars and motorcycle taxis struggle through the deep potholes of the dusty road. Visiting Sandra Tembei’s company, Mellow Group, makes you forget that her carpentry workshop is located in Douala, Camer
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At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
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As COP30 reaches its midway point in the Brazilian city of Belém, Carbon Brief has... The post COP30: Carbon Brief’s second ‘ask us anything’ webinar appeared first on Carbon Brief.
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