We got the evacuation alert on Wednesday night. The fire came out of nowhere and threatened to sweep through Hollywood. I pulled our son out of the bathtub. We rushed into the car and drove north, past two other fires, through smoke and sirens, gridlock and chaos, flames on the horizon in all directions.People keep saying the scenes out of Los Angeles look like something from a movie. Except they don’t, not really. Movies need a protagonist. Every on-screen apocalypse has a leader. So, where is ours?Fires have wiped out entire communities. Thousands have lost their homes. Many more are…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The future seems more uncertain than ever before as we enter the year 2025, with all its potential difficulties and rewards. Global economic upheavals and technological revolutions have presented leaders with unprecedented disruptions in recent years. These difficulties have made us reevaluate resilience and leadership in light of the new requirements for guiding enterprises to long-term success.These days, being a leader isn’t merely about being reactive; it’s also about being proactive in anticipating what’s to come, being nimble when necessary and creating a space where new ideas may flourish. The foundation of…
An intelligent approach? Feedback’s ears always prick up when we see a publication with a self-aggrandising title. So we latched with interest onto a social media post by Rebecca Sear, a demographer at Brunel University London, who noted that publisher Elsevier has “chosen new editors for Intelligence“. Intelligence, you see, is a scientific journal that publishes studies that make “a substantial contribution to an understanding of the nature and function of intelligence”. Feedback cannot verify that the editors have been changed, because the journal’s “About” page hasn’t been updated, but it did advertise for a new editor-in-chief in January 2024.…
The festival is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other pilgrims at the confluence of three sacred rivers that dates to at least medieval times. Hindus believe that the mythical Saraswati river once flowed from the Himalayas through Prayagraj, meeting there with the Ganges and the Yamuna.Bathing takes place every day, but on the most auspicious dates, naked, ash-smeared monks charge toward the holy rivers at dawn. Many pilgrims stay for the entire festival, observing austerity, giving alms and bathing at sunrise every day.“We feel peaceful here and attain salvation from the cycles of…
Getty ImagesThe government said AI will boost public sector productivity, while also helping teachers and small business ownersThe government is to set out plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) across the UK to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently.The AI Opportunities Action Plan being announced on Monday will be backed by leading tech firms, which are said to have committed £14bn towards various projects, creating 13,250 jobs.It includes plans for growth zones where development will be focused, and the technology will be used to help tackle issues such as potholes.”I want to make sure that it benefits everyone…
QUESTION: Thank you so much for your world forecasts. It is very helpful to be able to read you here in China. You said that deflation is in motion into 2028. People are cutting back on spending and your model has been correct here in China. Could you provide a quick overview for 2025? DZ ANSWER: President Xi Jinping has acknowledged that 2025 will be a challenging year of reform. He’s not wrong, at least about the second point. Deflation remains the major problem going into 2028. Prices are indeed falling as households curtail their spending. We are all human, and…
According to Campus Reform, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, a liberal suburb of Chicago, is offering a course next semester called “Unsettling Whiteness.” Yet again, academia is promoting an anti-White agenda and insulting people purely based on their skin color. “The course appears on a spring course list for the university’s Department of Black Studies. The brief description on the list states that the course will make “the historical, political, and cultural formation of whiteness in Western modernity visible and narratable for commentary and analysis.” The course seems to imply that Whiteness has not been studied despite the fact that colleges…
Netflix is currently facing calls to postpone the release of Meghan Markle’s highly anticipated cookery series due to the wildfires ravaging major parts of Southern California.The Duchess and her husband, Prince Harry, had earlier pleaded with Americans to “check in” on disabled and elderly persons and for others to donate to the Red Cross as recovery efforts continue.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently visited the razed communities and handed out food to victims.Article continues below advertisementCalls Mount For Netflix To Postpone Meghan’s New SeriesMEGAMeghan has been gearing up to launch her latest project, but the devastating blazes in L.A. have…
SOLDIERS CAPTURED Lee – speaking for South Korea’s intelligence committee in parliament – said in the coming year US president-elect Donald Trump, who has previously tried to woo North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, “may push for dialogue … once again”. He also said Kim may “weigh the possibility of a visit to Russia in the first half of this year” after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in late 2023. In a post on social media platform X Sunday, Zelenskyy said: “Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organise their exchange for…
Exports rose 10.7 percent in 2024, beating economists’ forecasts, customs data shows.China’s exports hit a record high in 2024, state media has reported, a welcome boost for the world’s second-largest economy as United States President-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs threaten to dampen growth. Exports rose 10.7 percent year-on-year, customs data showed on Monday, comfortably beating economists’ forecasts. Imports, which were widely expected to decline, rose 1 percent, the strongest performance since July 2024, customs data showed. The stronger-than-expected figures come as Trump is set to return to the White House on January 20 armed with a populist economic agenda that…