BBCThis fictional 2025 couple, along with the man’s ‘VR headset’, featured in the Tomorrow’s World episode in 1995.In 1995, the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World programme decided to predict what the world would look like 30 years later, in 2025.The show, which is no longer broadcast, featured one of the most famous scientists of the age, Prof Stephen Hawking, who predicted: “By 2025 we can expect big changes.”The programme team agreed, suggesting a raft of world-shaking innovations from hologram surgery to space junk gel.So, with the help of some experts – and the benefit of three decades of hindsight – let’s take…
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This article is an on-site version of our Chris Giles on Central Banks newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersA couple of months ago, it appeared as if 2025 might be the most remarkable year for international macroeconomics in many decades. Many economies were heading into what looked like a steady state. Inflation in leading economies was heading sustainably back towards central banks’ targets, labour markets were pretty much at full employment and interest rates were finding a neutral level, where…
Brad Spafford was arrested on Dec. 17. A Virginia man, Brad Spafford, 36, was arrested earlier this month after authorities discovered what they claim is the largest stockpile of homemade explosives in FBI history. Spafford, who reportedly used images of Joe Biden for target practice, is being labeled by federal agents as an “extreme danger to the community.” During a search of Spafford’s 20-acre property, authorities found over 150 homemade explosive devices, including pipe bombs labeled as “lethal.” The arrest initially stemmed from a comparatively minor charge of possessing an unregistered short-barrel rifle, Court Watch first reported. In a sworn…
Michelle Buteau’s new special dropped on Netflix this Tuesday, and the comedienne had some good advice for her fellow comedian, Dave Chappelle.Chappelle received backlash from the trans community about jokes he made in his 2023 Netflix special, “Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer.”Michelle Buteau doubled down on the criticism in her own Netflix special, “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall.”Article continues below advertisementMichelle Buteau Wants Dave Chappelle To ‘Make It Funny’MEGAAccording to Variety, Buteau wants the comedian to “make it funny” when it comes to joking about the trans community.In her Netflix special, “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind…
THE PROBLEM WITH FEATHERS MCGRAW Over the years, Park and his co-director Merlin Crossingham often heard fan requests to bring Feathers back. “We’d been very noncommittal about it because characters haven’t in the past come back,” Crossingham said. “But when we did drop a little teaser trailer, we were completely bowled over by the response. At that point, we were still making the film and it kind of gave us a boost and that confidence that it was the right thing to do.” They needed it too since Feathers McGraw, like a true diva, was by far the most difficult…
Odisha, India – Ajay Rout is an Indigenous farmer in a remote village in a southern district of India’s Odisha state. The village is surrounded by forest and hills with the nearest market 10km (6.2 miles) away. The 34-year-old grows sweetcorn and vegetables on his 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres) for both his family to eat and to sell at the market. Rout said this income is a pittance, so he has taken up growing cannabis, a banned drug, for a better income. He has about 1,000 cannabis plants located deep in the hills, which require a trek of at least two…
It’s just tougher in the SEC. At least that is what the SEC wants you to believe.If you, for some reason, do not believe, just ask any SEC team, super fan or affiliated media member and they will happily tell you that the SEC is just built different, and that teams from other conferences simply could not hack it playing their schedule.That talking point reached a boiling point in the wake of this year’s College Football Playoff field as Alabama, South Carolina and Ole Miss were all left out of the field — all with three losses — in favor…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Monica Rothgery is a natural leader. She has trained army soldiers, managed fast-food restaurant teams, built international franchise locations, and wrote a book about it all called Lessons from the Drive-Thru: Real Life Wisdom for Frontline Leaders.The leadership journey fueled her unique approach to restaurant management and a mission to uplift frontline leaders. Serving in the Army gave her important skills that the former KFC Chief Operating Officer carries to this day as an author and speaker.”Getting trained by the U.S. Army to become an officer is some of the best leadership…
The Digit robot made by Agility Robotics is already working in warehousesAgile Robotics Humanoid robots are poised to enter warehouses, automotive factories and even some homes in growing numbers in 2025 – but whether they can really take hold remains to be seen. The machines in this new revolution will be different to existing working robots, which are primarily lone arms doing repetitive motions on assembly lines or wheeled bots navigating warehouses. Humanoid robots with two arms and legs should fit more easily into spaces designed for humans, but pulling that off will require much better artificial intelligence to handle……
A U.S. military court on Monday upheld a judge’s ruling that said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acted improperly this year when he invalidated plea agreements for three men accused of planning the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.The Court of Military Commission Review heard an appeal that sought to preserve Austin’s move in August to unravel the plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. The agreements allow the defendants to plead guilty to lesser charges that would prevent them from receiving the death penalty.Guantanamo detainees, from left, Khalid Sheikh…