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Unless you live in Denver or Southern California, solar panels may not actually do much to reduce your carbon footprint.

Solar panels may not actually reduce our carbon footprint

Metal processing is vital to the production of many products, but the industry is in jeopardy due to shrinking China and Russian populations.

Metal processing in jeopardy due to Russia, China demise

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The US slide toward deglobalization is inevitable

While China is dominant in solar panel manufacturing, its lack of innovation and potential export bans gives the U.S. an opening.

Biden’s policies threaten China’s domination of solar panels

The Dutch and Japanese are joining the U.S. semiconductor sanctions against China, impacting the latter's ability to develop advanced chips.

Chinese semiconductor industry now blocked by Dutch and Japanese

Despite breakthroughs like ChatGPT and self-driving cars, the AI revolution in society is still decades away from being a reality.

The artificial intelligence revolution is still decades away

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Young and educated fleeing Christian Orthodox countries

Due to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, food prices have shot and African countries will see a humanitarian disaster in the second half of 2023.

Due to Russia, humanitarian disaster expected in second half of 2023

After a harsh "zero-COVID" policy, China has opened back up. But without accurate reporting, we have no idea how badly this will all end.

China stops collecting COVID data making its future difficult to predict

To go nuclear, a country like South Korea must have the technical capacity to pull it off and a strategic reason to justify using them.

South Korea rocks the boat with nuclear weapons comment

China's population crisis is very real. Some say that the declining birth rate suggests China is on the verge of collapse as a global power.

China birth rate decline suggests nation is on verge of collapse

Germany’s defense policy toward Ukraine might change very soon

A state-owned mining company in Sweden has just stumbled upon a million metric tons of rare earth metals...but what does that mean?

Sweden finds the largest deposit of rare earth metals in Europe

Joe Biden's leadership style and willingness to not be the smartest guy in the room sets him apart from recent U.S. presidents.

Analyzing 8 world leaders from the past to present

A toasty winter? It's great for Europe, terrible for Ukraine

A toasty winter? Great for Europe, terrible for Ukraine

There are fears that the group which has overtaken the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico could bring its violent methods across the border.

Arrest of El Chapo’s son sparks fears of drug cartel violence

Teslas won't go mainstream for at least a decade

Tesla and EVs will not go mainstream for at least a decade

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Is the US dollar at risk of losing its global currency status?

The next decade: Welcome to the world of ‘less’

Solar energy is often mentioned as a solution to the climate crisis. But solar could be more of a problem than many of us realize.

Solar energy may be more of a problem than we realize

The U.S. usually relies on Russia and Ukraine to provide "pig iron" for steel production, but the state of Indiana is coming to the rescue.

Imported ‘pig iron’ needed for US steel in short supply

If the Ukrainian military gets hold of JDAMs, courtesy of the U.S., they will have the ability to strike Russians with pinpoint accuracy.

Joint Direct Attack Munitions is a game-changer for Ukraine forces

The U.S. has been sending Ukraine weapons not critical to its defense operations. Sending them Patriot missiles is a significant escalation.

Sending Ukraine Patriot missiles could significantly impact war

Xi Jinping's surprising decision to ease "zero-COVID" restrictions may appease Chinese protestors but it will also lead to millions of deaths.

Expect millions of COVID deaths in China in coming weeks