BRICS, the payments hub challenging the US, now in 185 countries
A payment system in 185 countries bypasses the dollar and SWIFT: and the 2024 figures already showed 43% growth. Washington, we have a problem.
Delivery Destroyed US Restaurants: Why It Could Do the Same in the EU
From the table to the couch: delivery is emptying dining rooms and filling the pockets of big tech. And many restaurants are left with just the crumbs.
Food tax saves climate and lives in Sweden. What about Italy?
Sweden tests a food tax: meat +25%, vegetables -11%, same total at checkout. Result: 700 lives saved each year without spending more.
Chinese countertariffs: now the trade war is scaring the world
Rare earths: Beijing uses minerals as a weapon against Washington. The US has no alternative. The trade war is getting serious.
AI Economy: Why Basic Income May Not Be Enough
40% of jobs will disappear with the AI economy. Universal income would cost $3 trillion a year. Something doesn't add up.
Philippines: Blockchain for Procurement Fights Corruption
Mass protests are working. Manila launches a blockchain system where citizens and universities verify every government contract.
Trump and the new US capitalism are erasing 200 years of history
Goodbye, free market: the new American capitalism puts the state in charge. An experiment that scares even billionaires.
Without Money: What a Society That Abolished Money Would Look Like
Automation and technological abundance could make money obsolete: here's how a moneyless society would function.
What happens if the world loses confidence in the dollar?
For seventy years, we've assumed the dollar was eternal. Kenneth Rogoff reminds us that nothing lasts forever, and signs of a shift in the global monetary system are already evident.
Bitcoin surpasses $118.000. GMO Miner launches a new trend in cloud mining.
GMO Miner is the cloud mining platform that is attracting investors to the booming Bitcoin market.
Gates Changes the Rules: Philanthropy With an Expiration Date
Goodbye eternal philanthropy: Gates spends it all in 20 years and closes. "Better to donate now than after death".
All About the Rise of Palantir, the Invisible Eye of the Trump Era
Palantir provides surveillance tools to Israel and the White House. It is worth more than Disney, but its power of control raises serious ethical concerns.
Energy per capita will replace GDP as a development indicator
Forget GDP: Energy per capita is the real metric of the future. Oil countries have an unexpected advantage in the AI era.
Goodbye Bitcoin: El Salvador Gets Back Down to Earth
El Salvador abandons bitcoin after squandering millions. Cryptocurrency has never really convinced citizens
Rest in peace, sign: the future of payments doesn't want you anymore
Signatures lose importance in transactions. Some habits die hard, but advanced security systems make them superfluous.
Super rich: 42 trillion more, taxes at minimum. The G20 seeks solutions
The super rich have earned 42 trillion in 10 years, paying mockery taxes. G20 in Brazil seeks fair taxation. Will he succeed?
Towards a cashless society: where is the world with digital currencies
Write down this acronym: CBDC. Will it be the key to a cashless society? Here's how central bank digital currencies could wipe out cash from the world.
AI and the future of work, the CEO of Anthropic: basic income? It won't be enough
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argues that universal basic income is not enough to address the challenges of the future of work in the age of AI.
Basic income with a global carbon tax: the move to change everything?
Bold study proposes universal basic income financed by carbon tax. Economy and protection of the planet, to change the lives and future of everyone.
Say goodbye to low-cost flights: EU laws have abolished them (but not private jets)
New EU climate rules will kill low-cost flights, but ignore private jets which pollute much more. The environment is ok, but what about equity?
The energy transition will destroy the world economy. Or not?
The energy transition will do much more than destroy the economy and social fabric of the planet, (detailed) data in hand.
