We examine how online misinformation spreads and the efforts to stop it. From bots pushing ready-made talking points, to AI generating information that isn’t always reliable, to pages distorting images and bending facts – online misinformation is everywhere. So how can people tell what’s real? And is it even possible to build immunity against misinformation … Read more
Rachel Reeves’s first few months as Britain’s top finance official have been marked by a steady drumbeat of bad news: a “black hole” in the public finances, higher taxes and low growth. On Wednesday, Ms. Reeves sought to change Britain’s prospects by laying out plans to strengthen the economy, including supporting another runway at Heathrow … Read more
Chancellor says she’ll go ‘further and faster’ on growth planpublished at 13:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13:35 GMT Faisal IslamEconomics editor Media caption, Rachel Reeves: Need to go further and faster to kickstart growth The key line was the chancellor said the government will go “further and faster” on its growth plan. She said market volatility … Read more
The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. Concentrations of methane are rising at an unprecedented pace, jeopardising global climate goals, according to researchers. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over the past two decades despite … Read more