THE WORLD right now, today is experiencing a rapidly worsening multi-crisis event, and at the top of the list, there are five interconnected dynamic forces in play.
Category: 4 March 2025
CHINA’S TECHNOLOGY EXTENDS ITS GLOBAL REACH
China’s battery and electric vehicle (EV) companies have been forming collaborations with Western and other Asian countries, but two new deals signal another forward step in China’s worldwide technological advance.
CREATORS: HAVE FUN WITH AI WHILE IT LASTS
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WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE? ISRAEL ‘CONSISTENTLY BREACHED INTERNATIONAL LAW’ IN GAZA: TOP UN OFFICIAL SAYS
Volker Türk, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, said last week that Israel prosecuted an assault in Gaza in an “appalling manner” that “consistently breached international law.”
TRUMP CLASHES WITH ZELENSKY INSIDE OVAL OFFICE, TELLS UKRAINIAN HE HAS ‘NO CARDS’
President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky had a tense meeting inside the Oval Office Friday that resulted in the Ukrainian leader leaving the White House earlier than expected.
TECHNOCRACY BRIEFS: AI SURVEILLANCE ON THE FACTORY LINE, AND TECH ADVANCES FAILING TO SOLVE THE WEALTH GAP
Optifye, a startup building AI-powered camera surveillance infrastructure, has deleted a video showcasing its technology, after the video was excoriated by viewers.
BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
President Trump has again confirmed support for a U.S. crypto reserve (or stockpile, or whatever other term one might wish to call it).
GAZA-FICATION OF WEST BANK ‘IN FULL SWING,’ REPORT SAYS
The Israeli effort to turn the West Bank into Gaza 2.0 is reportedly taking hold as the IDF turned three of the region’s refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams into something equivalent to what you’d see in northern Gaza.
CRYPTO ADOPTION CONTINUES, DESPITE MARKET VOLATILITY
Institutions including some of the world’s largest banks, investment firms and other players have not been deterred by the February crypto market downturn and volatility.
EMBOLDENED ISRAELIS HOLD RALLY, DEMAND THAT GAZA IS EMPTIED
Israelis held a rally last week that focused on the future of Gaza and top government officials who attended said it was clear that U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse the enclave is the most viable and what they supported.