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Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

A Swiss church has installed an AI-powered Jesus, allowing visitors to pose questions and receive real-time answers. Over 1,000 people interacted with the avatar during a two-month period, sparking interest and curiosity among visitors. However, the experiment faced criticism from some...

Jeff Jarvis: ‘Elon Musk’s investment in Twitter seemed insane, but it gave him this power’

Jeff Jarvis, a US media pundit and associate professor at City University of New York, discusses the dangers of overregulation online and the importance of community on the internet. He proposes demoting the geeks who control it to make it more...

Will China become a leader in global climate action?

China plays a crucial role in global greenhouse gas emissions, producing around twice as many emissions as the US. Despite being urged to step up on climate finance and take a leadership role in addressing the climate crisis, China lacks sufficient...

EU climate chief calls draft climate text ‘unacceptable’

EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra criticized the draft climate text from COP29 as “clearly unacceptable”. Divisions between developing and industrialized countries have been revealed over a financing goal for climate change action in developing nations, with no agreement reached yet. Divisions Between...

Germany: SPD’s Pistorius says he will not run for chancellor

Germany's SPD leader Pistorius announced he will not run for chancellor, supporting current Chancellor Olaf Scholz instead. This decision ends weeks of speculation and opens the way for Scholz to launch a reelection bid. Pistorius, who is 64 years old, said that...

King Charles’s coronation a costly affair

King Charles's coronation has been met with criticism over its estimated £100 million cost, with some arguing that the funds could have been better spent elsewhere. The event reached a global audience of two billion people in 125 countries, but public...

What is ‘peak oil’ and when will we reach it?

The concept of peak oil has been a topic of discussion for decades, with predictions dating back to 1956 by M. King Hubbert. Despite initial projections that global crude oil production would peak around the year 2000, new technologies such as...

Serbian train station collapse prompts wave of arrests

A fatal accident occurred at Novi Sad's main railway station in Serbia where 15 people died and two were severely injured due to a roof collapse during renovation. The incident sparked weeks of protests across Serbia, resulting in arrests of a...

Gus the penguin sets sail in the Southern Ocean

Gus the penguin, an adult male emperor penguin, made a remarkable 3,500-kilometer journey from Antarctica to Australia before being released back into the Southern Ocean. The bird was found malnourished on Australian shores but gained weight and passed a veterinary check...

Police conduct controlled explosion near US Embassy, London

Police conducted a controlled explosion near the US Embassy in London after a suspicious package was found. The area was cordoned off as a precaution, and initial indications suggest the item was a hoax device. The US Embassy has resumed business...

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