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  • March 26, 2023 William J. Furney

    The Age of AI

    The soaring popularity of ChatGPT raises questions and fears about how we live and work in a new time of artificial intelligence power.

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  • March 19, 2023 William J. Furney

    Ethics Expert Peter Singer Calls on Spanish Govt, EU to Stop World’s First Octopus Farm

    Bioethics professor and philosopher Peter Singer tells Furney Times that a planned octopus farm in the Canary Islands should not go ahead.

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  • March 5, 2023 William J. Furney

    ‘Ukraine War Will Escalate to the Use of Nuclear Weapons’: Conflict Expert David Betz

    King’s College war professor warns Ukraine conflict may explode into World War 3 and that Putin may resort to nuclear weapons to get his way.

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  • March 4, 2023 William J. Furney

    Half of World’s 8bn People Will Be Overweight by 2023: Report

    A new study projects the majority of the 8 billion global population will either be overweight or obese by 2035, with nearly 2 billion obese.

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December 18, 2022 Commentary

What’s Eating Elon?

The billionaire innovator and new Twitter owner professes to love free speech, but several journalists have felt his wrath and been silenced.

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December 11, 2022 Commentary / News / Technology

ChatGPT: The Next Great Leap Forward or Just a Fad?

A new and sophisticated algorithm is challenging the way we write, and may even spell the end of mighty Google — I give it a test drive.

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December 4, 2022 Commentary

China’s ‘Big Silence’ Breaks Right Open

The biggest threat to the Chinese leadership since Tiananmen Square arises from a losing battle with covid, as the rest of the world moves on.

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November 27, 2022 Commentary

The Vegan Myth

Let’s not let the unsavoury facts get in the way of a meaty dish, as the world cries out for compassion and some tender, loving care.

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November 15, 2022 Commentary

Highway to Hell? Record 8 Billion People on Overburdened Earth

Self-important delegates are jetting into Egypt to talk about climate change, but the only thing they’re adding to the debate is more CO2.

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November 6, 2022 International Affairs / News / Reportage

Iran’s Mahsa Amini Moment of Reckoning

Nationwide protests, and demonstrations abroad, seek to topple Iran’s regime, following anger over the death of Masha Amini. Will change come?

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October 30, 2022 Culture / Life / Travel

Sut Wyt Ti? Deciphering the Strange Language of Wales

Welsh is alive and thriving, while the native tongue of the Irish people is mostly unused and fast dying out — why the linguistic disparity?

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October 9, 2022 Reportage / Travel

The Purgatory of Yves Saint Laurent’s Marrakech Wonderworld

The celebrated designer drew inspiration from the colours of Morocco, but how much of his exotic getaway was fantasy?

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October 2, 2022 Commentary / Technology

Why We Should Welcome Elon Musk’s New Robo-Slave

Musk’s new AI home-helper promises to transform our lives, freeing up our time to enjoy, explore and relax even more.

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September 24, 2022 Commentary

For Russians, a Seismic War Wake-Up Call

Madman Putin’s calling up of military reservists to help with his floundering Ukraine war suddenly brought the conflict home to Russians.

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