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EU unveils historic roadmap to end Russian energy dependence

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In a decisive move to secure its long-term energy sovereignty, the European Union has announced a comprehensive roadmap to eliminate its reliance on Russian energy. The REPowerEU Roadmap lays out a phased and coordinated plan to stop importing Russian gas, oil, and nuclear materials while maintaining stable energy supplies and prices across the bloc. This shift marks one of the most significant geopolitical and economic turning points in the EU’s energy history as it seeks to safeguard itself from the vulnerabilities exposed by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen explained: “The war in Ukraine has brutally exposed the risks of blackmail, economic coercion and price shocks. With REPowerEU, we have diversified our energy supply and drastically reduced Europe’s former dependency on Russian fossil fuels. “It is now time for Europe to completely cut off its energy ties with an unreliable supplier. And the energy that comes to our continent should not pay for a war of aggression against Ukraine. We owe this to our citizens, to our companies, and to our brave …

Launching your first AI project with a grain of RICE: Weighing reach, impact, confidence and effort to create your roadmap

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Businesses know they can’t ignore AI, but when it comes to building with it, the real question isn’t, What can AI do — it’s, What can it do reliably? And more importantly: Where do you start? This article introduces a framework to help businesses prioritize AI opportunities. Inspired by project management frameworks like the RICE scoring model for prioritization, it balances business value, time-to-market, scalability and risk to help you pick your first AI project. Where AI is succeeding today AI isn’t writing novels or running businesses just yet, but where it succeeds is still valuable. It augments human effort, not replaces it. In coding, AI tools improve task completion speed by 55% and boost code quality by 82%. Across industries, AI automates repetitive tasks — emails, reports, data analysis—freeing people to focus on higher-value work. This impact doesn’t come easy. All AI problems are data problems. Many businesses struggle to get AI working reliably because …

BPF roadmap calls for urgent action on UK plastic waste recycling

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A new edition of the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) Recycling Roadmap has just been released, offering updated insights into the UK’s plastic waste recycling targets and challenges. The report, developed in collaboration with RECOUP, outlines what the UK needs to achieve by 2035 and the critical changes required to meet ambitious plastic waste recycling goals. RECOUP’s Sustainability & Circularity Manager Irina Ankudinova explained: “The BPF Recycling Roadmap provides a systemic overview of plastic recycling, highlighting opportunities and challenges in maximising plastic material circularity in the UK. “The roadmap demonstrates the potential to achieve an ambitious future vision while also drawing attention to the potential negative consequences of inaction. “We view the roadmap as a valuable tool for promoting collaboration between the government, businesses, and citizens to achieve a plastic recycling system that we all can be proud of.” Slow progress despite initial roadmap The report reveals that while the first edition of the roadmap was introduced in 2021, many of the suggested changes have yet to be implemented. Delays in government policy rollouts and challenging …

A Roadmap to Befriending the Mind

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Extensive research has explored our role as active agents in our own flourishing. In 2020, Cortland Dahl and colleagues from UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds introduced a multi-disciplinary, training-based framework featuring four psychological pathways for cultivating well-being: awareness, connection, insight, and purpose. These dimensions, the authors argue, can be developed through various mental training methods, highlighting the plasticity of human flourishing. In his latest book, Dahl—an expert in the science of meditation and a Buddhist scholar—delves into meditation as mind training for well-being. Meditation, says Dahl, can help us develop a rich inner life. Our sense of self might shift, leading to a more direct experience of the world. This shift, according to Dahl, creates an intimacy with the mind. Intimacy, in turn, can be a harbinger of softening (“Paying attention is the most basic form of love,” writes Tara Brach). A kinder relationship with our own minds, then, like fertile earth nourished by the sun’s unreserved regard, can become footing for flourishing. Here are insights from Dahl on how exploring the mind through meditation …

Biden urges Hamas to accept Israel’s new roadmap to end Gaza war

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US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire in Gaza that he urged Hamas to accept, saying it’s “time for this war to end”. But swiftly afterwards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poured cold water on Biden’s talk of peace, insisting that the army would continue fighting until it had “eliminated” Hamas’s capacity to rule Gaza and pose a military threat. Israel has now offered a roadmap to an enduring ceasefire – and the release of all the hostages. Yesterday, this proposal was transmitted by Qatar to Hamas. Today, I want to lay out its terms for the world. pic.twitter.com/0cdypBP9wb — President Biden (@POTUS) May 31, 2024 Biden’s intervention, which had been heavily trailed, came as Israeli troops pushed into central Rafah, escalating the nearly eight-month war with Hamas despite international objections to any assault on the southern Gaza city. It also came as top diplomat Antony Blinken acknowledged that despite US efforts to get more aid into Gaza, the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian …

Why the entertainment industry needs an AI roadmap

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Tim Levy, Founder and CEO of Twyn, issues an urgent warning to the entertainment sector: continue fighting AI and hand the keys over to big tech or engage with it to build a flourishing future. Technological development has always been a double-edged sword for the entertainment industry. At once, both enabling and threatening, the history of technological change in the world of radio, TV, and film has been turbulent. But few technologies have simultaneously caused as much trepidation, excitement, and fury as artificial intelligence. The entertainment industry’s instinctive reaction has been one of self-preservation. They have seen AI accelerating towards them in the shape of a bullet and have been fighting tooth and nail to try and safeguard jobs, protect IP and ensure fair compensation. This is an understandable reaction – unfortunately, though, it will guarantee the very outcomes it’s hoping to prevent. How the commercialisation of AI threatens creatives The UK government has made it very clear that it’s embracing AI with open arms. At the recent US-UK bilateral partnership talks and at the …

US energy roadmap at stake in upcoming presidential election

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Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has indicated he will attempt to roll back Biden’s landmark climate law if he returns to office. He is expected to increase investment in fossil fuels and expand oil and gas drilling under his “drill, baby, drill” pledge. A SUNNY ENERGY FUTURE Still, New Mexico is continuing to invest in its green energy future. Singapore-based solar company Maxeon is building a nearly 2 million sq ft plant in the state’s largest city Albuquerque, where it aims to produce up to 8 million solar cells per year. Analysts said the solar industry’s future is looking bright, as clean energy projects continue to stream into the state. “We’re unlikely to see profound changes in the solar buildout no matter who wins (the election),” said vice president of non-profit advocacy group Evergreen Action Craig Segall. He added that renewable energy is cheaper, more readily available and more reliable compared to fossil fuels. “So, once we have gotten over this initial hump, we have begun building out the infrastructure we need, it will …

Fortnite leak – has Epic’s Battle Royale’s roadmap for 2024 been uncovered?

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It should be no surprise that with Fortnite being as big as it is it seems to be the most ‘leaked-about’ games currently doing the rounds. Barely a week goes by without data miners fishing around in the code to tell everybody what skins and events are coming next. The game, which has recently seen some players fall into V-Bucks debt continues to be one of the most popular games on the planet and leaks are now seen as par for the course. Today’s Fortnite roadmap leak seems a little more than that however as potentially the game’s roadmap for the rest of 2024 has surfaced on the internet and highlights a number of things coming to the Battle Royale that are new news to most. A post on Reddit shared an image that seems to be a screen grab from a screen showing a graphical calendar of what is upcoming. It seems like a lot of effort to go to if it is made up, and obviously, there is no saying a) it is …

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Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed back with new content and roadmap in time for movie launch

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Ghostbusters is riding high once again in movie theaters and, only one line into this story, the theme tune is already running around your head. Sorry about that. Incoming free DLC for Ghostbusters: Spirit Unleashed brings the new movie, Frozen Empire with it. Fans will get to try their hand at taking down Garraka, master of the Death Chill and the newest villain to join Ghostbusters lore. Or maybe you want to play the baddies themselves and plunge the world into a new ice age. Either way, this DLC will let you live out experiences inspired by the new movie’s adventure. “We have been so focused on building an immersive world, one fans would recognize and appreciate,” said Jared Gerritzen, Chief Creative Officer at IllFonic. “Our goal now is to double down on the feel. As a long-time Ghostbusters fan, I want to feel immersed. Our drive for DLC year two: heighten the fun, heighten the experience.” IllFonic has planned four major DLC releases throughout 2024 and the game’s unique hide-and-seek take on gameplay with …

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All posts tagged: roadmap

EU unveils historic roadmap to end Russian energy dependence

Launching your first AI project with a grain of RICE: Weighing reach, impact, confidence and effort to create your roadmap

BPF roadmap calls for urgent action on UK plastic waste recycling

A Roadmap to Befriending the Mind

Biden urges Hamas to accept Israel’s new roadmap to end Gaza war

Why the entertainment industry needs an AI roadmap

US energy roadmap at stake in upcoming presidential election

Fortnite leak – has Epic’s Battle Royale’s roadmap for 2024 been uncovered?

Top Stories: M4 Mac Roadmap Leaked, New iPads in Second Week of May, and More

Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed back with new content and roadmap in time for movie launch