Ep.305 - Global Displacement, BlackRock & AI Pets
In a week where:
- ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes.
- Brazilian police indict former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for an alleged coup attempt on Jan. 8, 2023.
- Trump's sentencing in hush money case is paused indefinitely.
- Cop29 ends with a finance deal past deadline.
- Max Verstappen clinches fourth-straight F1 title as George Russell wins in Las Vegas.
In Environment: (14:40) Cop29 ended exactly how I thought it would: with another "deal" that doesn't go far enough. So let's look at something that the climate is and will continue to affect: Global Displacement. (Article By Usaid Siddigui, Marium Ali and Hanna Duggal)
In Politics: (27:21) It's so nice that just weeks after Tory Lite's first budget of their current tenure, they're now openly gassing their positive meetings with Blackrock, a key player in pretty much everything wrong with the world. (Article By Ethan Shone)
In Tech: (39:21) The final article to end WG's 2024 is one about a topic we've talked about before but in a very odd fashion that just sounds incredibly unappealing on the face: AI Pets... (Article By Justin McCurry)
Lastly: Some thoughts on the year in current affairs and the Pod as it turns six years old.
30 Questions & Long Reads are coming in December to give you a Pod to step to as I go on hiatus. From me to you: Have a great December, Holiday period and New Year. Back on the 1st January 2025! See you on the other side...
In Politics: (27:21) It's so nice that just weeks after Tory Lite's first budget of their current tenure, they're now openly gassing their positive meetings with Blackrock, a key player in pretty much everything wrong with the world. (Article By Ethan Shone)
In Tech: (39:21) The final article to end WG's 2024 is one about a topic we've talked about before but in a very odd fashion that just sounds incredibly unappealing on the face: AI Pets... (Article By Justin McCurry)
Lastly: Some thoughts on the year in current affairs and the Pod as it turns six years old.
30 Questions & Long Reads are coming in December to give you a Pod to step to as I go on hiatus. From me to you: Have a great December, Holiday period and New Year. Back on the 1st January 2025! See you on the other side...
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