January 2025
February 2025
ASML Forecasts Strong Revenue Growth Despite 2024 Slowdown
ASML, Europe's formerly largest tech firm, projects 7-25% revenue growth in 2025 (€30bn-€35bn) despite a 2024 slowdown due to weaker-than-expected semiconductor recovery; long-term projections show €44bn-€60bn revenue by 2030, driven by its dominant position in EUV lithography and continued strong b...
ASML Forecasts Strong Revenue Growth Despite 2024 Slowdown
ASML, Europe's formerly largest tech firm, projects 7-25% revenue growth in 2025 (€30bn-€35bn) despite a 2024 slowdown due to weaker-than-expected semiconductor recovery; long-term projections show €44bn-€60bn revenue by 2030, driven by its dominant position in EUV lithography and continued strong b...
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40% Bias Score
Meta Replaces President of Global Affairs with Republican Staffer
Meta is replacing its President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, a former Republican staffer and George W. Bush aide, three weeks before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration; Clegg will be replaced by Kaplan, who will take on the title of Chief Global Affairs Officer.
Meta Replaces President of Global Affairs with Republican Staffer
Meta is replacing its President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, a former Republican staffer and George W. Bush aide, three weeks before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration; Clegg will be replaced by Kaplan, who will take on the title of Chief Global Affairs Officer.
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40% Bias Score
Quantum Computing: Revolutionizing Medicine, AI, and Geopolitics
A "Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge" podcast episode features Dr. Florian Neukart discussing quantum computing's potential in medicine, AI, and the risks to data security, highlighting the technology's complex implications and global impact.
Quantum Computing: Revolutionizing Medicine, AI, and Geopolitics
A "Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge" podcast episode features Dr. Florian Neukart discussing quantum computing's potential in medicine, AI, and the risks to data security, highlighting the technology's complex implications and global impact.
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36% Bias Score
Andorran Startup Creates Compostable Bioplastics from Organic Waste
Agro Biomaterials, an Andorran company, produces 100% compostable bioplastics from organic waste, generating €80,000 annual revenue from 45 clients across Europe and Dubai, utilizing fruit peels, and other organic waste to create products ranging from business cards to restaurant menus.
Andorran Startup Creates Compostable Bioplastics from Organic Waste
Agro Biomaterials, an Andorran company, produces 100% compostable bioplastics from organic waste, generating €80,000 annual revenue from 45 clients across Europe and Dubai, utilizing fruit peels, and other organic waste to create products ranging from business cards to restaurant menus.
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48% Bias Score
CABR Archives Detail Execution of Dutch Resistance Fighter Hannie Schaft
Hannie Schaft, a 25-year-old Dutch resistance fighter, was executed by a firing squad on April 17, 1945, in Overveen; newly released CABR archives detail the event, including witness testimonies and an autopsy report.
CABR Archives Detail Execution of Dutch Resistance Fighter Hannie Schaft
Hannie Schaft, a 25-year-old Dutch resistance fighter, was executed by a firing squad on April 17, 1945, in Overveen; newly released CABR archives detail the event, including witness testimonies and an autopsy report.
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28% Bias Score
Tourist Apartments Drive 33% Surge in Málaga Rental Prices
A University of Málaga study found that areas with over 10% tourist apartments experience a 33% increase in long-term rental prices compared to areas with fewer, based on data from 2016-2023 in Málaga, Seville, Jaén, and Teruel, prompting calls for regulation to ensure affordable housing.
Tourist Apartments Drive 33% Surge in Málaga Rental Prices
A University of Málaga study found that areas with over 10% tourist apartments experience a 33% increase in long-term rental prices compared to areas with fewer, based on data from 2016-2023 in Málaga, Seville, Jaén, and Teruel, prompting calls for regulation to ensure affordable housing.
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36% Bias Score
2024 Workplace Trends: Reality vs. Headlines
Despite media headlines suggesting widespread return-to-office mandates, AI revolution, and DEI program elimination, 2024 data reveals hybrid work as the norm, high generative AI adoption (75% of employees), and continued, albeit adapted, focus on DEI.
2024 Workplace Trends: Reality vs. Headlines
Despite media headlines suggesting widespread return-to-office mandates, AI revolution, and DEI program elimination, 2024 data reveals hybrid work as the norm, high generative AI adoption (75% of employees), and continued, albeit adapted, focus on DEI.
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20% Bias Score
Germany's Slow Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Recovery: Systemic Issues and Call for Reform
Former German prosecutor Brorhilker criticizes the slow recovery of billions of euros lost to Cum-Ex and Cum-Cum tax schemes due to insufficient inter-agency cooperation, lack of specialized expertise, and data stored abroad; she calls for a central authority to combat financial crime.
Germany's Slow Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Recovery: Systemic Issues and Call for Reform
Former German prosecutor Brorhilker criticizes the slow recovery of billions of euros lost to Cum-Ex and Cum-Cum tax schemes due to insufficient inter-agency cooperation, lack of specialized expertise, and data stored abroad; she calls for a central authority to combat financial crime.
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48% Bias Score
US Credit Card Defaults Soar to 14-Year High
US credit card loan defaults soared to \$46 billion in the first nine months of 2024, a 50% increase from 2023 and the highest level since 2010, disproportionately affecting lower-income households with zero savings rates, according to a Financial Times report citing BankRegData.
US Credit Card Defaults Soar to 14-Year High
US credit card loan defaults soared to \$46 billion in the first nine months of 2024, a 50% increase from 2023 and the highest level since 2010, disproportionately affecting lower-income households with zero savings rates, according to a Financial Times report citing BankRegData.
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28% Bias Score
Analyzing Antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Rachel Shabi's \"Off-White\" and Shlomo Sand's \"Israel Palestine\" analyze antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, respectively, offering historical context and critical perspectives on the roles of the far-right, the left, and various political actors.
Analyzing Antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Rachel Shabi's \"Off-White\" and Shlomo Sand's \"Israel Palestine\" analyze antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, respectively, offering historical context and critical perspectives on the roles of the far-right, the left, and various political actors.
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36% Bias Score
Xi's New Year Address: Highlighting China's Economic Growth and Global Cooperation
In his New Year's address, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized China's economic achievements, including the production of over 10 million new energy vehicles, and its commitment to global cooperation and sustainable development, citing projects such as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.
Xi's New Year Address: Highlighting China's Economic Growth and Global Cooperation
In his New Year's address, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized China's economic achievements, including the production of over 10 million new energy vehicles, and its commitment to global cooperation and sustainable development, citing projects such as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.
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40% Bias Score
Djokovic, Sinner, and Alcaraz Set for 2025 Australian Open Showdown"
Novak Djokovic, facing a new challenge from Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aims for his 25th Grand Slam title in the 2025 Australian Open. Sinner currently leads the ATP rankings, while Alcaraz poses a significant threat, having won all three matches against Sinner in 2024. The ongoing appeal of ...
Djokovic, Sinner, and Alcaraz Set for 2025 Australian Open Showdown"
Novak Djokovic, facing a new challenge from Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aims for his 25th Grand Slam title in the 2025 Australian Open. Sinner currently leads the ATP rankings, while Alcaraz poses a significant threat, having won all three matches against Sinner in 2024. The ongoing appeal of ...
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60% Bias Score