January 2025
February 2025
French Couple on Trial for Torture and Murder of 13-Year-Old Girl
Sandrine Pissarra and Jean-Michel Cros face trial in Montpellier, France, for the torture and death of 13-year-old Amandine, who died on August 6, 2020, from cardiac arrest and sepsis after weeks of confinement and starvation in her family home.
French Couple on Trial for Torture and Murder of 13-Year-Old Girl
Sandrine Pissarra and Jean-Michel Cros face trial in Montpellier, France, for the torture and death of 13-year-old Amandine, who died on August 6, 2020, from cardiac arrest and sepsis after weeks of confinement and starvation in her family home.
Progress
72% Bias Score
AI-Driven Data Center Boom Faces Energy Challenges
A JLL study projects a 15% annual growth in global data center demand until 2027, driven by AI, 5G, and cloud services; however, this expansion is challenged by the sector's rapidly increasing energy consumption, expected to double from 2% of global energy use in 2025 within five years, necessitatin...
AI-Driven Data Center Boom Faces Energy Challenges
A JLL study projects a 15% annual growth in global data center demand until 2027, driven by AI, 5G, and cloud services; however, this expansion is challenged by the sector's rapidly increasing energy consumption, expected to double from 2% of global energy use in 2025 within five years, necessitatin...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Cyber Trading Fraud: Deepfakes and Millions in Losses
A podcast episode on "Aha! Behind True Crime" exposes cyber-trading fraud techniques, including the use of deepfakes and deceptive platforms, highlighting challenges faced by law enforcement and resulting in millions of euros in losses.
Cyber Trading Fraud: Deepfakes and Millions in Losses
A podcast episode on "Aha! Behind True Crime" exposes cyber-trading fraud techniques, including the use of deepfakes and deceptive platforms, highlighting challenges faced by law enforcement and resulting in millions of euros in losses.
Progress
36% Bias Score
France's Euro Victory: A Pyrrhic Win?
Following the Bretton Woods collapse, France's weak Franc and high interest rates motivated its pursuit of the Euro to counter German dominance, but this led to current vulnerabilities and a potential Euro crisis due to France's fiscal dominance and Germany's weakened economy.
France's Euro Victory: A Pyrrhic Win?
Following the Bretton Woods collapse, France's weak Franc and high interest rates motivated its pursuit of the Euro to counter German dominance, but this led to current vulnerabilities and a potential Euro crisis due to France's fiscal dominance and Germany's weakened economy.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Greece's Presidential Election: End of Consensus Tradition
The Greek parliament will elect a new president on January 25th, with the ruling New Democracy party's candidate, Konstantinos Tasoulas, expected to win only after multiple rounds of voting, marking a break from the tradition of consensus-based presidential elections.
Greece's Presidential Election: End of Consensus Tradition
The Greek parliament will elect a new president on January 25th, with the ruling New Democracy party's candidate, Konstantinos Tasoulas, expected to win only after multiple rounds of voting, marking a break from the tradition of consensus-based presidential elections.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Germany's Fourth Snap Election: 2025
Germany holds its fourth snap election since 1949 due to a coalition government collapse, following precedents set in 1972, 1983, and 2005, where snap elections were triggered by political crises and votes of no confidence.
Germany's Fourth Snap Election: 2025
Germany holds its fourth snap election since 1949 due to a coalition government collapse, following precedents set in 1972, 1983, and 2005, where snap elections were triggered by political crises and votes of no confidence.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Samsung Galaxy S24: Incremental Hardware Upgrades, Major AI Integration
The Samsung Galaxy S24 boasts a slightly lighter design with a new Snapdragon 8 Elite processor; however, its main innovation is the deep integration of Google's Gemini AI into the One UI 7 operating system, enabling cross-app AI functionality for complex tasks.
Samsung Galaxy S24: Incremental Hardware Upgrades, Major AI Integration
The Samsung Galaxy S24 boasts a slightly lighter design with a new Snapdragon 8 Elite processor; however, its main innovation is the deep integration of Google's Gemini AI into the One UI 7 operating system, enabling cross-app AI functionality for complex tasks.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Luna" Simulation Prepares Astronauts for Moon's South Pole Missions
A new lunar surface simulation facility, "Luna," near Cologne, Germany, will train astronauts for future missions to the moon's south pole, replicating low-light conditions and uneven terrain using special materials and a gravity-simulating system, while also testing new technologies for longer-term...
Luna" Simulation Prepares Astronauts for Moon's South Pole Missions
A new lunar surface simulation facility, "Luna," near Cologne, Germany, will train astronauts for future missions to the moon's south pole, replicating low-light conditions and uneven terrain using special materials and a gravity-simulating system, while also testing new technologies for longer-term...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Global Markets React to Trump's Trade Stance, BoJ Rate Hike
Global equity markets mostly rose following President Trump's seemingly softer stance on China tariffs and lower interest rate prospects, although Wall Street futures edged lower due to trade policy uncertainty; the Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 0.5 percent, impacting the yen; oil pr...
Global Markets React to Trump's Trade Stance, BoJ Rate Hike
Global equity markets mostly rose following President Trump's seemingly softer stance on China tariffs and lower interest rate prospects, although Wall Street futures edged lower due to trade policy uncertainty; the Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 0.5 percent, impacting the yen; oil pr...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Holocaust Awareness Study Reveals Alarming Knowledge Gaps Among Young Adults
A survey of 1,000 adults across eight countries reveals that significant portions of young adults (18–29) lack knowledge of the Holocaust, underscoring the urgent need for enhanced education to prevent future genocides; notably, 40% of German youth incorrectly estimated the number of Jewish victims.
Holocaust Awareness Study Reveals Alarming Knowledge Gaps Among Young Adults
A survey of 1,000 adults across eight countries reveals that significant portions of young adults (18–29) lack knowledge of the Holocaust, underscoring the urgent need for enhanced education to prevent future genocides; notably, 40% of German youth incorrectly estimated the number of Jewish victims.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Trump Administration Detains Hundreds of Undocumented Immigrants, Faces Legal Challenge
Days into his presidency, Donald Trump's administration detained 538 undocumented immigrants, deporting hundreds, escalating his campaign promise to reduce the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US; a court blocked his attempt to revoke birthright citizenship.
Trump Administration Detains Hundreds of Undocumented Immigrants, Faces Legal Challenge
Days into his presidency, Donald Trump's administration detained 538 undocumented immigrants, deporting hundreds, escalating his campaign promise to reduce the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US; a court blocked his attempt to revoke birthright citizenship.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Aschaffenburg Knife Attack: Memorial Service Planned Amidst Security Measures
A 28-year-old Afghan man stabbed multiple people in an Aschaffenburg park on Wednesday, killing a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man, and injuring others; a memorial service with restricted access is planned for Sunday, with road closures and live-stream.
Aschaffenburg Knife Attack: Memorial Service Planned Amidst Security Measures
A 28-year-old Afghan man stabbed multiple people in an Aschaffenburg park on Wednesday, killing a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man, and injuring others; a memorial service with restricted access is planned for Sunday, with road closures and live-stream.
Progress
20% Bias Score