February 2025
March 2025
Rise of Black Atheism Challenges Traditional Notions of Identity and Belief
A rising number of Black Americans are identifying as religiously unaffiliated, prompting the formation of Black atheist organizations that provide community and support while advocating for social justice issues often overlooked by mainstream atheist groups.
Rise of Black Atheism Challenges Traditional Notions of Identity and Belief
A rising number of Black Americans are identifying as religiously unaffiliated, prompting the formation of Black atheist organizations that provide community and support while advocating for social justice issues often overlooked by mainstream atheist groups.
Progress
12% Bias Score
Tech Giants' \$320 Billion AI Gamble: A Risky Race for AGI
Major tech companies plan to spend over \$320 billion on AI in 2025, driven by FOMO and the pursuit of AGI, despite the lack of a clear business model; this massive investment contrasts with alternative, less resource-intensive approaches and creates a potential industry divide.
Tech Giants' \$320 Billion AI Gamble: A Risky Race for AGI
Major tech companies plan to spend over \$320 billion on AI in 2025, driven by FOMO and the pursuit of AGI, despite the lack of a clear business model; this massive investment contrasts with alternative, less resource-intensive approaches and creates a potential industry divide.
Progress
52% Bias Score
PRP Treatment Offers Hope for Long-Term Smell Loss
A new treatment using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections offers hope to people with long-term smell loss (anosmia) and distorted smell (parosmia), with the first UK patient receiving the treatment this month and doctors hoping for NHS rollout; research shows it helped a 73-year-old regain his sen...
PRP Treatment Offers Hope for Long-Term Smell Loss
A new treatment using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections offers hope to people with long-term smell loss (anosmia) and distorted smell (parosmia), with the first UK patient receiving the treatment this month and doctors hoping for NHS rollout; research shows it helped a 73-year-old regain his sen...
Progress
40% Bias Score
CHP Mayors Urge İmamoğlu for Turkish Presidency
CHP provincial mayors, meeting February 13-15 in Edirne, publicly urged Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to run for president, citing Turkey's multifaceted crises and the ruling party's suppression of the opposition.
CHP Mayors Urge İmamoğlu for Turkish Presidency
CHP provincial mayors, meeting February 13-15 in Edirne, publicly urged Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to run for president, citing Turkey's multifaceted crises and the ruling party's suppression of the opposition.
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56% Bias Score
Mitsotakis on Greece's Political Landscape: Tempe, Santorini, and the Path Ahead
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in an interview with "K", addressed the challenges of maintaining institutional integrity amidst political turmoil, the government's response to the Tempe tragedy, and his approach to the upcoming elections, while also discussing aid for Santorini and ruling...
Mitsotakis on Greece's Political Landscape: Tempe, Santorini, and the Path Ahead
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in an interview with "K", addressed the challenges of maintaining institutional integrity amidst political turmoil, the government's response to the Tempe tragedy, and his approach to the upcoming elections, while also discussing aid for Santorini and ruling...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Shiffrin Misses Medal by a Hair in World Championships Slalom
At the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, Camille Rast of Switzerland won gold in the women's slalom, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth, narrowly missing a record-setting 16th medal by five-hundredths of a second; Paula Moltzan of the U.S. finished fourth.
Shiffrin Misses Medal by a Hair in World Championships Slalom
At the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, Camille Rast of Switzerland won gold in the women's slalom, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth, narrowly missing a record-setting 16th medal by five-hundredths of a second; Paula Moltzan of the U.S. finished fourth.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Wildfires, Climate Change, and the Housing Crisis in California
The recent devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which destroyed thousands of homes and killed dozens, highlight a significant increase in US home construction in high-fire-risk areas, from 13% in 1990 to 31% in 2020, driven by climate change and post-pandemic migration, leading major insurers to withd...
Wildfires, Climate Change, and the Housing Crisis in California
The recent devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which destroyed thousands of homes and killed dozens, highlight a significant increase in US home construction in high-fire-risk areas, from 13% in 1990 to 31% in 2020, driven by climate change and post-pandemic migration, leading major insurers to withd...
Progress
36% Bias Score
British Couple Arrested in Iran Despite Travel Warnings
A British couple, ignoring Foreign Office warnings, were arrested in Iran on unspecified security charges in January 2024 after entering from Armenia on December 30th, 2023, prompting family concern and diplomatic efforts for their release.
British Couple Arrested in Iran Despite Travel Warnings
A British couple, ignoring Foreign Office warnings, were arrested in Iran on unspecified security charges in January 2024 after entering from Armenia on December 30th, 2023, prompting family concern and diplomatic efforts for their release.
Progress
48% Bias Score
UK Announces £2.5bn Steel Investment Amid US Tariff Threat
Faced with US tariffs on steel imports threatening over £400 million in UK exports, the UK government announced a £2.5 billion investment to bolster its steel industry, focusing on innovative projects and electric arc furnaces to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness.
UK Announces £2.5bn Steel Investment Amid US Tariff Threat
Faced with US tariffs on steel imports threatening over £400 million in UK exports, the UK government announced a £2.5 billion investment to bolster its steel industry, focusing on innovative projects and electric arc furnaces to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Political Promises vs. Reality: Erosion of Public Discourse in Western Democracies
A recent Times article, "We All Lose in an Auction of Foolish Promises," discusses the growing gap between campaign promises and what politicians can deliver, highlighting the damage to public discourse, exemplified by Trump's election and Kasselaki's departure from Syriza, and its impact on Western...
Political Promises vs. Reality: Erosion of Public Discourse in Western Democracies
A recent Times article, "We All Lose in an Auction of Foolish Promises," discusses the growing gap between campaign promises and what politicians can deliver, highlighting the damage to public discourse, exemplified by Trump's election and Kasselaki's departure from Syriza, and its impact on Western...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Russia's Crackdown on War Dissent: Over 800 Charged
In Russia, over 800 people face charges for spreading "fake news" about the Ukraine war, criticizing authorities online, or donating to Ukrainian causes; 17-year-old Darya Kozireva was recently released after a year in prison for posting a Ukrainian poem, while others face lengthy sentences for simi...
Russia's Crackdown on War Dissent: Over 800 Charged
In Russia, over 800 people face charges for spreading "fake news" about the Ukraine war, criticizing authorities online, or donating to Ukrainian causes; 17-year-old Darya Kozireva was recently released after a year in prison for posting a Ukrainian poem, while others face lengthy sentences for simi...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Serbian Student Blockade Demands Accountability for Train Station Collapse
Students from across Serbia are blockading Kragujevac for 15 hours to demand accountability for the November 1st, 2024, train station collapse in Novi Sad that killed 15 people, highlighting broader concerns about governance and rule of law.
Serbian Student Blockade Demands Accountability for Train Station Collapse
Students from across Serbia are blockading Kragujevac for 15 hours to demand accountability for the November 1st, 2024, train station collapse in Novi Sad that killed 15 people, highlighting broader concerns about governance and rule of law.
Progress
40% Bias Score