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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 4d

China has once again broken the record for the highest bridge on earth. Located in the southern province of Guizhou, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has recently opened to traffic after more than three years of construction: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t... #infrastructure

The Highest Bridge in the World Just Opened in China at More Than 2,000 Feet Above the Ground

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou broke the record previously held by the nearby Beipanjiang Bridge

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 5d

India needs to start planning for its aging future: bigtrendsguy.medium.com/its-time-for...

It’s Time for India to Prepare for its Aging Future

It’s difficult to imagine India as an aging society, given that it has — by far — more young people than any other country on earth…

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 5d

What developing countries can learn from development projects implemented in #China: bigtrendsguy.medium.com/china-as-a-t...

China as a testing ground for development projects

Replication in development projects occurs when the design, or a unique aspect of a project, is adopted by another project, either…

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 5d

What futurists can contribute to the battle against #climate change: https:// .medium.com/what-futurists-can-contribute-to-the-battle-against-climate-change-976e09713f37?source=friends_link&sk=c9e42b55dd1d6d0f2f180639e927f69f

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 5d

Srengthening development cooperation with countries in the Asia and Pacific region advances Canada's interests: www.asiapacific.ca/publication/... #IndoPacific #IndoPacific

What’s Next for Canadian Development Assistance in the Indo-Pacific?

Canada’s approach to international development is intrinsically linked to its broader foreign policy, rooted in a goal of global stability and prosperity.

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 10d

Last year, the UK witnessed one of the greatest-ever annual increases in its population, due to new arrivals. Wasn’t reducing immigration a key result promised by #Brexit advocates? On this and so many other points, they misled the public: www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK population records second largest annual increase in 75 years - BBC News

Net international migration continues to be the main driver of this growth, the Office for National Statistics said.

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 11d

It would be great if a well-functioning democracy was returned to the United States.

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 13d

McKinsey’s latest #tech outlook highlights 13 frontier trends, with a focus on agentic AI as a “digital coworker,” robotics at a tipping point, and the energy transition accelerating. Scaling semiconductors and digital trust are key to #AI success: www.mckinsey.com/capabilities... #trends

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/which-tech-trends-are-rising-to-the-top-of-the-business-agenda?stcr=769EB6A402654F2BB00079338E0A4009&cid=mgp_opr-eml-alt-dna_mt-mgp-glb--&hlkid=852fb49637c3466eac52acb1e7f98502&hctky=2206254&hdpid=33fe7f3c-1053-46cc-9515-f3de84e6bb76#/#trends

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 13d

In remarks on international #development, Chinese Premier Li Qiang stressed his government's commitment to inclusive growth, innovation, sustainability, and global cooperation in New York this week: www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/... #UNGA80 #poverty #infrasrtucture

Address by Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 14d

I always take the stairs. The President will find it improves his fitness if done regularly.

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

It’s no contest.

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

Tweet of the day.

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

Robert Reich warns that #AI is rapidly replacing “thinking” jobs, while “caring” roles that require human empathy remain safe. He urges adaptability over rigid career paths, emphasizes empathy-driven work & predicts universal basic income may be needed: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

How the next wave of workers will adapt as artificial intelligence reshapes jobs

AI is reshaping the workplace as companies are turning to it as a substitute for hiring, raising questions about the future of the job market. For many, there is uncertainty about the jobs their child...

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

Chinese youth are anxious, and a lot of them are unemployed: asiasociety.org/policy-insti... @asiasociety.org

The 19 Percent Revisited: How Youth Unemployment Has Changed Chinese Society

Barclay Bram examines how pressures are reshaping society, work, and the broader social and psychological impacts of rising unemployment among China's youth.

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

Four-fifths of China’s lost exports to the US have already found alternative markets in the second quarter, the top destinations being Southeast Asia and Europe: www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/art... @gdp1985.bsky.social #trade

China goes to (trade) war

Eighty-two percent of China’s lost exports to the US found alternative markets in Southeast Asia and Europe, a diversion that likely benefited from Beijing’s policy support.

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

A group of more than 85 climate experts has released a scathing review of the Trump administration’s “Climate Working Group” report on climate change science, condemning it as “biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policymaking”: www.desmog.com/2025/09/02/8...

Scores of Climate Experts Condemn Trump Climate Report as ‘Junk Science’

A 435-page review found the authors used standard climate denier tropes to produce a report riddled with errors.

www.desmog.com

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Longtail News @longtail.news · Aug 27

Feed: "Big Issue"
By: Sarah Housley on Wednesday, August 27, 2025

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change

Though over half of us think humanity is doomed, if we can imagine a better future, we can start to move towards it.

www.bigissue.com

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

🌍 What will 2050 look like - paradise or collapse? From climate reckoning to AI revolutions, this eye-opening journey maps the futures we could live - depending on the choices we make today. The future isn’t written. It’s chosen. By Hamza Habib: vocal.media/futurism/wha... #Futures #Climate #Tech

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

The makers of #AI keep pushing the art of utopian forecasting to new levels of hyperbole. #Tech revolutions always come with promises, but the AI industry has set such impossibly high targets for itself that it's bound to face a sobering reset: www.axios.com/2025/09/23/a...

Shield your eyes: A guide to AI's many dazzling futures

Manifestos by Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg and other AI leaders promise paradise on earth.

www.axios.com

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

Sickening.

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 15d

🚗💡 Future mobility investment #trends show a shift. While overall investment remains steady, it’s evolving - more targeted, larger deals focus on scaling electrified and autonomous tech. The next phase? Optimizing existing assets and refining mature technologies: tinyurl.com/38eekayw #EV#Mobility

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/looking-under-the-hood-a-new-approach-to-mobility-investing?stcr=D6DBD6687F734597A6F0E0920CF404C4&cid=mgp_opr-eml-alt-ain_aa-mgp-glb--&hlkid=c71fb256e31b40c2bc826ba6a4d16b44&hctky=2206254&hdpid=3ce2911f-fa90-478c-84d7-94bf570e07a1#/#EV

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 19d

Notwithstanding some recent false assertions, most domestic terrorists in the U.S. are politically on the right, and right-wing attacks account for the vast majority of fatalities from domestic terrorism. Here's what independent research shows: theconversation.com/right-wing-e...

Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows

Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.

theconversation.com

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 22d

The price of the #Trump meme coin today is about one-fifth of its value just seven months ago.

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 28d

President Trump plans to attend the #47th Asean Summit, to be hosted by Malaysia next month.

Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 28d

Pakistan and #China have agreed to establish a consortium of bilateral and multilateral partners to finance a $7 billion railway project as part of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): ibcworldnews.com/2025/09/09/p... #BRI #infrastructure #India #Pakistan

Pakistan, China to Form Consortium for $7 Billion CPEC Railway Project

Pak- China Form Consortium ISLAMABAD Pakistan and China have agreed to establish a consortium of bilateral and multilateral partners to finance a USD 7 bi

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