Keine Angst vor den Robotern

Mit zunehmender Automatisierung steigt die Angst vor einem harten Schlag für den Arbeitsmarkt. Eine Reihe von Politikern befürwortet sogar die Besteuerung von Robotern, um einen Beschäftigungsverlust auszugleichen. Die Realität zeigt jedoch, dass Automatisierung keine Gefahr für Arbeitsmarkt und Verbraucher ist. Ganz im Gegenteil.

The angrier your taxi driver is, the better

The temper tantrums thrown by taxi drivers around the world, when it comes to ride-sharing services such as Uber or Lyft, is indicative of a dying monopoly. If your taxi driver wasn’t angry at the gig economy, then something would be wrong.

[REPORTAGE] Mady Delvaux iwwer kënschtlech Intelligenz: Kommissioun net aktiv genuch, nei Steiere néideg

Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 13. Abrëll ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: Kënschtlech Intelligenz, Datesammlungen, autonom Autoen: technologesch Innovatioun ass een Challenge fir d’Europäesch Unioun, an där vill Politiker gäre méi legal an ekonomesch Secherheet hätten. De Bill Wirtz huet zu Bréissel […]

Asteroid mining can put an end to scarcity

In the attempt to limit the effects of climate change, and with the conscience that resources on planet Earth are scarce, many advocate for limiting the consumption of natural resources. However, having access to natural resources is essential for our economic development, and particularly to make social mobility possible: without a growing economy, there are […]

Interdiction du diesel: ils commencent en Allemagne et terminent chez vous

Par une décision historique, le Tribunal Administratif fédéral allemand a décidé que les villes ont le droit d’interdire les voitures diesel. Les “länder” (Etats fédéraux) du Baden-Würtemberg et de Rheinland-Pfalz avaient interjeté appel à la décision des autorités locales de Stuttgart et de Düsseldorf interdisant les voitures diesel sur leurs routes. Bien que cela ne […]

Check out these 7 crazy cryptocurrencies

The cryptomania has brought in a lot of craziness, not only on the well-established currencies which have seen an insane price explosion of the last year, but also on a large number of alternative coins. Regular articles on Bitcoins and cryptos in general can get a little dry, so I picked out some amusing alt-coins […]

SEC deregulation can save trees and time

In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission suggested what is known as Rule 30e-3, which modernizes the way companies and mutual funds report disclosure reports to shareholders and the public. The idea: getting rid of the requirement to deliver a hard copy and moving to the option of sending these digitally. However, this change is […]

How NGOs lobby the European Union on glyphosate

In January, the European Parliament announced that it will set up a Special Committee on the Union’s authorization procedure for pesticides. This move comes after the re-authorization of the herbicide glyphosate, which has been under repeated fire from anti-GMO activist groups for alleged health concerns. This parliamentary committee “investigating potential failures in the EU’s system for renewing […]