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"In the fund that I manage, I will select companies that develop technologies and systems that will help alleviate some of the structural pressures that we are observing," specifies Alexander Laing, fund manager at Fidelity. "In the fund that I manage, I will select companies that develop technologies and systems that will help alleviate some of the structural pressures that we are observing," specifies Alexander Laing, fund manager at Fidelity. #ChangementClimatique #EconomieVerte #EnergiesRenouvelables (translated)

RADIO ARC 101:“NEWSSTANDS, ‘ENDANGERED SPECIES’ LIKE CAFÉS: MONEY LOST AND HOPES FROM STANFORD” by NANDO SILVESTRI SOURCE: https://radioarc.it/edicole-razze-in-estinzione-come-i-bar-soldi-persi-e-speranze-da-stanford/ Newsstands are another repository of humanity and knowledge, in many respects similar to cafés, at least as far as the unfortunate fate that has befallen many of them is concerned. The smell of printed paper, coloured card, variegated covers, surprise packets and cellophane was an olfactory molasses that once intoxicated young and old alike and represented, at the same time, a sought-after destination for daily walks and pauses. Stopping by the newsstand meant drawing upon knowledge, entertainment, culture, imagination and creativity. All prerogatives lost on account of the shapeless and amorphous surrogates disseminated by the web. This is the principal reason for the cumulative and recurring closure of a great many Italian newsstands: in economics, one speaks of a sector in demand collapse. But it is not merely a newsstand that closes; a piece of the local and national economy closes with it. From 35,000 newsstands in 2005 to about 20,000 in 2024: -43%. With them goes direct turnover of over €400 million per year, but the real hole is the indirect economy that is never calculated. Each average newsstand in a small town generated distribution worth €15,000 per year in margins for local distributors, couriers, and printers. Moreover, the customer who bought the newspaper would have a coffee, buy a bus ticket, place a bet. Download the Medium App One must consider that without a newsstand, the village cinema loses its only physical promotional outlet, not to mention the losses in terms of advertising. When it closes, it is not only the newsagent who loses. The café loses, the driver loses, the printer loses. In Irpinia, over the last five years, Avellino has lost six newsstands, Ariano Irpino three, Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi two. The total loss in Irpinia amounts to about 22% of outlets. All this means that many of the closures mentioned above have deprived Irpinian cafés of several dozen customers, harming workers, distributors and suppliers. These are jobs that do not make the news, but they exist. Another hard blow inflicted upon the local and national economy in the name of a false progress that almost always favours the business of fixers and the usual suspects. However, what is happening in Puglia, a few kilometres from Irpinia, opens up scenarios of renewal based precisely upon the reconversion of disused newsstands. These are prospects so unique and innovative as to have aroused interest worldwide, especially at Stanford University. This is news of enormous significance that few news programmes have disseminated, in the name of a perennial pre-emption by technologies contemptuous of common sense, tradition and art. In San Severo, 40 km from Upper Irpinia, a newsstand abandoned for six years in Via Matteo Tondi became, on 27 March 2026, the Teatro-Edicola Foyer’97: six chairs, four square metres, an idea by Francesco Gavino. The well-received 10- to 15-minute shows have piqued the curiosity of Stanford University. Its academic journal, the Stanford Social Innovation Review [SSIR], has chosen the Teatro Edicola in San Severo as an international case study with the reportage “The Six-Seat Revolution”. Why is Stanford watching us? Because it has realised that those four square metres can once again generate indirect economic activity. Indeed, 60 spectators in an afternoon can become 60 coffees at the neighbouring café. With a symbolic ticket price of €5, we are talking about a cultural micro-economy. Not to mention the indirect income from tourists and journalists who arrive and frequent B&Bs and restaurants. It is the model Irpinia needs: not to leave the void, but to reconvert it virtuously. Every closed newsstand can become an information point, a micro-cinema, a service hub. Otherwise we shall continue to count only the lowered shutters, without counting the money that no longer circulates.

The atomic clock using lutetium-176, developed at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore, has achieved a record precision in time measurement, but another clock using thorium-229 is approaching this extraordinary measure. #OrologioAtomico #TecnologiaQuantistica #ScienzaModerna (translated)

🚨Une revue cartographie 267 études présentées comme longitudinales sur le numérique et la santé des jeunes. Son message : ne pas réduire les usages au seul temps d’écran ; les pratiques, les contenus et les contextes comptent aussi. Les liens observés ne suffisent pas à établir une causalité. 📒 Usage quotidien des technologies numériques et santé des jeunes : revue de portée des études longitudinales ✍️ Preetika Banerjee (Department of Pharmacy, CHOICE Institute, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, États-Unis) et Louise Holly (Digital Transformations for Health Lab, Université de Genève, Suisse).JMIR Public Health and Surveillance - avril 2026 Everyday Digital Technology Use and Youth Health: Scoping Review of Longitudinal Studies Capsules Audio de Pratiques en Santé 🎙️🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul9HCp-R71s Analyse de Pratiques en Santé et lien vers la source ℹ️➕ https://www.pratiquesensante.com/blog/pratiques-15/usage-quotidien-des-technologies-numeriques-et-sante-des-jeunes-revue-de-portee-des-etudes-longitudinales-6269 📌 Une carte des preuves plutôt qu’un bilan des effets. Cette revue recense 267 études longitudinales publiées entre 2014 et 2024 et les classe en 6 thèmes (p. 5-7). Elle croise une synthèse par thème avec un décompte par technologie, type d’effet, âge et région (p. 11). Les autrices précisent qu’elle repère les grandes orientations de la recherche et ses lacunes, sans évaluer de façon définitive les effets (p. 11). Un déplacement du regard proposé par les autrices. Les études qui distinguent les façons d’utiliser le numérique trouvent des liens plus constants que celles qui mesurent le seul temps d’écran (p. 11). Les autrices en tirent une implication : passer d’un discours centré sur la responsabilité individuelle à des politiques qui agissent sur les environnements numériques des jeunes (p. 11). La revue peut aider à confronter les messages de prévention sur les écrans à ce que les études longitudinales permettent réellement d’affirmer. 🇬🇧: Daily use of digital technologies and youth health: a scoping review of longitudinal studies - https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/usage-quotidien-des-technologies-numeriques-et-sante-des-jeunes-revue-de-portee-des-etudes-longitudinales-6269 #️⃣ #pratiquesensante #ÉcransEtJeunes #SantéMentaleJeunes #RéseauxSociaux #LittératieNumérique #DéterminantsNumériques #PréventionNumérique #RechercheLongitudinale

Akis Gabriil mentioned that Tesla had on its list of critical suppliers for car production STMicroelectronics for semiconductors, and Infineon Technologies for power control systems. He also included Bosch for chassis and safety systems, Brembo for brake systems, and Continental for tires and sensors in various parts of the vehicle. According to him, the list also included ElringKlinger for structural components and cabin safety bars, and Henkel for chemicals used from the battery to mechanical parts and brakes. Gabriil criticized with insulting terms those who, as he wrote, were fanatical, and claimed that Europe had problems but did not lag in technology or resources. He urged not to adopt the MAGA claim that Europe was behind and announced more posts on the subject. #Tesla #ημιαγωγοί #Αυτοκινητοβιομηχανία (translated)

Oliver Gorus wrote that German car managers had told the story of the automobile and believed that major technological leaps were no longer possible. He contrasted this with a reference to Elon Musk, saying "Hold my beer." https://t.co/ytKTjIHnkA #Automobil #Technologie #Innovation (translated)

EU leaders discussed changes in trade policy towards China, controversies regarding the future budget, and opportunities for the development of humanoid robots in Poland during the summit in Brussels, as well as declines in shares of memory producers due to announcements from the Chinese giant ChangXin Memory Technologies. #Ekonomia #Robotyka #UniaEuropejska (translated)

On October 16, 2026, Elon Musk presented the production version of the Tesla Roadster, equipped with SpaceX technologies, capable of flying and performing spectacular aerial stunts, with reservations open in France starting at 250,000 euros. #TeslaRoadster #ElonMusk #SpaceX (translated)

The author called for a stronger strategic partnership with Germany, particularly in innovation, artificial intelligence and space technologies. They said they and President Steinmeier had also stressed the need for continued support for Ukraine, a strong EU and an effective UN. https://t.co/YjdVKHEGCn #StrategicPartnership #Innovation #EU #SI #DE #UA

BlogWyatt argued that Putin’s Russia had never sought to join Western institutions or build genuine shared spaces based on Western norms, including in the economy. He said it had instead sought Western money and technology and built corruption networks to strengthen itself against the West. #Putin #Russia #Corruption #RU #US

The author wrote that Skeleton Technologies was officially Estonia’s 11th unicorn, or its 12th if Starship Technologies was included. They said that 12 billion-dollar startups in a population of 1.3 million made Estonia an outlier, with only Israel and Singapore competing with it. #Estonia #Unicorns #Startups #EE #IL #SG

Our mission – to entertain the world – is ambitious, and to achieve it, we must be rigorous in allocating our human and material resources. Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos indicated Wednesday morning in an email to employees that the majority of the job cuts would involve the product, technology, legal, and human resources teams of the streaming giant. #Netflix #Licenciements #Streaming (translated)

Our mission – to entertain the world – is ambitious, and to achieve it, we must be rigorous in the allocation of our human and material resources. Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos indicated Wednesday morning in an email to employees that the majority of the layoffs would affect the product, technology, legal, and human resources teams of the streaming giant. #Netflix #Licenciements #Streaming (translated)