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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
A recent breakthrough from DeepSeek, a new Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has sparked global interest. Not only has the company released a language learning model (LLM) that rivals OpenAI’s GPT-4o, it claims to have developed it in just two months using a minimal investment of $5.6 million. This audacious claim has caused controversy in the tech world. Industry leaders like Elon Musk question the truth behind the Chinese company’s claim.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
Just days after entering office, US President Donald Trump swiftly revoked 78 of his predecessor Joe Biden’s executive actions. These include executive orders, which carry the greatest weight, along with lesser memoranda and proclamations. While executive orders carry the force of law and are difficult to overturn, memoranda and proclamations are harder to track and enforce.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Atul Singh |Glenn L. Carle
President Donald Trump’s return to power has alarmed many countries around the world. It is important to remember that Trump the individual represents two deep and persistent trends in American politics: isolationism and nativism. Remember that after World War I, the US jettisoned the League of Nations, which was President Woodrow Wilson’s idea. Even after World War II, influential figures championed Fortress America. Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of them.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
[On December 31, 2024, we predicted seven developments for 2025 and boldly went where only fools, angels and astrologers dare to go. So, what can we expect in 2025? To borrow words from the military, a more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This is Part 7 of a seven-part series. You can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6 here.]France and Germany are the two beating hearts of Europe. Both of them ended 2024 without a budget.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
[On December 31, 2024, we predicted seven developments for 2025 and boldly went where only fools, angels and astrologers dare to go. So, what can we expect in 2025? To borrow words from the military, a more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This is Part 6 of a seven-part series. You can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 here.]In 2024, militant Islamist violence in Africa reached a record high. Fatalities have nearly tripled since 2020 to approximately 11,000.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
[On December 31, 2024, we predicted seven developments for 2025 and boldly went where only fools, angels and astrologers dare to go. So, what can we expect in 2025? To borrow words from the military, a more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This is Part 5 of a seven-part series. You can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 here.]Former CIA officer Glenn Carle and Fair Observer Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh disagree on the global economy.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
[On December 31, 2024, we predicted seven developments for 2025 and boldly went where only fools, angels and astrologers dare to go. So, what can we expect in 2025? To borrow words from the military, a more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This is Part 4 of a seven-part series. You can read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here.]Russia and Ukraine have been at war since February 24, 2022. Casualties have mounted, and economies are under strain.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
[On December 31, 2024, we predicted seven developments for 2025 and boldly went where only fools, angels and astrologers dare to go. So, what can we expect in 2025? To borrow words from the military, a more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This is Part 3 of a seven-part series. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 here.]Israel has emerged as the big winner in the latest Middle Eastern conflict. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have weakened Hamas.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
[On December 31, 2024, we predicted seven developments for 2025 and boldly went where only fools, angels and astrologers dare to go. So, what can we expect in 2025? To borrow words from the military, a more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This is Part 2 of a seven-part series. You can read Part 1 here.]In just the next decade — even the next five years — AI will be performing most tasks better than humans. It will also be more efficient.
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2 months ago | 
fairobserver.com | Glenn L. Carle |Atul Singh |Claire Whitaker |Ankita M. Kumar
[On December 31, 2024, we predicted seven developments for 2025 and boldly went where only fools, angels and astrologers dare to go. So, what can we expect in 2025? To borrow words from the military, a more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This is Part 1 of a seven-part series.]US President Donald Trump won the election by promising more secure borders and higher tariffs. Now that he is in office, he will clamp down on immigration.
