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The Real Threat To Young Americans' Jobs Isn't AI. It's The National Debt... Authored by Ken Buck via The Epoch Times, The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence and supercomputing technologies has many Americans worried about the future of their careers. In a survey last month, more than half of U.S. workers expressed concern that AI could take their job or the job of a family member. Another survey in December found that almost 60 percent of young people believe AI poses a threat to their job prospects. Americans are not naive. They...

Barnacle Scrapers Cash In As Persian Gulf Shipping Bottleneck Eases Demand for commercial divers who clean ship hulls has surged as vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf prepare to leave following a tentative US-Iran peace agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to Bloomberg. According to Captain Manandeep Singh Kukreja of Prominence Shipping Services, requests for hull-cleaning crews have increased more than 30-fold since the announcement. Fees for cleaning a single vessel could rise up to 60%, from about $5,000 to $8,000. Bloomberg reports that around 600 ships remain stuck in the...

Finland Flourishes As Freedom Flounders In The 'Land Of The Free' Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, according to Freedom House. More than 50 countries saw political rights and civil liberties deteriorate, including the United States. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, ranks the world’s most and least free countries using Freedom House’s 2026 Freedom in the World report, which evaluates political rights and civil liberties across 195 countries and territories. Finland topped the rankings with a perfect score of 100, followed by New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden at...