The Algorithm Age

Ten times more cyclists than drivers have been fined for running red lights in one of London 's busiest districts, new figures have revealed. And one in six bike riders admits to frequently ignoring traffic light signals to stop, according to a new poll for electric vehicle firm Lime. City Of London Police say they are carrying out a new crackdown on cyclists who flout regulations - with many more doing so compared to drivers in the area. Some 284 people have been fined so far this year for not stopping at traffic lights while riding bikes in the City of London , compared to just 25 drivers. The figures were revealed by City of London Police, at the same time as a separate study by Lime on the attitudes shown by cyclists across the UK's capital city. Fines for cyclists running red lights are set at £50, while drivers must pay £100 - with the money going to the Treasury - and receive three points on their licence. City of London Corporation figures show c...

A number of new education-related laws took effect in Virginia on July 1, bringing changes to teacher training requirements, student safety protocols, and access to health services in schools. Here’s a look at what’s new: Limits on teacher training (HB 1626 / SB 822): Public school teachers can no longer be required to participate in non-academic training sessions more than once within six months of being hired and once every five years after that. The total amount of non-academic training required cannot exceed 25 hours over five years, with exceptions only for certain secure testing-related violations. Extreme heat safety for student-athletes (HB 1663 / SB 1104): The Virginia Board of Education must now create and regularly update guidelines for protecting student-athletes from extreme heat. Local school boards are required to adopt policies that monitor Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) levels, establ...

I live 3 miles from xAI’s South Memphis data center, where Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company has been operating dozens of methane gas turbines without critical — and we believe legally required — environmental permits. My neighbors and I are forced to breathe the pollution this company pumps into our air every day. We smell it. We inhale it. This isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a public health emergency. Memphis and Shelby County had a pollution crisis long before Musk and xAI powered up Colossus, a massive supercomputer. The American Lung Association gave us an “F” for air quality for four of the last five years, and we got a D the one year we didn’t get an F. We haven’t met federal ozone standards since 2021. We are known as an “asthma capital” in the U.S., and recent statistics found that we had the most asthma-related ER visits in Tennessee . Now, in response to this growing threat to the air we breathe, we’re fighting back. Last week, the ...