study from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna finds that as people's close social circles expanded from two to five friends around the rise of social media (2008-2010), polarization in society spiked

it illustrates a serious pain point in modern cars -- myriad apps interacting with a diverse population of in-car software systems

Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years

Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad after five decades of dynastic rule

5 types of AI personalities in the workplace:
“The Maximalist” who regularly uses AI on their jobs; “The Underground" who covertly uses AI; “The Rebel,” who abhors AI; “The Superfan” who is excited about AI but still hasn't used it; and “The Observer" who is taking a wait-and-see approach

oh je...

Google’s emissions climb nearly 50% in five years due to AI energy demand

Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn

For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions

"Five Eyes", "Nine Eyes", "Fourteen Eyes" - was es mit den Überwachungs-Allianzen aus dem Fundus von Edward Snowden genau auf sich hat

"The omnipresence of the most powerful espionage alliance in world history and the citizens they watch make for an epic Homer would be proud of"

Kanada im NSA-Skandal dabei - gehören aber eben auch zum fünfäugigen Leviathan => CAPTAIN OBVIOUS

Merkel will in die "Five Eyes" - ich will raus aus Deutschland