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Wie Pistorius die Einigung beim Wehrdienst durchkreuzt

Wie Pistorius die Einigung beim Wehrdienst durchkreuzt

Im letzten Moment blockiert Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius den mühsam ausgehandelten Kompromiss zum neuen Wehrdienst und brüskiert damit seine eigenen Verhandlungsführer. Rixa Fürsen analysiert die Implosion des Gesetzentwurfs, den Abgang einer Fraktionsvize unter Tränen und warum der beliebteste Politiker Deutschlands plötzlich sein eigenes Projekt torpediert. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Niklas Wagener. Der grüne Verteidigungspolitiker wirft der Koalition vor, […]

EU executive to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing

EU executive to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing

Bloc’s first affordable housing plan to cover issues such as tenants’ rights, property speculation and tourist lets The EU executive will propose rules to tackle the “huge problem” of short-term rentals via platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com, as it seeks to confront the “social crisis” of people struggling to afford a home, its first-ever housing commissioner has said. In an interview with the Guardian and other European newspapers, Dan Jørgensen said it was time for Brussels policymakers to take housing seriously or cede ground to anti-EU populists, who, he said, did not have the answers to the shortage of affordable homes. Continue reading...

Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’

Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’

Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system Keir Starmer to look at India’s digital ID system during visit to Mumbai For Danish teenagers, getting enrolled for MitID (my ID) has become somewhat of a rite of passage. From the age of 13, Danes can enrol for the national digital ID system, which can be used for everything from logging into online banking to signing documents electronically and booking a doctor’s appointment. Continue reading...

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate Britain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate. Heatwaves will occur in at least four of every five years in England by 2050, and time spent in drought will double. The number of days of peak wildfire conditions in July will nearly treble for the UK, while floods will increase in frequency throughout the year, with some peak river flows increasing by 40%. Continue reading...

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research. The report on the use of AI in UK schools , commissioned by Oxford University Press (OUP), found that just 2% of students aged between 13 and 18 said they did not use AI for their schoolwork, while 80% said they regularly used it. Continue reading...