Consumers resent energy-price jumps exacerbated by the spread of data centers. Workers fear widespread job losses. Parents worry about AI undermining education and harming children’s mental health. In recent months, the wave of anger has brought protests, swayed election results and spurred isolated acts of violence. (Ramkumar, Blunt & Ellis, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreTo a degree many observers thought impossible when China’s leader took power more than a decade ago, Xi has succeeded in using digital surveillance and tough jail sentences to silence activists, lawyers and business leaders who speak out of turn. But he still can’t fully control Christians, who number in the tens of millions in China. (Spegele, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreBy creating a government-sanctioned repository of content that can be consulted for the truth about unknown intelligence, the U.S. government has offered support and recognition to a new kind of religion: belief in UFOs. (Pasulka, The Washington Post)
Read MoreBoulder, Colo.-based Gloo provides enterprise technology and AI tools to Christian churches, nonprofits and universities—what it calls the faith and flourishing sector. The company went public in November, aiming to use its stock for acquisitions and bolster its balance sheet. Gloo has acquired 20 companies since 2020. (Broughton, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreWho Americans spend their time with changes a lot over the course of their lives. In their teens, Americans spend a lot of time with friends and family. In their 20s, time with friends and family starts to drop off. Instead, Americans begin to spend more time with partners and children. (Tuna Acisu, Our World Data)
Read MoreThousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God.” Most speakers celebrated Christianity’s ties to American history, a blending of ideas that critics flagged ahead of the prayer gathering as supporting Christian nationalism. (Stanley, AP News)
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