Prologue Journal – Page 41045 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Reuters breaks news of China growth target

Reuters Reuters was 39 minutes ahead in breaking the news that China had set an economic growth target of around 5% for 2023 – an eagerly awaited number that ranks as one of the most important data points in global economics. The target for the world’s second-largest economy was at the low end of expectations,…

Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy’s migrant shipwreck

Jerusalem Post Local authorities said 70 bodies had so far been recovered following the incident. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-733411

AI and its implications for copyright -opinion

Jerusalem Post It is clear that for the machine to write or draw anything, it needs access to existing information, documents, research, drawings, pictures, etc. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-733356

Holy oil for King Charles’ coronation consecrated in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post The oil will be used to anoint Charles when he and his wife Camilla are crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6 https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-733317

This week’s US update on ISIS fight shows how complex the fight is – analysis

Jerusalem Post The US’ fight against ISIS in Syria is made complex by Iran, Turkey and Russia among other forces. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/article-733300

Russia set to mothball damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines

Reuters Sources have exclusively told Reuters that Russia’s ruptured undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines are set to be sealed up and mothballed as there are no immediate plans to repair or reactivate them. Soaring tensions between Moscow and the West over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had brought Nord Stream 1 to a standstill and prevented…

Parashat Tetzaveh: Remember and follow

Jerusalem Post Remembering is also woven throughout the annual reading of the Torah, referenced in all Five Books of Moses. Why so much attention and significance to memory in Judaism? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-733182

Parashat Tetzaveh: The lantern of humanity

Jerusalem Post This issue of lighting the candles in the Mishkan, and afterward in the Temple, aroused great attention among the sages of the Midrash. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-733180

Experts warn: Israel’s economy under existential threat

Jerusalem Post Economists from around the world raise largest red flag possible against judicial reform https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-733255

Reuters exclusively revealed that Microsoft is set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that Microsoft’s offer of licensing deals with rivals are likely to address EU antitrust concerns over its $69 billion bid for Call of Duty maker Activision, potentially helping it to clear a major regulatory hurdle. Activision shares gained 1.8% in pre-market trading following the Reuters story. The post Reuters exclusively revealed…