China’s Economy is Over the Hill and Will Not Pass the USA in GDP

In 2022, Nextbigfuture noted that China’s economy had basically stalled out. China’s economy was extraordinary and outperformed relative to other countries for decades. It did this by catching up. China’s economy will be stalled for the 10-15 years as its population and working age population shrinks and ages. However, after the stall is the steep …

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How Canada Could Become the Third or Fourth Largest Economy in the World by the 2040s

Canada could become the third largest economy in the world by the 2040s. Canada has more than doubled its population growth rate to 2.7% to 3.0% per year in the last two years. This is adding 1.0 to 1.3 million people per year. Canada is mainly adding college educated people from India, Asia and Europe. …

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US DOE $100 Million More to Scale New Clean Energy Technology

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $100 million in funding to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies. Developing and deploying innovative energy technologies is key to delivering a clean energy future and achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050. Between the 2019 and 2021 cohort, ARPA-E …

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A Canadian Century

The 20th century is largely characterized as the American Century where population more than tripled from 76 million in 1900 to 282 million in 2000. It was also where America achieved economic, political and technological dominance. Canada could have an impressive Canadian century in the 21st Century. It won’t rise to number one but it …

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Holtec Gets Final License for Used Nuclear Fuel Storage

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the final license to build and operate the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) to Holtec International on the land provided by the Eddy Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA), a regional economic development authority in Southeast New Mexico. This license is the culmination of an eight-year process to bring …

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Next Generation US Navy Destroyers 2032

The US Navy DDG(X) program wants next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy’s Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and older Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class Aegis destroyers. The US Navy plans to start buying the first DDG(X) in FY2032. The Navy’s proposed FY2024 budget requests $187.4 million in research and development funding for the program. …

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Facebook Sold Your Private Data for 15 Years So You Now Get Less Than $1 Per Year

Facebook allowed users’ personal data to be shared with third parties (like Cambridge Analytica) and there is now a legal settlement for $725 million. You and about 200 million other Americans can get a piece of that settlement. If almost everyone who is a US user of Facebook applies then each applicant will get about …

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