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Cost of living, Quality of life and travel for around the world.

Quality of Life Index 2015 Mid Year

22 July 2015 @ 6:20 am

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Cost of Living Index 2014 Mid Year

1 July 2014 @ 8:04 am

Numbeo Cost of Living Index 2014 Mid Year (July 1st, 2014) Numbeo, the world's largest database of user contributed data about living conditions in cities and countries worldwide, released mid year 2014 rankings. The most expensive cities in the world, in mid 2014 are Zurich (CPI index 159.51), Stavanger (156.71) and Geneva (150.43). Indian cities Thiruvananthapuram (22.25), Coimbatore (24.57) and Indore (25.90) are the least expensive cities in the world. In Europe, cities in Switzerland and Norway dominate the list of most expensive cities, while the least expensive cities in Europe are Bitola (index 37.88), followed by Chisinau (38.40) and Dnipropetrovsk (40.53). Cities in Europe, out of all

The Most Expensive Cities in 2014 by Numbeo's Cost of Living International Rankings

28 January 2014 @ 11:33 am

The biggest free cost of living database, Numbeo, collected more than 1.1 million data from more than 130000 contributors since 2009. The result of Numbeo's survey, shows, that in the beginning of 2014, the most expensive cities (excluding rent) are Zurich (index 157.47), Trondheim (152.89) and Geneva (162.34). The least expensive are Thiruvananthapuram (21.17), Tiruchirapalli (23.23) and Indore (23.94) in India. Numbeo is currently tracking the prices of 48 goods and services. In Numbeo's survey, New York is used as the base city for the index and scores 100 points, all cities are compared against New York and currency movements are measured against US Dollar and EURO. Lucerne in Switzerland scores 150.75 points and is nearly three times as costly as Consanta in Romania with an index score of 50.32. In Europe, many cities in Switzerland and Norway are among the most expensive on the list, followed by Paris (120.68). In

New Numbeo release brings support for mobile phones!

7 October 2013 @ 11:56 am

New www.numbeo.com release brings support for mobile phones. Let me know if you encounter any problem. New mobile version of the website is supposed to load automatically when you access the website from the mobile phone.

BudgetDirect Provides Interesting User Experience over Numbeo Data

2 October 2013 @ 7:11 am

BudgetDirect do provide interesting user experience using Numbeo data in their cost of living tool . I'm interested to hear what do you like and what do you dislike in their tool, especially regarding look&feel.

Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide, has chosen Iceland as the least polluted country in 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:28 pm

Top 10 the least polluted countries, according to Numbeo are: - Iceland (pollution index 9.85) - Estonia (16.38) - Finland (18.53) - Sweden (18.79) - Australia (20.89) - New Zealand (21.80) - Switzerland (22.97) - Norway (23.35) - Lithuania (25.17) - Canada (26.52) The full list is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/pollution/rankings_by_country.jsp

Top 10 Safest Countries in the World in 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:28 pm

Japan is the safest country in the world in 2013, according to Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. Top 10 safest countries, according to Numbeo are: - Japan (safety index 86.89) - Taiwan (83.74) - Hong Kong (83.43) - South Korea (82.60) - United Arab Emirates (81.99) - Malta (81.46) - Luxembourg (81.25) - Georgia (80.43) - Bahrain (80.21) - Singapore (80.02) - Iceland (77.68) The full list is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp

Numbeo: Quality of Life Index by City 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:27 pm

ZURICH is the city with the best quality of life in 2013, according to an annual report by Numbeo, the world's largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. For its quality of life index 2013 it gathered data from more than 76000 people around the world. The cities which are ranked highest in quality of life are: - Zurich, Switzerland (score 233.72) - Canberra, Australia (219.15) - Adelaide, Australia (214.61) - Berlin, Germany (213.50) - Munich, Germany (210.24) - Edmonton, Canada (208.74) - Calgary, Canada (202.72) - Hamburg, Germany (201.55) - Austin, TX, United States (199.52) - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (195.49) Full rankings are available at: http://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings.jsp About Numbeo: Numbeo is the worl

Property Prices Indexes 2013

4 February 2013 @ 11:19 am

Numbeo did publish it's property price indexes for 2013. Property Price Index by city is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings.jsp Property Price Index by country is available at : http://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings_by_country.jsp

Cost of Living Index for 2013 - Norway, Switzerland and Australia are most expensive

4 February 2013 @ 11:16 am

Based on 48 goods and services, Numbeo's survey for 2013 is made using a data cut on 4th of February 2013. This year data cut contains 367958 entries from 33448 individual contributors worldwide. The data on city level are showing Norwegian cities Stavanger, Trondheim, Oslo and Bergen on top of the list of most expensive cities. Several cities in Switzerland are also among the most expensive in the world: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne and Bern. Among the 25 most expensive cities in the world, our list includes also eight Australian cities: Perth, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. Only a few cities which are not in Norway, Switzerland and Australia made their way into the top 25 most expensive list: Luanda in Angola, Stockholm in Sweden, Arhus and Copenhagen in Denmark, Paris in France, Luxembourg and on 25th place Tokyo in Japan. List with details on city level is available at:

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International finance and business news.

AI Crusades: San Fran Lunatic Goes 'Donkey Kong' On Waymo Robotaxi

23 April 2024 @ 1:20 am

AI Crusades: San Fran Lunatic Goes 'Donkey Kong' On Waymo Robotaxi A viral video on X shows a person going full 'Donkey Kong' on an autonomous Waymo vehicle in the crime-ridden downtown area of San Francisco over the weekend. This plays into a much larger trend of people lashing out against self-driving cars.  Local media outlet KRON4 said the fully autonomous Jaguar I-Pace was near Market and Dolores streets when a person jumped on the hood and started "stomping the front windshield in an attempt to break it open."  Californian vs Waymo...

Syria's President Assad Confirms Rare Direct Talks With Washington

23 April 2024 @ 1:00 am

Syria's President Assad Confirms Rare Direct Talks With Washington Via The Cradle Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the Foreign Minister of the south Caucasus republic Abkhazia during an interview published on 21 April that Damascus holds dialogue with Washington "from time to time." In response to a question from Abkhazian Foreign Minister Inal Ardzinba on whether there has been an opportunity for Syria to "restore dialogue with the collective west," Assad said: "America is currently illegally occupying part of our land, financing terrorism, and supporting Israel, which also occupies our land." "But we meet with t

Kolanovic Says "Correction Has Further To Go" While JPM's Trading Desk Remains "Bullish"

23 April 2024 @ 12:30 am

Kolanovic Says "Correction Has Further To Go" While JPM's Trading Desk Remains "Bullish" On one hand, the technical storm appears to have subsided: as we predicted last night, just days after the biggest CTA shake-out in over a year (thanks to the fake Iran-Israel war, which on Thursday shook out all the sell stops thanks to the latest brutal bear trap, and thus paradoxically removed any residual selling pressure), other systematic funds finally stepped in to buy the dip, with vol control and Risk-Parity strategies both starting to add leverage back after a sharper unwind last week.

'The Most Secure Election In American History': John Eastman

23 April 2024 @ 12:20 am

'The Most Secure Election In American History': John Eastman Authored by John Eastman via The Gatestone Institute, I would like to discuss some of the illegalities that occurred in the 2020 election and the proposed constitutional remedies that we thought we could advance.

SCOTUS Will Hear Lawsuit Challenging Biden's ATF "Ghost Gun" Rule Before Elections 

23 April 2024 @ 12:00 am

SCOTUS Will Hear Lawsuit Challenging Biden's ATF "Ghost Gun" Rule Before Elections  On Monday, the Supreme Court said it would review a lawsuit filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) challenging President Biden's "frame or receiver" rule, which was enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The nation's highest court plans to decide if certain gun parts that complete 'ghost guns' fall under the definition of a "firearm" under the federal Gun Control Act. Ghost gun rules require kit manufacturers and sellers to obtain licenses to sell the parts kit, apply serial numbers to frames and receivers, and conduct FBI background checks. Last year, the Fifth Circuit struck down the ghost gun ru

'Threat Facing Our Country Is From The Far Left' And Socialistic Thugs, Not Trump: Bill Barr

22 April 2024 @ 11:40 pm

'Threat Facing Our Country Is From The Far Left' And Socialistic Thugs, Not Trump: Bill Barr Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former Attorney General Bill Barr dismissed the idea that former President Donald Trump is a power-hungry “right-wing dictator,” noting that the real threat facing the United States is the intolerant “far left” ideologues.

"Our Cities Turn Into War Zones Every Night"

22 April 2024 @ 11:20 pm

"Our Cities Turn Into War Zones Every Night" From coast to coast, radical prosecutors and progressive politicians have been pushing illogical criminal justice policies that not only have backfired but transformed many once-safe Democrat-controlled cities into crime-ridden hellholes. Go down the list of cities. Whether it's New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Chicago, or San Francisco, and the list goes on and on - these metros are plagued with violent crime, out-of-control youth, carjackings, murders, drug crises, the homelessness crisis, theft waves, and unvetted migrants.

Planned Parenthood Abortions Among 'Top Four Leading Causes Of Death' In America

22 April 2024 @ 11:00 pm

Planned Parenthood Abortions Among 'Top Four Leading Causes Of Death' In America Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Abortions conducted by Planned Parenthood are a leading cause of death in the United States, with the organization recommending the procedure to pregnant clients 97 percent of the time, according to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group.

Iran-Linked Iraq Militia Says It Is Resuming Attacks On US Forces

22 April 2024 @ 10:40 pm

Iran-Linked Iraq Militia Says It Is Resuming Attacks On US Forces The prior period of constant attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria which corresponded with the opening first half of Israel's operations in Gaza could soon resume, after a Sunday incident saw at least five rockets fired on an American base in northeastern Syria.  The Iraqi militant group Kataib Hezbollah - which has close ties with Iran claimed responsibility, and more importantly announced that it is resuming attacks on US bases in the region.

If You’re A Criminal, This Is the County To Avoid

22 April 2024 @ 10:20 pm

If You’re A Criminal, This Is the County To Avoid Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Across a six-decade career, beginning as a 16-year-old ambulance driver to his ascension as America’s most renowned lawman, Grady Judd has made one thing clear.

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Venture capital technology news

Adobe launches Firefly 3 with full AI image generation in Photoshop

23 April 2024 @ 9:00 am

Adobe is putting the image generation capabilities of its newly unveiled Firefly Image 3 AI model directly into Photoshop.

More than half of U.S. has tried generative AI according to Adobe Analytics

22 April 2024 @ 9:41 pm

41% of Americans now expect brands to use gen AI to enhance customer service, with 58% saying online shopping has improved as a result.

Valheim players can now try out the new Ashlands biome

22 April 2024 @ 8:07 pm

Ashlands, the newest biome in Iron Gate’s Valheim, is now available through the game’s public testing branch on PC.

Meta opens Horizon OS to third party headsets, shifting XR strategy

22 April 2024 @ 6:27 pm

Meta has announced plans to open up its Meta Horizon OS ecosystem for third party mixed reality device developers.

Alethea AI launches emotive and expressive AI avatars on Coinbase blockchain

22 April 2024 @ 6:00 pm

Alethea AI launched its emotive and expressive AIs on Coinbase’s BASE blockchain to bring AI agents to consumers and businesses.

Meta’s Horizon OS will power VR hardware from Asus, Lenovo, Microsoft

22 April 2024 @ 5:55 pm

The move to broaden the number of devices offering the software makes a lot of sense — if Meta is intent on making it successful .

Private Division announces Tales of the Shire for later this year

22 April 2024 @ 5:38 pm

Private Division and Weta Workshop announced that they're launching Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game in the second half of 2024.

Confronting the ethical issues of human-like AI

22 April 2024 @ 5:07 pm

As AI becomes indistinguishable from humans, tech leaders must confront urgent ethical issues around transparency, trust and unintended harm.

Cirrus by Panasonic 2.0 enables connected car intelligence

22 April 2024 @ 4:00 pm

At ITS America, Panasonic announced the launch of its new Cirrus by Panasonic platform: Cirrus 2.0, an expanded, seamlessly integrated approach for managing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) ecosystems. Panasonic’s Cirrus platform offers an extensive, industry-leading cloud toolkit for state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and commercial fleet operators who seek V2X technologies to improve roadway mobility and provide […]

Xterio teams with BNB Chain to take Web3 games to new L2 blockchain

22 April 2024 @ 1:30 pm

Xterio, a Web3 gaming publisher, has teamed up with BNB Chain to take itsgamesto a new gaming-focused Layer 2 blockchain.

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unadulterated financial news from Max Keiser

The Covid-19 Dominoes Fall: The World Is Insolvent

16 March 2020 @ 4:40 pm

To understand why the financial dominoes toppled by the Covid-19 pandemic lead to global insolvency, let’s start with a household example. The point of this exercise is to distinguish between the market value of assets and net worth, which is what’s left after debts are…Read more ›

Goodbye to All That: The Demise of Globalization and Imperial Pretensions

13 March 2020 @ 9:57 pm

Globalization and Imperial Pretensions have been decaying for years; now the tide has turned definitively against them. The Covid-19 pandemic didn’t cause the demise of globalization and Imperial Pretensions; it merely pushed the rickety structures over the edge. It’s human nature to reckon…Read more ›

[KR1513] Keiser Report | Thinking Exponentially

13 March 2020 @ 12:30 am

In this final episode of Keiser Report from Los Angeles, Max and Stacy discuss the exponential growth in debt and dollars that preceded the pandemic sweeping through some of the world’s major economies. They discuss the oil and stock market…Read more ›

And Then Came the Lawsuits: Pandemic in a Litigious Society

12 March 2020 @ 6:38 pm

Never mind prevention or vaccines; the big question is “who can we sue after this blows over to rake in millions of dollars?” Yes, this is pathetic, tragic, perverse and evil, but that’s reality in a hyper-litigious society like the U.S.…Read more ›

What the Fed Can Do: Print and Buy, Buy, Buy

10 March 2020 @ 5:39 pm

Much has been written about what the Federal Reserve cannot do: it can’t stop the Covid-19 pandemic or reverse the economic damage unleashed by the pandemic. But let’s not overlook what the Fed can do: create U.S. dollars out of thin…Read more ›

The Gathering Storm: Could Covid-19 Overwhelm Us in the Months Ahead?

10 March 2020 @ 5:37 pm

The present disconnect between the science of Covid-19 and the status quo’s complacency is truly crazy-making, as we face a binary situation: either the science is correct and all the complacent are wrong, or the science is false and all the…Read more ›

[KR1511] Keiser Report | Painting Pandemic with Alex Schaefer

7 March 2020 @ 2:04 pm

In this episode of Keiser Report from Los Angeles, Max and Stacy discuss deglobalization as supply shocks hit the world in the midst of a pandemic… even if the WHO won’t call it that. They talk about an opinion piece…Read more ›

Did Covid-19 Just Pop All the Global Financial Bubbles?

5 March 2020 @ 4:39 pm

Even though the first-order effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are still impossible to predict, it’s already possible to ask: did the pandemic pop all the global financial bubbles? The reason we can ask this question is the entire bull mania of…Read more ›

The Limits of Force: A Bayonet in the Back Will Not Restore China’s Economy

5 March 2020 @ 4:35 pm

The Chinese authorities threatening to punish workers who refuse to return to work are getting a lesson in the limits of force in an unprecedented national trauma: a bayonet in the back will not restore the legitimacy and confidence that have…Read more ›

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The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.

UK grocery inflation falls to 30-month low

23 April 2024 @ 7:10 am

Grocery price growth eases to 3.2% in four weeks to mid-April as retailers focus on special offers

Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2024 flops

23 April 2024 @ 7:07 am

Shares of Chinese bubble tea chain ChaPanda drop as much as 38% on first day of trading

UK borrows more than expected in March and full fiscal year

23 April 2024 @ 6:18 am

Data will be disappointment for chancellor as he considers tax cuts ahead of general election

How Georgia’s EU dream is being eroded by ‘foreign influence’ law

23 April 2024 @ 5:00 am

Also in this newsletter: the personal feud at the heart of Croatian coalition talks

TikTok fortune of billionaire Republican donor Jeff Yass threatened by Washington

23 April 2024 @ 4:37 am

Investor’s Susquehanna International Group owns estimated $40bn stake in parent company ByteDance as app faces potential ban

FirstFT: Traders price in growing chance of Fed interest rate rise

23 April 2024 @ 4:36 am

Also in today’s newsletter, Ukraine aid and UK housing crisis

No Way Out — Tim Shipman on Brexit, Theresa May and the death of a premiership

23 April 2024 @ 4:00 am

This fast-paced account lays bare bitter divisions, relentless setbacks and a prime minister’s ultimate undoing

Post Office scandal exposes ethical dilemmas of general counsel

23 April 2024 @ 4:00 am

The affair highlights the responsibilities of in-house lawyers when warned of improper practices in their organisation

China’s ageing tech workers hit by ‘curse of 35’

23 April 2024 @ 4:00 am

Discrimination against older employees particularly apparent in sector where executives openly state preference for youth

Mediterranean ports warn of overflowing storage yards in latest threat to supply chain

23 April 2024 @ 4:00 am

Operators say ports severely congested because of Red Sea disruptions