2 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever

No income investor buys shares of a dividend-paying company expecting that it will suspend its distributions at some point. Quite the contrary, dividend investors want those payouts to keep going and growing for as long as possible — preferably forever. Unfortunately, many companies will, at some point, have to resort to dividend cuts because of … Read more

Protests in Georgia leave over 40 hospitalized as EU talks suspended

A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union left 44 people hospitalized, officials said Sunday. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the parliament Saturday night, throwing stones and setting off fireworks, while police deployed water cannons and tear gas. An effigy … Read more

The end of AI scaling may not be nigh: Here’s what’s next

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As AI systems achieve superhuman performance in increasingly complex tasks, the industry is grappling with whether bigger models are even possible — or if innovation must take a different path. The general approach to large language … Read more

Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb global plastic pollution | Climate News

As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date. Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with more than 100 nations advocating for a cap on plastic production and a handful of oil-producing countries only willing to target … Read more

Norway stops deep-sea mining, for now By Reuters

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway will not proceed with plans to conduct deep-sea mining, the SV party which supports the minority centre-left government said on Sunday, after it concluded negotiations over next year’s budget with the coalition. “We are stopping plans to open mining on the sea bed,” Kirsti Bergstoe, leader of the green leftwing SV party, … Read more