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- Rice has a methane problem that a startup is promising to fix https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/05/09/sustainability/rice-methane-problem-startup/ 5 comments
- Elon Musk saved Tesla from ruin by promising self-driving cars. The problem? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12655261/Elon-Musk-Tesla-crashes-deaths-faked-promo-video-lawsuits-TOM-LEONARD.html 2 comments
- Finding Cash for the Climate Is Tough. Two New Pledges Show Why. | Money is a very big sticking point at this year’s United Nations climate summit. Part of the problem is that American promises often go unmet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-un-climate-fund-money.html 8 comments climate
- Xavi Simons was a major target for Borussia Dortmund. There were promising discussions between both sides. He appreciated the good development opportunities at BVB. The problem: Sebastian Kehl insisted on a loan with an option to buy. But PSG didn't want to get involved in that. https://sportbild.bild.de/bundesliga/vereine/borussia-dortmund/borussia-dortmund-diesen-neuen-bundesliga-star-hat-der-bvb-verpasst-85471186.sportMobile.html?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.de%2F 32 comments soccer
- A new mathematical model unites the physics and chemistry of promising lithium-metal batteries, providing solutions to a problem known to cause degradation and failure: offering the insight that swapping in new electrolytes with certain properties could slow or even outright stop dendrite growth https://news.stanford.edu/press/view/44152 9 comments science
- You Deserve the Good Life. Democrats Should Promise to Deliver It. — We heard Democrats were having “messaging” problems. Here’s a solution. https://newrepublic.com/article/166760/democrats-good-life-messaging-keynes 177 comments politics
- The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse - A seemingly endless supply chain crunch has fueled interest in tech that promises to track problems or predict where new ones might occur. https://www.wired.com/story/supply-chain-crisis-data/ 28 comments technology
- Space Junk Removal Is Not Going Smoothly - Despite Promising Technology Demonstrations, There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Solution For The Growing Problem Of Taking Out The Orbital Trash https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/space-junk-removal-is-not-going-smoothly/ 15 comments space
- Muddled promises on schools pose political problem for Biden https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-d447d6ed55f4948dc9fc1d9b4ef45585 17 comments politics
- Modi floats like a butterfly past problems & makes new promises. But the maths will catch up https://theprint.in/opinion/modi-floats-like-a-butterfly-past-problems-makes-new-promises-but-the-maths-will-catch-up/486872/ 10 comments india
- Remdesivir: Problems, Promise, and Pump https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/g4wwem/remdesivir_problems_promise_and_pump/ 26 comments wallstreetbets
- Aerobic Exercise and Heart-Healthy Diet May Slow Development of Memory Problems. Researchers concluded that their findings are promising proof that improved ability to think, remember, and make decisions can last one year after completing a six-month exercise intervention https://www.healthinaging.org/blog/aerobic-exercise-and-heart-healthy-diet-may-slow-development-of-memory-problems/ 3 comments science
- The Failed Political Promise of Silicon Valley: Tech was meant to help us transcend our most intractable problems. What went wrong? https://newrepublic.com/article/154961/failed-political-promise-silicon-valley 7 comments technology
- [PFT] Kirk Cousins complains about Garrett Bradbury’s sweating, “He promises it’s not a problem in games, but it remains to be seen because his shorts today were soaked." https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/07/kirk-cousins-complains-about-garrett-bradburys-sweating/ 186 comments nfl
- Josep Pedrerol promised the signing of Hazard to take place in couple of hours, problem is that was two days ago. He then announced yesterday that Hazard would be signed and If wrong he would not host the show on Friday. Now he announced if the signing is not today he will walk on the beach forever. https://www.lavanguardia.com/television/20190607/462714493354/josep-pedrerol-hazard-real-madrid-jugones-el-chiringuito.html 70 comments soccer
- Moise Kean’s father: “I promised Juve that I’d keep him in Italy, but wanted two tractors in return. They said it wouldn’t be a problem, but I haven’t received them yet, now they won’t give me tickets or even take my calls.” https://www.football-italia.net/136246/keans-father-juve-owe-me-tractors 222 comments soccer
- Trump promised to fix veterans’ problems. Now they call his hotline desperate for help. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-promised-to-fix-veterans-problems-now-they-call-his-hotline-desperate-for-help/2018/08/03/9d2b7c14-95b8-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?utm_term=.b879d9a43a81 45 comments politics
- Good morning reddit. Care to try a few problems on my new math website? It won't be horrible, I promise. https://regressionbuddy.com 35 comments math
- Duterte admits his promise to solve drug problem turned out as a "fiasco" http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/18/duterte-promise-to-solve-drug-problem-a-fiasco 19 comments worldnews
- Study of "brain pacemaker", thin electrical wires surgically implanted into the frontal lobes of the brain, shows promise in slowing decline of Alzheimer’s. Treatment targets area of brain linked to problem-solving, decision-making, and judgment. https://news.osu.edu/news/2018/01/30/brain-pacemaker-study/ 3 comments science
- The legal quagmire of creativity in artificial intelligence. AI holds the promise to solve problems beyond the scope of human imagination. But if an AI can create, who owns its work? http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/the-legal-quagmire-of-creativity-in-artificial-intelligence 5 comments artificial
- We have a problem with promises - Awesome deep-dive into JS Promises https://pouchdb.com/2015/05/18/we-have-a-problem-with-promises.html 3 comments coding
- Tired Of Promises, A Struggling Small Town Wants Problems Solved http://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521118179/tired-of-promises-a-struggling-small-town-wants-problems-solved?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170328 4 comments politics
- Donald Trump does as promised — that's the problem http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/tony-norman/2017/01/31/tony-norman-donald-trump-does-as-promised-that-s-the-problem/stories/201701310145 14 comments politics
- Trump Promised to Do Five Things to Separate Himself From His Business. There’s a Glaring Problem With Each One. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/01/11/the_specific_problems_with_trump_s_plan_to_separate_himself_from_his_company.html 4 comments politics
- Problem with promise in Angular. https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/5gyo2q/problem_with_promise_in_angular/ 8 comments learnprogramming
- Tokyo’s new governor promised a formal review of the megacity’s problem-plagued preparations for the 2020 Olympics as concerns grow over soaring costs - a special panel would review whether Tokyo tax money has been and will be used appropriately. http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/new-tokyo-governor-pledges-olympic-cost-probe 5 comments worldnews
- Donald Trump and the Future of the Republican Party - "The White American Middle, the pillar of GOP support, is an anxious mess throwing its lot behind a charismatic demagogue promising to solve all their problems with walls, deportations, trade wars, and religious bans." http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-is-the-future-of-the-republican-party/486872/ 36 comments politics
- Does Haskell make promises it can't keep? The problem with wrapping numeric types https://gist.github.com/tdoris/de36d2306edc5d6e9e7d#file-promises-md 17 comments haskell
- We have a problem with promises http://pouchdb.com/2015/05/18/we-have-a-problem-with-promises.html 110 comments javascript
- Bobby Jindal's tax problem - He promised not to raise them. Now, he's got a huge budget hole to fill - and a big political mess on his hands. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/bobby-jindal-spars-with-republicans-over-vow-to-grover-norquist-116122.html 7 comments politics
- On Economy, Russia Shoots Self In Foot:now Vladimir Putin is blaming those powers for his problems; problems that Russia should have dealt with a decade ago when Dmitry Medvedev, then president of the country, promised to diversify the Russian economy http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2014/12/07/on-economy-russia-shoots-self-in-foot/ 17 comments worldnews
- "If the problem-plagued rollout of healthcare.gov is any indication, 25 years of bipartisan efforts to downsize the federal government… haven’t yielded the awesome efficiencies the 'reinventing government' crowd promised us. What a shocker." http://billmoyers.com/2013/10/21/the-healthcare-gov-debacle-spare-some-blame-for-bush-and-clinton/ 3 comments politics
- FIFA president promised Palestinians to help put an end to the problem that Israel severely restrict sports in Palestinian territories http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-fifa-help-solve-palestinian-sports-dispute-israel-155952373.html 10 comments worldnews
- Mitt Romney: The Man Without a Past, "Romney has an identity problem. He is running for president by making promises about America's future, but as a man who is largely without a past." http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/mitt-romney-the-man-without-a-past/260136/ 11 comments politics
- Monsanto and the mortal danger to traditional agriculture: Contrary to their mendacious propagandized promises of solving the problem of world hunger...bio-tech companies are instead in the process of destroying the world's ecosystems, and thus the natural food chains and life cycles http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_63585.shtml 620 comments worldnews
- Inexpensive compound (DCA) used safely for years to treat metabolic problems shows promise as a cure for cancer, but it is ignored by Big Pharma. http://medicorcancer.com/dca-reports.html 2 comments reddit.com
- Obama says Iraq war is ending & his promise is kept. The problem is the "Iraq war" was not a "war" but an intentional Western conspired "assault" against a guiltless people who neither possessed WMDs or had anything to do with 9/11. http://www.reuters.com/article/idustre67r0k420100828?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed:+reuters/topnews+(news+/+us+/+top+news) 9 comments reddit.com
- Apple's Chinese suicide problem -- Not a confidence-builder: iPhone-assembling Foxconn workers are asked to promise they won't kill themselves http://www.salon.com/technology/apple/index.html?story=/tech/htww/2010/05/26/foxconn_no_suicide_pledge 4 comments business
- Karl Rove's pundit problem:What if Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) holds true to his recent promise to slap Karl Rove with a contempt of Congress charge? http://mediamatters.org/columns/200805200001?f=h_column 11 comments politics