Time for a change: British Columbia decides to keep daylight saving time permanently 08. March 2026 (10:00) Most residents of Canadian province wanted change for years; Trump’s unneighbourly rhetoric helped seal the dealSince 1918, the clocks in Creston, a town in eastern British Columbia, ran an hour ahead of nearby communities for half the year. For the other six months, they slipped back into sync. Not because they town changed them but because its neighbours changed back and forth from daylight saving time.Creston was an outlier: a community that effectively created its own time zone. But when residents in most parts of the province shift their clocks forward on Sunday, they will be doing it for the last time – and permanently joining Creston for the first time in nearly 70 years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BrewDog sold highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning reforestation plans 08. March 2026 (10:00) Self-styled ‘punk’ beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland’s ‘biggest ever forest’The self-styled “punk” beer company BrewDog sold its Highland estate for a knockdown price after abandoning its efforts to plant Scotland’s “biggest ever forest” there.BrewDog’s co-founder James Watt claimed its Lost Forest project at Kinrara in the Cairngorms national park would cover a “staggering area” and capture tens of millions of tonnes of CO2 during its lifetime. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money 08. March 2026 (10:00) The Met has looked to a foreign government, to new strategies, even to outer space, in its scramble to find money to sustain the country’s largest performing arts organization.(New York Times)
A Crypto Coin Is Gobbling Up U.S. Treasuries 08. March 2026 (10:00) A new generation of cryptocurrency, pegged to the dollar, is growing rapidly, promising faster payments and potentially lower interest rates. But regulators and bankers warn of risks.(New York Times)
Left-Handed People Are More Competitive, Says Science 08. March 2026 (10:00) A recent study suggests that left-handed people have an advantage in competitive contexts, while righties tend to cooperate better.(Wired)
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