2025q2-issue
Trump Team Proposes New Tariff Round On 60 Countries Over Forced Labor Practices
"We will no longer tolerate this disparity."
The Lebanon escalation: Netanyahu is betting Trump can’t stop him
As Israel expands the war in Lebanon, Washington’s influence over its closest ally looks increasingly limited
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026: Is the West returning?
While AI is set to dominate this year’s proceedings, a key dialogue with a former partner is being reconstructed
What the hell happened to Christopher Nolan? The Odyssey casting backlash explained
A director once seen as immune to industry trends is now accused of turning one of Western civilization’s greatest epics into another ideological flashpoint
"The Value Didn't Arrive": Bain Finds Cost-Savings From AI Are Falling Far Short Of Projections
“Companies that don’t validate their reinvestment math against what automation actually returned, rather than what it was supposed to return, are compounding risk rather than managing it.”
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First Andreessen, Now Goldman CEO Shuts Down AI Job-Apocalypse Doomerism Narrative
"I'm the C.E.O. of Goldman Sachs. The A.I. Job Apocalypse Is Overblown."
Ferrari Fever Hits Samsung, SK Hynix Workers As AI Memory Boom Mints New Wealth
The global memory boom, with Samsung at the epicenter of the production ecosystem, appears to be generating a sudden wealth effect among some employees, with local media reporting that newly enriched chip workers are now panic-buying luxury sports cars.
A short clip from MBC News, the news division of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation and one of South Korea's top national TV and radio broadcasters, featured at least one exotic car dealership reporting a sharp uptick in Samsung Electronics and Hynix employees seeking to buy high-end sports cars.
Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence
"My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer..."
As Stocks Hit Record Highs, Americans' Consumer Confidence Collapses To Record Low
"The cost of living continues to be a first-order concern..."
Geopolitics
Iran Sends Missiles, Drones Targeting Airbases Across Gulf After US Nighttime Attack On Qeshm Island
War returning? Explosions, sirens reported in Kuwait, KSA, UAE & Bahrain...
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