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‘Totally unacceptable’: Trump rejects latest Iran offer, prolonging war limbo. Energy Secretary floats pause in federal gas tax—AND MORE
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The barista is human but an AI agent runs this experimental Swedish cafe
Associated Press: While human baristas still brew the coffee and serve the orders, the AI agent — powered by Google’s Gemini — oversees almost…
US industry, lawmakers plead with Trump: Don’t open door to Chinese cars at Xi summit
Reuters: Trump in January told the Detroit Economic Club that it would be “great” if Chinese automakers wanted to build plants in…
Resurgent Modi paves way to keep power in India well beyond 2030
Bloomberg: Modi’s breakthrough victory in a West Bengal election has extended the reach of his Bharatiya Janata Party beyond its northern…
Iran focus at Trump-Xi summit may delay progress on tariffs, rare earths
CNBC: The U.S. government declined China’s invitation to organize industry-specific meetings between senior Chinese leaders and U.S. CEOs,…
How a job at OpenAI became greatest lottery ticket of AI boom
Wall Street Journal: OpenAI allowed employees to sell up to $30 million worth of shares each in a recent financing, making them some of the…
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
The Guardian: In both cases, they appear to have compared one year of the proposed datacentre’s emissions with the UK’s entire five-year…
OpenAI sued over ChatGPT’s alleged role in guiding FSU shooter
NBC: The lawsuit claims the shooter carried out his attack using instructions and advice provided by ChatGPT…
University College London Professor on cons of hiring consultants
Bloomberg: Why do governments use consultants and why has that weakened businesses and economies? University College London Professor Mariana…
China green tech firms target new consumers hit by Iran war energy shock
Bloomberg: China’s clean technology titans, hungry for export markets to boost flagging profits, aren’t letting a crisis go to waste.…
Netanyahu tells CBS he wants to phase out US funding for Israel
Bloomberg: “I want to draw down the American support for Israel to zero,” he said in an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes that aired Sunday.…
Lawyers for global elite aren’t buying Trump’s gold card visa
Washington Post: Seven immigration attorneys who work with the sort of wealthy clientele that the gold card program is meant to attract told…
New York’s rich lash out at ‘shameful’ Mamdani plan to tax second homes
Financial Times: This alleged scheme extended from the halls of Ivy League law schools to Wall Street law offices to pilfer confidential deal…
Trump to press China’s Xi about Iran war at summit
Financial Times: President Donald Trump will urge President Xi Jinping to curb China’s support for Iran when the leaders meet in Beijing next…
Stakes of Trump-Xi summit
Wall Street Journal: Mr. Xi has studied the President and thinks he has trump cards on minerals and pharmaceuticals. Behind the talk of…
Xi’s China: Dazzling technology, military muscle—and economic mess
Wall Street Journal: Government pours money into AI, electric cars and military power, while consumer confidence sags and job market grows…
Consumers lean on ‘hamster wheel’ of credit to manage rising costs
New York Times: As prices increase for gas, groceries and other staples, more and more households are borrowing to get by…
Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro reportedly flees to US
Politico Europe: Zbigniew Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against…
Women at sharp end as AI takes over administrative roles
Financial Times: Female-dominated clerical work is among the most vulnerable to automation, and labour market losses are already being felt…
‘People are desperate’: Cut-throat race to become influencer
Telegraph: A youth jobs crisis is pushing Gen Z to become content creators. It’s not as glamorous as it seems…
European carmakers take €8bn hit from Trump tariffs
Financial Times: “The operating environment has deteriorated significantly,” Volkswagen’s chief financial officer Arno Antlitz told investors…
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