Why Are Car Software Updates Still So Bad?
Despite years of effort and the outlay of billions of dollars, none of the world’s automakers have yet to match Tesla’s prowess in delivering over-the-air (OTA) software updates. Just like…
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Qatar Does Not Deserve Trump’s Unilateral Security Guarantee
Donald Trump’s America First foreign policy took a remarkable turn this week. Source link
The Week: Shutdown Again (Naturally)
Plus: Jane Goodall, a force of nature. Source link
The Enduring Lessons of William F. Buckley Jr.
Two debates cohosted by National Review Institute explore conservatism and its future. Source link
England’s NHS Memory-Holes Its Defense of Incest
This episode is not just a story about an ideologically corrupted health care system; it is a story about the changing character of a nation. Source link
Sleeper-Cell Critics Battle America
Smoking out sedition in the hype for One Battle After Another. Source link
A Conversation with Justice Barrett
In an interview with NR, the justice weighs in on the emergency docket, explains why she doesn’t like ‘common good constitutionalism,’ and talks about her new book. Source link
Net-Zero Banking Alliance formally winds down after Wall Street exodus
THE world’s biggest climate alliance for banks said on Friday (Oct 3) that it has ceased operations, bringing to a formal end a project that drew net-zero pledges from many of the world’s…
Poor Moms and Children Are Caught in the Crossfire of the Shutdown
Unlike the last shutdown, which spanned 35 days from the end of 2018 through the beginning of 2019, the current lapse in government funding is occurring at the very beginning of the fiscal…
There Was a Plan to Save These New Deal Masterpieces. Then Trump Won.
The problem was arithmetic. Most federal buildings (the Pentagon is an exception) are owned not by the agency situated there but by GSA, which requires the agency to pay rent. As in the…
How One Battle After Another Imagines an Armed Left
Among the film’s many departures from the novel, one is that it seems to be set approximately in the present—at least to judge from the Mylar blankets used in the immigrant detention…
The Supreme Court Is Creating a King
The conservative justices deferred once again to the Trump administration. “The Government, at this early stage, has made a sufficient showing that the Impoundment Control Act precludes…
What Is Ezra Klein Thinking?
If we’re looking to rediscover Democratic political strategies that led to durable majoritarian coalitions—and that realigned and expanded the Democratic Party, bringing in new loyal…
Huawei used TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix components in top AI chips: TechInsights
[WASHINGTON, DC] Huawei Technologies used advanced components from Asia’s largest technology firms in at least some of its leading Ascend AI processors, a research firm discovered during…
Chris Murphy’s Extraordinary New Takedown of Trump Should Wake Up Dems
Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut has taken a lead role in forcefully sounding the alarm about Donald Trump. He’s urged Democrats to use their power creatively to constrain Trump’s…
From mala to mall: 5 ways Singaporeans are swiping more in Johor
Transactions are up sharply even as the average ticket size dips, suggesting consumers are crossing the Causeway more often and buying more frequently Singaporeans are swiping their cards…
Budget Chinese carrier Spring Airlines mulls Hong Kong listing: sources
The airline has been more consistent in posting profit than the country’s main state-run carriers Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines is considering a listing in Hong Kong, possibly…
Why the Thai baht is defying economic gravity
The currency has rallied some 5% against the US dollar since Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariff announcement On its current trajectory, the Thai baht is expected to record its biggest…
DBS gains S$26 billion in value, widening lead against OCBC
The bank is more efficiently run versus its peers and has more of a focus to reward shareholders, says Tareck Horchani of Maybank Securities DBS Group Holdings’ blistering share rally this…
BOJ’s Ueda warns of global uncertainty, keep markets guessing on next hike
Japan’s economy is weathering the hit from US tariffs so far, the governor says Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said inflation was on track to durably hit the bank’s target but…
Nomura unit Laser targets Japan’s booming crypto trading market
The news comes with crypto pushing further into mainstream financial services in the country Nomura Holdings plans to expand in Japan’s digital-asset market through a subsidiary, as crypto…
Vietnam central bank vows to push growth, limiting credit risks
The trade levies are putting upward pressure on inflation and adding pressure on the currency The State Bank of Vietnam plans to keep pursuing policies to spur growth while containing…
Blackstone hits US$10 billion Asia buyout fund goal amid private equity chill
The world’s biggest asset manager’s fundraising comes as global investors are growing more cautious about private equity Blackstone hit a US$10 billion target for its latest Asia buyout…
Gold poised for seventh weekly rise on Fed rate-cut hopes
Gold held steady on Friday (Oct 3) and was set for a seventh straight weekly gain, buoyed by expectations of further US interest rate cuts this year and worries over the impact of a US…