The Democrats Finally Grew a Spine
As is often the case, there is much to quibble with in the Democrats’ approach. For weeks, a shutdown has seemed inevitable but they have been hesitant to embrace it, and their messaging…
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A government shutdown is underway. What happens now?
Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government. Republicans supported a short-term…
The Download: OpenAI’s caste bias problem, and how AI videos are made
Caste bias is rampant in OpenAI’s products, including ChatGPT, according to an MIT Technology Review investigation. Though CEO Sam Altman boasted about India being its second-largest…
Traditional finance is a Ponzi scheme, says Donald Trump Jr
Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of current United States President Donald Trump, lashed out against the traditional finance system in a panel discussion in Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 1).…
Are you ready for the first ‘Cyborg Monday’?
Every holiday season feels high stakes, but 2025 may be the most unforgiving yet. Consumer demand remains resilient, but retailers are facing a tangle of economic headwinds, from tariffs…
Samsung, SK Hynix to supply memory chips to OpenAI’s Stargate project
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have signed letters of intent to supply memory chips for OpenAI’s data centres, they said on Wednesday (Oct 1), as South Korean chipmakers join forces with…
Transcript: Trump Rants to Generals Unravel, and Dem Erupts: “Idiot!”
I mean, we saw the other day, three days ago on Truth Social, Trump made a post where he said, ‘At the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am the directing…
Happy Gilmore 2: Golf and Unity
Sandler stares down Anderson. Source link
The Military Will Be Stronger for Pete Hegseth’s Commonsense Changes
The Pentagon is right to pursue a merit-based culture and high standards of physical fitness and training in order to deter and, if necessary, win wars. Source link
Congress Is Running Out of Excuses on the Debt
Congress must restore the credible expectation that emergency borrowing will be followed by years of small, steady primary surpluses. Source link
Blue States Embrace Fraud to Get Welfare for All
In states led by Democrats, the truly needy are being used as political pawns in a leftist game. Source link
The Show Trial of Jeffrey Clark
The push to disbar the Trump official for ‘attempted dishonesty’ is a scary clown show. Source link
OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias.
Internalized caste prejudice Modern AI models are trained on large bodies of text and image data from the internet. This causes them to inherit and reinforce harmful stereotypes—for…
Singapore shares rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 258 to 155, as 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.6 billion change hands Singapore stocks continued to climb on Wednesday (Oct 1), amid a…
Ethan Hawke’s Brilliantly Exasperating Quest for Truth
Indeed, his investigative procedure is largely based on annoying his subjects until they confess their crimes. His Tulsa is diverse, dangerous, and teeming with life. Every street scene…
$4B homebuilder KB Home: We may have cut Florida home prices too much
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. As ResiClub has closely documented, Florida has been the epicenter of…
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Wreck Campaign-Finance Laws Again
Since Colorado II, the Supreme Court has significantly loosened restrictions on money in politics. The court’s conservative majority struck down limits on independent expenditures by…
A Journey Into the Heart of Labubu
The day after I failed to secure a Labubu from Pop Mart’s original store, I decide to console myself with a visit to Pop Land, the company’s 10-acre theme park in central Beijing—and…
The Reese’s pumpkin wrapper catfished you. Deal with it
Halloween candy shoppers who bought Reese’s pumpkin-shaped candy said they felt tricked when the picture on the outside packaging didn’t exactly match the treat inside. They were so upset,…
Trump’s Rage at Zohran Just Backfired in a Surprisingly Revealing Way
Indeed, Mamdani sometimes explicitly connects these things. “I will be a mayor who doesn’t bow down to corporate interests, doesn’t take his orders from billionaires, and sure as hell…
In the era of AI, education should focus on mastery
Below, coauthors Ulrik Juul Christensen and Tony Wagner share five key insights from their new book, Mastery: Why Deeper Learning Is Essential in an Age of Distraction. Ulrik is founder…
Khazanah’s chief investment officer urges investors to ‘co-parent’ Asian firms amid weak returns
He says public market investors can play a more active role, while private equity can acquire underperforming assets Investors, including private equity and venture capital firms, should…
CICT overtakes Hong Kong’s Link Reit to become Asia’s largest real estate investment trust
A main factor behind this is the strength of the Singapore dollar, which has gained 5.4% against the greenback so far this year, while the Hong Kong dollar has fallen 0.2% CapitaLand…
5 traits that leaders worth following have and how to build them
A decade ago, I spearheaded my organization’s strategic expansion into a new Eurasian market. Almost immediately, it became evident that our conventional playbook was inadequate. Success…