How AI can help restaurants provide better hospitality
At first glance, the idea of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the restaurant experience seems counterintuitive. After all, sitting down for a meal is one of the most…
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The Deadly Floods Revealed Texans’ Heroism—and Their Failed Politics
Texas novelist Billy Lee Brammer once described the rivers and creeks of the Hill Country around Austin as “running deep like old wounds, boiling round the fractures.” This past weekend,…
How leaders can future-proof their business
In the midst of economic volatility driven by inflation, tariffs, and global geopolitical tensions, how do businesses keep up without a crystal ball? As the CEO of Sollis Health, my deep…
AI could be science’s strongest ally
Across the U.S. and parts of Europe, science funding is in crisis. In the U.S., a planned $18 billion worth of cuts to federal research have already halted trials, triggered mass layoffs,…
Growth of SME financial services hampered by banks’ restrictions on data: report
Local banks’ restrictions on small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SME) access to their customers’ financial data are hampering API access and holding back growth in financial services for…
Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN
The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a…
Saudi Arabia’s PIF invests in New York City property near Central Park
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is investing in Related’s site for a tower in midtown Manhattan. PIF has already invested about US$200 million and plans to take about a…
AI can help e-commerce customers make sustainable choices
E-commerce has become a powerful driver of global economic growth. In the wake of the pandemic, global online sales surged to an estimated $5.8 trillion USD in 2023—more than one-fifth of…
Oil prices up; strong demand outweighs surprisingly big Opec+ output hike
Oil prices rose nearly 2 per cent on Monday as signs of strong demand more than offset the impact of a higher-than-expected Opec+ output hike for August and fresh concerns about the…
ExxonMobil sees US$1.5 billion earnings hit from lower oil, gas prices
The company “has a much smaller trading organisation than its European peer Shell, and thus was not impacted by the same issues” ExxonMobil expects lower oil and gas prices to…
Stock Market Plummets as Trump Announces Tariffs Start Date
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the…
Planned Parenthood Sues Trump Over His “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the…
Media, Democrats try to blame Trump for Texas flood deaths
Top Democrats are looking for ways to tie President Trump's agenda to the deaths of dozens of people, including young campers, who were swept away in catastrophic flooding over the holiday…
Full moon July 2025: Why is it called the ‘Buck Moon’ and when is the best time to see it?
It’s that time of the month again when the moon eats too many carbs at its favorite delicatessen and becomes full. (Okay, that’s not the exact science behind it, but it’s a relatable…
Ted Cruz Caught on Vacation as Texas Suffered Deadly Floods
According to a report from The Daily Beast, Senator Ted Cruz was vacationing in Greece as tragedy struck his state. Over the July 4 weekend, flash flooding took the lives of at least 95…
Disney World is closing some classic rides to build its biggest land ever
Several attractions at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park are now closed to guests in order to make room for a new land that’s being developed, Piston Peak National Park. The impacted…
Top White House adviser touts historic string of 'promises kept' with Trump's big agenda bill
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on Monday ticked off a slew of campaign promises President Trump fulfilled by signing the Big Beautiful Bill into law. Source link
Remember Trump’s Influencers on the Epstein Files? They’re Pissed
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the…
Who are the BRICS nations? Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on countries sharing ‘anti-American’ policies
President Donald Trump is threatening to add an additional 10% tariff on countries that align with the so-called “anti-American policies of BRICS,” after the group, which is currently…
Your manager is probably using AI to decide whether to promote or fire you
If you’re up for a raise anytime soon, chances are good that your manager will use AI to determine the amount in question—and, down the line, may even use AI to decide whether to fire you.…
Trump DOJ Lawyers’ Incompetence in Abrego Garcia Case Stuns Judge
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the…
DHS ends 26-year-old temporary deportation amnesty for Hondurans, Nicaraguans
More than a quarter century after Hurricane Mitch devastated parts of Central America, the Trump administration is moving to boot out 55,000 migrants who'd been living in the U.S. under…
Karoline Leavitt slams Sen. Schumer, Democrats for blaming Trump over deadly Texas flood
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt chided lawmakers and others who blamed President Trump for the deadly floods in central Texas that claimed at least 91 lives. Source link
XBox exec suggests Microsoft laid off employees ask AI for help
Last week, Microsoft laid off about 9,100 workers, which came just months after the company announced it would invest $80 billion in data centers for Artificial Intelligence. The impact of…