Gen Alpha slang baffles parents—and AI
If a Gen Alpha tween said, “Let him cook,” would you know what that meant? No? AI doesn’t either. A research paper written by soon-to-be ninth grader Manisha Mehta was presented this week…
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‘Please don’t abandon us’: Kroger store closures spark outcry from workers and shoppers at doomed locations
Community members whose local Kroger stores are on the chopping block are urging the company to reconsider. Residents in cities impacted by the grocery chain’s recent announcement of store…
Has AI already rotted my brain?
Five years ago, I bought an e-bike. At the time, the motor-equipped two-wheelers were burdened with an iffy reputation. Was it way easier to get up a hill on one than on a bike without a…
How to get the growth opportunities you want at work
Research tells us that high performers thrive on challenges. Stretch projects help ambitious teammates grow their skills, and cross-team initiatives offer greater visibility. Yet, managers…
The European Union’s Economic Double Standard with America Must End
The EU can’t have it both ways: relying on American technological leadership while building an entire policy framework around curbing it. Source link
Ranked Choice at the Movies
Hollywood’s version of the anti-majority election scheme. Source link
Trump’s NATO Win
If the Europeans can deliver on their new defense-spending commitments, the result will be a much safer world. Source link
The Week: America Smashes Iran’s Nuclear Sites — and Negotiates a Cease-Fire
Plus: Zohran Mamdani takes out Andrew Cuomo in the first round of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. Source link
<i>Mountainhead</i> Delivers Only Scapegoats
The film posits that literally all the world’s problems are the fault of billionaire tech bros. Source link
CCCS okays Tamarind Health’s proposed acquisition of TalkMed
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has cleared Tamarind Health’s proposed acquisition of tertiary healthcare service provider TalkMed Group on Friday (Jun 27). The…
Transcript: MAGA Rage Takes Scary Turn as Trump Plummets in New Polls
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 27 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and…
What is ‘precipitation whiplash’? The new accelerating, climate change weather danger
In recent decades, California residents have experienced a “whiplash” of weather conditions. After a few years of severe drought, heavy rains came in early 2023 that soaked the state for…
How Slow Motion Became Cinema’s Dominant Special Effect
About 20 years ago, a neuroscientist named David Eagleman strapped a bunch of students into harnesses, hoisted them to the top of an imposing metal tower, and then, without warning,…
Costco embraces the two-tier economy with its new early shopping perk
It can be easy for consumers to feel like we now live in a two-tier economy: one geared toward showering the wealthy with perks, extras, and exclusive access, and the other for us normies.…
Why ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is the best movie about investing ever made
The 1994 Frank Darabont film The Shawshank Redemption may be everyone’s favorite movie to catch on TNT on a rainy Saturday, but it’s not an obvious place to go looking for money lessons.…
Meet the “Moderates” Trying to Make Trump’s Tax Bill More Regressive
In the distant past, Republican moderates were people like Senators Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Bob Packwood of Oregon who preached fiscal responsibility and were reasonably tolerant…
Democratic Governors, Why Are You Turning Your Backs on Workers?
Another Democrat, Maine Governor Janet Mills, vetoed pro-worker bills three years in a row: a labor whistleblower bill in 2021, a bill to provide farmworkers with collective bargaining…
Congress Won’t Act on the Iran Strikes. That Doesn’t Make Them Legal.
Indeed, there is little political will to repudiate the president, and even if there was, lawmakers would need to marshal a veto-proof majority to take concrete action. Overturning a…
Mystery US$33 billion Chinese medicine fortune collapses in days
When Yat-Gai Au was worth US$33 billion on paper, he was not in his Hong Kong office. One week later, when his net worth plunged to US$10.1 billion, he was not around either. Officers at…
Singapore stocks track overnight Wall Street gains on Friday; STI up 0.7%
Local stocks tracked overnight Wall Street gains to end higher on Friday (Jun 27). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.7 per cent or 27.74 points to 3,966.2. Across the broader…
Why the best leaders embrace both ‘agile’ and ‘waterfall’ thinking
Have you ever admired a leader so dialed into their long-term mission that it seems nothing can shake their focus? Every move appears premeditated, every milestone perfectly timed. Now…
MAGA Rage Suddenly Takes Unnerving Turn as Trump Plummets in New Polls
President Trump’s big budget bill is in some trouble after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that big chunks of it can’t pass via a simple majority. That enraged MAGA: Marjorie Taylor…
We’re learning more about what weight-loss drugs do to the body
We know they can suppress appetite, lower blood sugar, and lead to dramatic weight loss. We also know that they come with side effects, which can include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting.…
Japan's Nikkei ends at 6-month high, tracking Wall Street rally
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a six-month high on Friday (Jun 27), as technology stocks tracked Wall Street’s robust finish overnight. The Nikkei jumped 1.43 per cent to…