Inside the AI Party at the End of the World
In a $30 million mansion perched on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI researchers, philosophers, and technologists gathered to discuss the end of humanity. The…
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Don’t Overlook the Union Factor in California’s Chaos
The arrest of state SEIU president David Huerta spotlights the intersection of union dollars, Democratic power, and illegal immigration. Source link
This Is Not What Authoritarianism Looks Like
The absurd L.A. freak-out. Source link
Pro-Pornography Progressives Are Wrong About Young Men
Democrats continue to leverage access to obscene sexual materials to appeal to young men. Source link
<i>Ballerina</i>’s Action-Movie Encore
Making slapstick worth thinking about. Source link
Uncertainty Is the New Trump Tariff — and Everybody Loses
This is not a policy regime. It’s coin-flipping with global consequences. Source link
Greta’s Denouement
The embarrassing Gaza flotilla stunt reaches its natural conclusion. Source link
The United Nations Is Protecting Criminals — and Worse
The U.N. is using its privileges to derail efforts to prosecute Hamas members, protect criminals, and shield rapists from justice. Source link
China Walks a Line in U.S. Trade Talks, Trying Not to Overplay Its Hand
In its high-stakes trade talks with the United States, China has been trying to strike a balance in how it wields its market clout. It controls the world’s supply of rare earth metals and…
Why humanoid robots need their own safety rules
“If Digit’s going to walk out into an aisle in front of you, you don’t want to be surprised by that,” he says. The robot could use voice commands, but audio alone is not practical for a…
Singapore shares buck regional trend to close lower; STI falls 0.4%
Local stocks fell for the second straight day on Wednesday (Jun 11), bucking the gains in most Asian markets as investors are concerned about the lack of details in the recently concluded…
Why Third Amendment memes are suddenly taking over social media
The First and Second amendments are the rock stars of the Bill of Rights. Everybody knows about them, even if they’re not always big fans, and they frequently pop up in national discourse.…
Yiyun Li’s Unsparing Memoir of Life After Two Sons’ Suicides
Li, who left China in 1996 and now writes in her “adopted language” of English, doesn’t immediately appear to struggle with inarticulacy. Though she came to the United States to study…
Trump’s Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own Weakness
Those revelations come in this report in The Wall Street Journal, which says that in May, top Trump adviser Stephen Miller told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials that Trump was…
Trump Is Expanding His Thuggish War on Union Leaders
The arrest and violent manhandling of David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union of California, or SEIU, suggests that Donald Trump, that proud tribune of the…
Donald Trump’s Dirty Self-Dealing: The Audacity of His Rapacity
That is merely one of what CREW estimates will be 19 such deals in the works in coming months. In an agreement inked in November 2022, the Trump Organization is also building a Trump…
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pushing to investigate whether Harvard University violated federal sanctions by collaborating on a health insurance conference in China that may have…
Is telecom the new tequila? Why the ‘SmartLess’ podcast is launching its own wireless brand
Last year, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes signed a three-year deal, reportedly worth $100 million, to take their hit podcast SmartLess to SiriusXM. Now the trio are doing the…
Trump’s Angry, Violent Outbursts Go Nuclear as Poll Delivers Bad News
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued a direct promise to use “heavy force” on protesters who dare show up to his military parade this weekend. He made no distinction between peaceful…
South-east Asia’s polymer production crisis worsens as US-China trade shift looms
South-east Asia’s petrochemical industry is facing a double whammy of weakening export demands and potential import surges, as trade tensions could redirect US polymer to the region’s…
‘Good’ vs. ‘bad’ snap judgments make you less interesting, philosopher says
How many times have you used the words good or bad today? From checking your weather app to monitoring the progress you’ve made on your to-do list, to scrolling through social media,…
Musk Expresses ‘Regret’ Over His Criticisms of Trump
Elon Musk said in a social media post early Wednesday that he regretted some of his posts and comments about President Trump last week, which had led the president to disparage Mr. Musk.…
Centurion shares hit all-time high on submission to list Reit on SGX
This is the highest price its shares have risen to since they started trading in 1995 Shares of Centurion rose on Wednesday (Jun 11) afternoon after the company announced its listing…
Chinese automakers pledge to make payments to suppliers within 60 days
Most Chinese automakers have pledged to make payments to suppliers within 60 days, responding to regulatory pressure that followed a recent outcry from suppliers over long payment…