EU countries back winemaker support plan, with 'low-alcohol' tweak
countries Thursday (Jun 19) backed plans by Brussels to give winemakers a leg up – with some tweaks, including reducing labelling requirements for exports and renaming…
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The Download: future grids, and bad boy bots
Is this the electric grid of the future? Lincoln Electric System, a publicly owned utility in Nebraska, is used to weathering severe blizzards. But what will happen soon—not only at…
DBS expects economic value from its use of AI to exceed S$1 billion in 2025
Banks are ramping up their use of artificial intelligence (AI), and DBS – which has earned S$750 million through its use of the technology – estimates that its economic value could surpass…
How influencer marketing lost its edge
Scroll through a TikTok feed, and you’ll eventually come across someone—usually incredibly photogenic, with perfect teeth and flawless skin—extolling the virtues of some product or…
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2025? Banks, stock markets, stores, post office, pharmacies, more
Any student of American history knows that there are hard truths to ponder about our past. Slavery certainly falls into this category. Today (Thursday, June 19, 2025), the United States…
Bank of England keeps rates steady, sees further loosening as jobs market weakens
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.25 per cent as expected on Thursday (Jun 19) but said it was focused on risks from a weaker labour market and higher energy prices as conflict…
Kim Kardashian’s “Weird” And “Embarrassing” Conversation With ChatGPT Is Going Viral
Kim Kardashian Roasted For ChatGPT Conversation People are seriously side-eyeing Kim Kardashian after she shared a screenshot of her ChatGPT conversation to her Instagram story on…
Housing market weakness triggers Lennar to offer biggest incentives since 2009
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClubnewsletter. There is a consensus among major publicly traded homebuilders that the…
A Powerball winner’s 6 secrets to staying rich
The stats are ironic. There are near-impossible odds to hit a Powerball jackpot (one in 292 million), yet a high probability that those that do will squander it (70% of lottery winners go…
Thanks to social media, consumers have more power than ever. Just wait until generative AI becomes commonplace
Hello and welcome to a special edition of Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to…
Transcript: MAGA Dope Pete Hegseth Implodes at Hearing, Exposing Trump
Hegseth (audio voiceover): All of these orders and what they’re sent there to do are public. They’re— Slotkin (audio voiceover): OK, So say it. So say it. Yes or no. Hegseth (audio…
What Sports Can Teach America About Swift Justice
Athletes have a code, one that’s missing on social media and in politics. Source link
Saying Goodbye to Julia Alexander
Memories of an art-world star and cherished friend. Source link
The Wrong Way to Build a Nuclear Renaissance
The real bottleneck to nuclear progress in America isn’t a lack of federal financing. Source link
Sorry, Democrats: Republican Work Requirements Are Modest — and Empowering
Able-bodied adults on welfare are capable of lifting up themselves and America. What a shame that Democrats refuse to see it. Source link
The Horseshoe Coalition Against Israel on Iran
The ‘restrainer’ right and the progressives sound an awful lot alike on Israel and Iran — but they are on the margins. Source link
Trump Should Win His Court Battle with Newsom over Riot Response
The Constitution and the laws are on the president’s side. Source link
A Victory for Sanity in Medicine at the Supreme Court
Upholding restrictions on ‘gender-affirming’ treatments, the justices refused to sacrifice the safety of minors to progressive fashion. Source link
Weaker greenback raises risk of currency mismatch for Asian insurers holding USD assets
A mismatch between the currencies in which insurers’ assets and liabilities are held can put pressure on their capital and ability to fulfil the liabilities. This is the issue currently…
Singapore stocks sink on Thursday after Powell signals higher inflation; STI down 0.7%
Local shares fell for a second consecutive session on Thursday (Jun 19), after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned of “meaningful” inflation ahead, as consumers are expected to…
South Korea’s Cuckoo set for Malaysia debut after scaling down IPO
A subsidiary of South Korean home-appliance maker Cuckoo Holdings is set to go public in Malaysia after a scaled-down offering that is expected to raise RM395 million (S$119.4 million).…
The Obscene Wealth Issue
Earlier this year, I learned that Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg were all now worth something well north of $200 billion. The news item I encountered noted that in all three…
“Familiar Touch” Is an Exquisitely Fragmentary Portrait of Memory Loss
We all have our distinct cinematic pressure points, specific kinds of images that trigger a burst of squeamishness. I instinctively cover my eyes whenever I see a character chopping food…
What is ‘wet bulb’ temperature? How heat and humidity combine to dangerous levels
Extreme levels of heat and humidity are forecast to spread across the country over the next two weeks, blanketing the Southwest, Midwest, and East Coast with high temperatures beginning…