Monthly Archives: May 2026

Axios: Unrecognizable 2028 – our future foretold

Unrecognizable 2028 — our future foretold   Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios    Axios CEO Jim VandeHei pulls the camera way back in this synthesis for his weekly C-Suite newsletter: Multiple disruptive forces will converge by 2028 — toxic political fragmentation, superintelligent AI and … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News. Comment: (post TBI, frontal lobal damage ex contrecoup, aphasia inter alia other outcomes applies. Also defined by the word Broca) – Quote “Mechanistically decoding how symbols are assembled provides a framework to dramatically improve BCIs, allowing devices to translate neural intent into fluent speech or physical action. The paradigm also offers diagnostic pathways for action-planning disorders like constructional apraxia and psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.”

The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought Neuroscience ·May 23, 2026 Summary: Researchers discovered the first … Continue reading

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Axios: Dems weaponize Epstein in midterm

  Dems weaponize Epstein in midterm ads   Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo via Getty ImagesSeveral top Democratic candidates are airing scathing midterm ads linking their Republican foes to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Axios’ Holly Otterbein reports. They’re betting that theTrump administration’s reluctance to … Continue reading

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WSJ Events: Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore on the Changing World Order

May 20, 2026Richard Moore, former head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service, discusses geopolitical issues reshaping the international balance of power, including China’s support of Russia, President Trump’s aggression towards Greenland, and Europe’s ability to defend itself. This discussion took place … Continue reading

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Lord Sugar says Boris Johnson and Michael Gove should be ‘in jail’ for ‘lies’ they told about Brexit. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the businessman said Brexit was the ‘worst thing I have experienced in business.’

The Daily Britain @dailybritainonx Lord Sugar says Boris Johnson and Michael Gove should be ‘in jail’ for ‘lies’ they told about Brexit. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the businessman said Brexit was the ‘worst thing I have experienced … Continue reading

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Axios: Exclusive: Trump’s deal terms

Exclusive: Trump’s deal terms   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos via Getty Images   Axios’ Barak Ravid reports that the agreement the U.S. and Iran are close to signing involves a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be … Continue reading

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Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice. Ethan Kross, Neuroscientist

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DW: Trump’s America – Is US democracy in Danger? Democracy under attack

May 23, 2026 #dwdocumentary#documentary#dwdocs Nations once considered beacons of democracy are under attack. Many countries around the world are moving toward authoritarianism and jeopardizing once staunchly protected democratic values. Among them: the USA. The new DW documentary series, “Democracy Under … Continue reading

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Axios: End of internet’s golden era

 End of internet’s golden era   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images Google’s overhaul of the search bar this week washes away one of the last vestiges of the internet’s halcyon era — when search tools felt empowering, social media and swiping … Continue reading

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Fortune: Time to focus on new credo “Learn, Unlearn and Relearn”; get the skills too. In the US there is a shortage in construction workers! Why?

North America Immigration America is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone By  Sasha Rogelberg Reporter May 23, 2026, 6:30 AM ET Add us on The Trump … Continue reading

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