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Steve Hanke: NB AI but so clever.
@steve_hanke · 59m Reuters reports that Iran told Yemen’s Houthis to be ready to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the US strikes Iranian power infrastructure. Annually, ~10-12% of global trade flows through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. US & ISRAEL … Continue reading
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DW: A decade after Brexit, youth in Britain want the EU back
07/15/2026July 15, 2026 Ten years after the Brexit referendum, only one-third of people in Britain believe that leaving the EU was the right decision. Among young people in particular, support for rejoining the European Union is strong. https://p.dw.com/p/5GXo2 Ten years … Continue reading
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Axios: Looking for a deal? Try Tokyo. Comment: Ireland rents are so expensive too
Looking for a deal? Try Tokyo Data: Numbeo.com via Deutsche Bank Research Institute. (For an apartment in the “city center.”) Chart: Emily Peck/Axios The cost of living in Japan has gotten exceptionally cheap in dollar terms compared with other developed countries, Axios’ Emily Peck … Continue reading
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Fortune: He sold his last company to Palantir. Now he’s betting $32 million that robots can fix construction’s labor crisis. Quote: “Salar al Khafaji sold his last company, Silk, to Palantir in 2016. A week after he left, he knew he was going to build again. Al Khafaji landed on construction—an industry many in tech saw as a graveyard. “Most people told me it’s a really, really bad idea,” he told Fortune.
Innovation Robotics He sold his last company to Palantir. Now he’s betting $32 million that robots can fix construction’s labor crisis By Lily Mae Lazarus Reporter, News July 15, 2026, 8:00 AM ET Monumental builds fleets of compact, electric, self-driving … Continue reading
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Axios: Train your nose. Comment: Post TBI I lost sense of smell, it counts, it makes life difficult when you cannot smell. It excludes you from conversations
1 big thing: Train your nose Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios Exercising your sense of smell may help preserve brain health as you age. Why it matters: Smell is arguably the least valued of the five senses. American students say they’d rather lose … Continue reading
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Axios: AI godfathers converge
AI godfathers converge Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos via Getty Images The three men racing hardest to build superhuman AI — Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei — all agree the frontier needs to be regulated ASAP, Jim VandeHei … Continue reading
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Hindustan Times: Sachs Live: ‘Don’t Provoke Russia’ Jeffrey Sachs’ Chilling Prediction Goes Viral | Ukraine War. Comment: Ireland hosts the EU for six months; now is time for Ireland to contribute. We need to listen to Professor Jeffrey Sachs advice to the People of Europe, it is pure common sense. Why are we shooting ourselves in the FOOT.
Jul 15, 2026 #JeffreySachs#Russia#Ukraine As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to reshape global politics, economist Jeffrey Sachs’ 2025 speech at the European Parliament has resurfaced and is once again drawing international attention. In this address, Sachs warned Western leaders against provoking … Continue reading
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Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs: Von der Leyen will go down in history as the one who did most damage of any European leaders in history of Self Destruction.
Erik Magnethi @ErikMagnethi · 19h Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs: Von der Leyen will go down in history as the one who did most damage of any European leaders in history of Self Destruction. https://twitter.com/ErikMagnethi/status/2077525681714442467/video/1
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History: On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project yields explosive results as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded HISTORY.com Editors MPI/Getty Images Published: July 15, 2010Last Updated: May 28, 2025 On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project yields explosive results as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in … Continue reading
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The Diary of a CEO:He Risked Everything To Warn You: No One Is Ready For What’s Coming, And The AI Companies Know It! Quote: “OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo walked away from $2 million rather than stay silent, and now reveals why he believes there’s a 70% chance AI leads to human extinction, why superintelligence could arrive before the end of the decade, and the one plan he thinks could still save us all!”
Jul 13, 2026 New EpisodesEx- OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo walked away from $2 million rather than stay silent, and now reveals why he believes there’s a 70% chance AI leads to human extinction, why superintelligence could arrive before the end … Continue reading
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