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DISASTER1d agoLouis Vuitton and Hermès among luxury retailers looted in French riotsAuthorities are working to stop stolen goods being resold online through platforms such as Vinted, Amazon and eBayFinancial Times
WORLD1d agoHappiness, subject to influencesClarín
BUSINESS1d agoCan Africa outgrow China?IMF says continent’s GDP to expand faster than China for first time in decades as it beats worst expectations following Iran warFinancial Times
BUSINESS1d agoIran war tilts balance of global oil power towards AmericasCountries from Canada to Argentina have seen surge in investment and production as buyers rush to replace supply lost to Hormuz disruptionFinancial Times
BUSINESS1d agoAI debt worries spark surge in default insurance tradingVolumes of credit default swaps linked to big tech groups soar as investors seek protection against boom unravellingFinancial Times
POLITICS1d agoWhy the UK government is living on borrowed timeThe Labour Party’s plan for an expanded state sits uncomfortably with a precarious fiscal backdropFinancial Times
BUSINESS1d agoSingapore, Hong Kong take different paths in race for stablecoin dominance. Who will win?While Hong Kong is betting on its established banking network to bring stablecoins into mainstream finance, Singapore is seeking to make regulated digital currencies easier to use. Both approaches reflect different priorities in the race to build global cryptocurrency centres: Hong Kong is linking stablecoins to its existing financial system, while Singapore is looking to strengthen the infrastructure for circulating and settling tokenised assets. Analysts said the ultimate test would be whether...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoBritain’s £100,000 tax trapMany of the country’s most skilled workers are withholding their labour from the economy because of crushing marginal ratesFinancial Times
POLITICS1d agoUS envoy scheduled to meet with Zelensky and Putin this week, according to mediaUn enviado de EE.UU. viaja a Europa para dialogar con líderes de Ucrania y Rusia, buscando una propuesta de paz junto a aliados occidentales.Prevé reunirse con Zelenski en Noruega y, posteriormente, con Putin en Rusia para presentar ideas. La Casa Blanca no ha comentado aún.Clarín
SCI & TECH1d agoChina’s new 0.1-nanometre electron microscope ready to challenge US and JapanChina is ready to commercialise a 200-kilovolt transmission electron microscope with an information resolution down to 0.1 nanometres that could introduce a new challenger into a market long dominated by the US and Japan. Developed by Hefei-based manufacturer CIQTEK, the microscope features a point resolution of 0.25nm and an information limit of 0.1nm – on par with leading workhorse models on the market. This marks a shift for the country’s expanding advanced electron microscopy industry from...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoTrump campaigns in Kansas amid Republican concerns over agricultural costsLas crecientes tensiones económicas afectan a los agricultores de Kansas, quienes enfrentan altos costos de diésel y márgenes de ganancia reducidos. El descontento también se refleja en la política, con votantes republicanos indecisos ante las elecciones, en medio de visitas de Trump para movilizar apoyos.Clarín
POLITICSBREAKING1d agoAustralian lawmaker injured in car attack loses leg: mediaJapan Today
POLITICS1d agoThe Chokepoint TrapThe search for economic security will end in geopolitical calamity.Foreign Affairs
BUSINESS1d agoTuesday’s Economic CalendarSeeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESS1d agoThe China PriceIn 1971, as the international monetary system was on the brink of collapse, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connally told a group of worried European finance ministers that the dollar was “our currency, but your problem.” The dollar had become that system’s official reserve currency in 1944, under the Bretton Woods agreement, making signatories subject to the whims of U.S. monetary policy. Even after Bretton Woods collapsed and many currencies floated freely, the dollar continued to dominate. In the last half century, U.S. currency power has only expanded, as more countries have integrated into tForeign Affairs
SCI & TECH1d agoAI Is a ChoiceAlex Imas, Mohamed El-Erian, and James Manyika, leading voices at the intersection of business and technology, argue that realizing AI’s potential requires giving workers, communities, AI labs, infrastructure developers, and big companies a share of the gains. Using insights from game theory, they argue that increased cooperation can make AI work for all.Foreign Affairs
MILITARY1d agoThe Limits of American PowerWilliam McRaven, a retired four-star admiral and a major figure in American military affairs, uses history and his personal experiences to make an authoritative case that American leaders frequently overestimate the potential of military force to achieve political ends—and that new technologies like AI will exacerbate this problem.Foreign Affairs
SCI & TECH1d agoEmpires of AIIn this essay, Niall Ferguson, one of the world’s foremost experts on imperial history, teams up the former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, and the researcher Lisa Klaassen to make the provocative argument that AI is an inherently “imperial technology”—and to reveal what the fate of past empires might say about the future of U.S.-Chinese competition in a world shaped by AI.Foreign Affairs
MILITARY1d agoThe Fog of TechMara Karlin, a defense policy expert, argues that war planners’ obsession with new technologies like AI and drones has the potential to make them blind to the realities of war fighting. Using examples from Gaza, Ukraine, and Iran, Karlin shows how this technology trap leads to false assumptions about the future of war.Foreign Affairs
BUSINESS1d agoBank Indonesia faces mounting pressure to hike after MSCI threat fuels market routBank Indonesia faces growing pressure to raise rates after MSCI’s threat to cut its market to standalone status triggered a rout in stocks, weakened the rupiah.CNBC
POLITICS1d agoAustralian barber intervenes after MP hit by car, premier calls him a heroEen kapper in Australië wordt geprezen om zijn snelle optreden nadat een parlementslid voor zijn zaak werd aangereden. Ricky Jefferies, eigenaar van kapsalon Ricky Chops, overmeesterde de bestuurder die ervan wordt verdacht opzettelijk op haar te zijn ingereden. Jefferies was net klaar met het knippen van een jong gezin toen hij buiten een harde klap hoorde. Toen hij naar buiten keek, zag hij dat een bestuurder van een Toyota LandCruiser parlementslid Helen Haines had aangereden. Zij raakte daarbij zwaargewond. "Het was bizar. Ik rende meteen naar buiten om te zien wat er aan de hand was", verNOS Buitenland
DISASTER1d agoFourteen dead in illegal Colombian gold mine collapseAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICS1d agoZelensky awards Order of Merit to Antigua and Barbuda's ambassador to USUkraine's Chargé d'Affaires in the United States, Denys Sienik, has presented the Order of Merit, Third Class, to Ronald Sanders, the Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the country's Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS).Ukrinform [en]
WORLD1d agoCleveland’s painful World Series drought continues at hands of Tampa Bay RaysFor yet another season, Cleveland baseball fans will have to waitABC News
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