Extra, Extra
Cease Has Desisted: “The US hit bridges, energy facilities and a key Iranian port on Friday, expanding its aerial campaign against Iran.” And, an Iranian strike damaged a Kuwait desalination plant.
+ Gentlemen, Start Your Lettuce: “Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, promising to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the floundering government as he cleared his final hurdle to take office as prime minister next week.” And then, the clock will be running.
+ Thin ICE: “The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.”
+ Pushing All Chips on the Table: “Data centers and the other infrastructure for A.I. involve staggering sums of money. These cascades of A.I.-driven cash have enriched diverse segments of the stock market, from semiconductor makers to engineering companies to utilities to energy producers. A.I. money is bolstering the entire U.S. economy, contributing perhaps 1.1 percent to the nation’s economic growth, JPMorgan Asset Management estimates. But where’s that money coming from?” Hint: Loans. NYT (Gift Article): A.I. Is Running on Borrowed Money.
+ Social Lubrication: The Researchers Who Want Dads-to-Be to Stop Drinking. “If you’re ‘actively trying to have babies,’ one expert told me, ‘both the man and the woman should be abstaining” from alcohol.” (OK, so the sex won’t be as fun, but it will be more effective?)
+ First to Market: You know how Trump uses social media posts to manipulate markets and make big money for his family and other insiders? Well, the market wants a piece of that action. Truth Social to sell Wall Street firms the ‘fastest’ access to Trump’s posts.
+ Mex and Balances: As if our international relations weren’t already strained enough, Chipotle is opening its first location in Mexico.
