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From The Atlantic. President Donald Trump likely won’t listen to this podcast, but Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona has a warning for him: Any attempt to take Greenland using military force will probably go down as the biggest mistake made by a president in all of U.S. history. In this conversation with Kelly, we discuss…
From The Economist. It flies in the face of most financial advice but Josh Roberts, our capital markets correspondent, highlights some unexpected advantages of investing closer to home. #theeconomist #finance #investing #stockmarket #stocks #shares
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From Wall Street Journal. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains what’s at stake after U.S. forces boarded and took control of two oil tankers—one of which was being escorted by a Russian submarine. #Venezuela #Russia #WSJ
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From The Atlantic. David Frum tells Vivian Salama that Venezuela’s claim of massive oil reserves is likely inflated: “They just made the figure up … Chávez, for his own ego reasons, said: I want the number to be bigger.”
From The Atlantic. Anne Applebaum hosts a new season of “Autocracy in America,” reporting on the sweeping changes unfolding in our country and preparing you to think about what might happen next. Listen to the new season this Friday wherever you find your podcasts.
From Quartz. President Donald Trump said U.S. oil companies will play a role in the redevelopment of the Venezuelan economy after the U.S. captured its leader Nicolás Maduro in a weekend military raid. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to…
From Quartz. Smart toilets are stepping into the spotlight at CES, with companies pushing home automation beyond thermostats and TVs. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the…
From Quartz. Despite billions spent, pharma hasn’t yet produced an FDA-ready AI drug—but that may soon change. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for…
From Quartz. Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market kicked off the new year with a record-breaking tuna sale in its first auction of 2026. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From Quartz. The McRib is back—this time in federal court. Just before Christmas, four consumers filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against McDonald’s in Chicago, claiming the company misled customers by selling a McRib that contains no rib meat. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt…
From Quartz. A decade ago, the Quantified Self movement popularized tracking health data with devices like Fitbit to optimize daily habits. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to…
From Quartz. A new poll shows Americans increasingly blame the federal government, not corporations, for rising prices and financial stress. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the…
From Quartz. Artificial intelligence surged through workplaces in 2025, yet managers still struggle with adoption. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for people in…
From The Atlantic. The country that introduced the Truman Doctrine, the Reagan Doctrine, and—Trump’s apparent favorite—the Monroe Doctrine “now embraces the plainest and most ostentatiously bellicose of national-security policies,” Missy Ryan and Ashley Parker report.
From 60 Minutes. At Hyundai’s plant, we saw workers doing a job Atlas is being trained to perform, raising questions about how robots could impact the workplace. #humanoidrobot #bostondynamics
From The Economist. As warfare becomes increasingly autonomous, who should make life-and-death decisions—humans or machines? Torsten Reil, the co-founder of Helsing, explains why humans must always remain in the loop, even as rivals like Russia and China grow more comfortable handing control to AI.Click the link in our bio to watch the full episode.
From The Economist. Is the future of warfare outpacing Europe’s defences? Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, speaks with Torsten Reil, the co-founder of Helsing, about autonomous warfare, whether Europe is prepared for conflict — and whether it is ethical to send humans into modern battle. Chapters 00:00 – European defence mindset 03:00 – How prepared…
From The Atlantic. On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses the American seizure of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and President Donald Trump’s deeply flawed thinking about Venezuelan oil. David argues that Trump’s worldview of exploitation and predation is likely to doom his ambitions in Venezuela rather than secure…
From 60 Minutes. “This robot is capable of superhuman motion, and so it’s gonna be able to exceed what we can do,” says Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics. #humanoidrobot #bostondynamics #futureofwork #automation
From 60 Minutes. Introduced almost a decade ago, this robotic dog, Spot, now conducts security and industrial inspections at hundreds of sites around the world and roams the halls of Boston Dynamics, even observing our interview. #humanoidrobot #bostondynamics #robot
From 60 Minutes. “There’s a lot of excitement in the industry right now about the potential of building robots that are smart enough to really become general-purpose,” says Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics. #humanoidrobot #bostondynamics
From 60 Minutes. “Most things that a person does in their daily lives, Atlas or other humanoids can’t really do that yet,” says Scott Kuindersma, vice president of robotics research at Boston Dynamics. #humanoidrobot #bostondynamics #robotics
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From Business Insider. In recent years, the US Army has faced a recruiting crisis, failing to add enough enlisted soldiers to its ranks. Previously, the military has relied on expensive television commercials and marketing campaigns to help with recruitment. But as younger generations are spending less time in front of television screens and more time…
From VICE News. The Reality of a Broken Congress #Politics #Culture #SSHQ Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vicenews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo #VICENews #news The Reality of a Broken Congress https://youtube.com/shorts/koLCFDujGxo
From VICE News. Why Silicon Valley Is Backing Away from UBI #Tech #Politics #SSHQ Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vicenews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo #VICENews #news Why Silicon Valley Is Backing Away from…
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From The Economist. Following his dramatic intervention in Venezuela, President Trump has set his sights on another target: Greenland. He claims America needs the remote island in the Arctic for national security. Why? And how could he try to take the territory?
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From The Atlantic. Maduro’s conviction in a U.S. court isn’t certain, the historian David Rothkopf tells David Frum: “We’ve seen a lot of cases put together by the Trump Justice Department falling apart because they’ve been mishandled from a legal perspective.”
From 60 Minutes. Wearing a sensor-covered bodysuit that captured Bill Whitaker’s movements, engineers trained Atlas to mimic him. Once a skill is learned, it can be shared across every Atlas robot. 60 Minutes breaks down the learning process. Wearing a sensor-covered bodysuit, Bill Whitaker demonstrated movements that Atlas, a humanoid robot, then learned to perform.…
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From 60 Minutes. When 60 Minutes visited Boston Dynamics in 2021, Atlas was a bulky, hydraulic robot. Back then, it relied on algorithms written by engineers. Today, Atlas has a sleek, all-electric body and an AI-powered brain, smart enough to pull off hard-to-believe feats autonomously. #humanoidrobot #bostondynamics #robotics
From Business Insider. #US military forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a raid that followed what the president called "a large-scale strike" in the Venezuelan capital of #Caracas. —————————————————— Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for…
From Wired. Dr. Dan Belsky joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about longevity and epidemiology. Why do we grow old and die? Could a "cure" for aging be discovered in our lifetime? Which longevity treatment will be the first to go mainstream? Does exercise increase longevity? How about more sleep? What is the…
From 60 Minutes. Meet Atlas: 5 feet, 9 inches, 200-pound AI-powered humanoid created by Boston Dynamics. It has learned to crawl, walk, run, and dance autonomously. #humanoidrobot #bostondynamics #robot
From 60 Minutes. “It’d probably be very easy for the United States to, you know, rearm, re-up, and then go right back [into Venezuela] to grab people,” says former top hostage negotiator Roger Carstens. “The right move for everyone is to just start to work together.” #maduro #politics #Venezuela
From 60 Minutes. “I believe the evidence is going to show [Nicolás Maduro] was enriching himself. It was much more than just looking the other way. There was direct involvement,” says Sandy Gonzalez, one of the former investigators at the center of the Maduro case. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed an indictment against…
From 60 Minutes. “I’m not naïve to the crimes that were committed by the [Maduro] regime writ large,” says Roger Carstens, a former U.S. hostage negotiator who met with Maduro many times. “On the flip side… my job was to get Americans back and that’s best done by building a very human relationship.” #maduro #venezuela
From Wall Street Journal. Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, is a socialist true believer who helped Nicolás Maduro maintain his grip on power for more than a decade as the country’s economy crumbled. #Venezuela #Trump #WSJ
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From 60 Minutes. From 1994, Morley Safer’s look back at Operation Just Cause, the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama to oust the country’s de facto ruler, Gen. Manuel Noriega. From 1988, Mike Wallace’s two interviews with Noriega, who at that time had just been indicted by the United States on drug charges. And from 1997,…
From Quartz. Since 2020, the S&P 500 has delivered extraordinary returns, rebounding from pandemic shocks, sliding in 2022, then surging again through 2023–2025. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a…
From Quartz. The American high street faced another reckoning in 2025 as major household brands declared bankruptcy. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy for…
From Quartz. U.S. workers prioritize job security after 2025, limiting time off, boosting visibility, and staying put amid financial stress, inflation worries, and job-loss fears. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz…
From Quartz. Professional growth doesn’t need to be costly: low-cost up-skilling boosted U.S. incomes 8.6%, about $8,000 yearly. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new economy…
From Quartz. Berkshire Hathaway, long shaped by Warren Buffett’s singular authority, faces its first true test as he steps down as CEO on Dec. 31, 2025. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt…
From Quartz. It was a record-breaking year for the world’s richest, underscoring how immensely it pays to be wealthy. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide to the new…
From Quartz. Big numbers now define the U.S. economy, with rising costs making trillion-dollar annual interest payments on federal debt a normalized reality by 2026. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz…
From Quartz. So far, no bond-market knockout looms; but investors influence who replaces Powell, as Trump stages a reality-TV Fed chair search. — Subscribe to the Quartz Daily Brief newsletter, the most interesting news from the global economy: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Become a Quartz member to get unlimited access to our journalism: https://quartz.short.gy/newsletters-yt Quartz is a guide…
From The Economist. President Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. But getting it out of the ground could take years and at least $100bn in investment, as The Economist’s commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains.
From The Economist. President Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. But getting it out of the ground could take years and at least $100bn in investment, as The Economist’s commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains.
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From The Atlantic. The Trump administration’s victory narrative around its actions in Venezuela “is for U.S. domestic political consumption rather than to achieve something in Venezuela,” Anne Applebaum tells David Frum. Watch the full episode now.