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economic_financeSummary: Same story as last week. And the week before that. And the week before that. Path of least resistance for the SPX remains up. But we’ve entered a period of weak seasonality that runs through mid-October. Short-t…
Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears
economic_financeSilicon Valley's technology leaders have long dreamed of making the world a better place. But now more than ever, Americans say they're living in a tech-induced nightmare. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence giants…
Haunted Drake’s Island with Grade-II listed house, 6.4-acre site, tunnels goes on sale for over £2M
generalA tiny historic island off the coast of Plymouth, England, featuring a Grade-II listed house, a vast underground tunnel network and former military buildings, has gone on the market for offers above £2 million, according…
How Tarot re
economic_financeI spent a major slab of my summer slowly and luxuriantly reading a huge, dense, and astounding book. Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism was first published in French in 1980 — anonymously in a…
Africa’s Wild Dogs Are the Most Hated Carnivores on the Continent. Here’s Why Some Conservationists Are Saving Them Anyway
tech_surveillanceApparently, African wild dogs enjoy knocking around balls of elephant dung like a football. It’s this playfulness that has endeared them to researchers—but, as Helen Sullivan points out, they have their work cut out for …
Trump and Kennedy’s Health Industry Deals Haven’t Been Enforced and Are at Risk of Vanishing
tech_surveillanceTrump and Kennedy’s Health Industry Deals Haven’t Been Enforced and Are at Risk of Vanishing In the thick of his competitive reelection race in Michigan, Republican Rep. Tom Barrett joined Health and Human Services Secre…
Icelanders go to polls in EU membership talks referendum
economic_financeVoters in Iceland are taking part in a referendum on whether or not to revive membership talks with the European Union, more than a decade after they were frozen. The coalition government brought forward the referendum f…