Economy & Finance

How Will AI-Driven Automation Actually Affect Jobs? Authored by Alex Imas and Soumitra Shukla via Ghosts of Electricity, One of the most widely cited findings in AI policy comes from a 2023 paper by Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, and Rock titled “GPTs are GPTs.” The title is a nice double meaning: the paper studies how general-purpose […]

Netanyahu Boasts 70% Of Iran’s Steel Production Capacity Destroyed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in Friday remarks that Israeli airstrikes have wiped out roughly 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity, dealing a major blow to its ability to manufacture weapons – from missiles and drones to ships. “Together with our American friends, we continue

Poland: Pedophilia, Bestiality Scandal Hits Tusk’s Party Via Remix News, The Kłodzko scandal could bring down the Civic Coalition (KO). This is the view of PiS candidate for prime minister, Przemysław Czarnek, despite the localized nature of the crime. “This is a group of people who really have a lot on their minds,” the politician

Navy’s Top Officer Admits Ford Carrier Fire Halted Its Combat Sorties For Two Days More details continue to belatedly come out in piecemeal fashion related to the Navy’s largest and most expensive supercarrier, the USS Gerald R Ford. It has withdrawn from the Iran theatre of operations and Mideast regional waters, now anchored in Croatia

What Might Transatlantic Security Look Like If The US Leaves NATO? Authored by Andrew Korybko, If NATO as a whole remains more or less intact upon the US’ hypothetical exit, and the US then reaches bilateral security deals with Poland, the Baltic States, and Turkiye, then not much would change from Russia’s perspective. Trump’s latest talk about

Has Concern Over Hormuz Made Us Forget The Red Sea? Authored by Gregory Copley via The Epoch Times, Wartime concerns about the security of maritime energy traffic through the Strait of Hormuz—connecting the Indian Ocean/Gulf of Oman with the Persian Gulf—have overshadowed the fact that the related issue of Red Sea security is far from

America Dependent On Chinese Electrical Parts For AI Build-Out The race for U.S. leadership in AI is hitting a tangible wall made of steel, copper, and imported circuit breakers. Trillions in planned spending on data centers are running up against chronic shortages of transformers, switchgear, and batteries, the unglamorous gear that actually delivers power to

Forget Minnesota – The Amount Of Fraud Uncovered In California Is Staggering Authored by Christopher F. Rufo, Ryan Thrope, Kenneth Schrupp & Haley Strack via City Journal, California is a cash machine. The state collects some of the country’s highest income, business, and fuel taxes, and now spends more than $300 billion per year. And

Micro AI Sentry Guns May Be Next Layer Of Defense For Data Centers Against Kamikaze Drones Submitted by Cameron Rowe, Co-Founder and CEO of Sentradel,  Most people don’t think about what the “cloud” actually is. It’s a physical building full of servers storing everything from your medical records to your social media. Every Google search, every