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Don’t Teach the Robots to Lie
New state AI laws are a warning about our civilization’s relationship to truth. Source link
Swedan Margen
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Martina Navratilova Is Right: Surrogacy Is Wrong
Children’s welfare must be our priority. Source link
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Stellantis expects US$2.7 billion first half loss as restructuring costs, US tariffs hit
Stellantis said on Monday (Jul 21) it expected the hit from restructuring costs and the initial impact of US tariffs to have pushed the…
Culture
The First Time America Went Beard Crazy
A stroll through the Presidential-portrait wing at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington, D.C., is, among other things, a game of…
Culture
The Sleazy, Unsettling Sounds of Mk.gee
Earlier this summer, the singer and guitarist Mk.gee played two sold-out shows at the Stone Pony, a rock club just off the boardwalk in…
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Sergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral’s “Journeys”
“We are appalled by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the current American Administration,” said Sergio García Sánchez, the Spanish artist…
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Yen advances as Ishiba holds on in face of election setback
The yen strengthened versus the US dollar on Monday (Jul 21) after Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would carry on as leader…
Fashion
Hong Kong probes Louis Vuitton data leak after UK, Korea attacks
Leaked data of the Hong Kong customers include names, passport numbers, birth dates, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, shopping…
Business
Banks pull down Australian shares from record high
Australian shares fell on Monday (Jul 21) to their worst session in more than three months, retreating from a record high scaled in the…
Business
MAS appoints first 3 asset managers to inject initial S$1.1 billion into Singapore equities
Temasek-backed Fullerton Fund Management will be among the first of three asset managers to tap a S$5 billion investment fund initiative…
Business
Gold steady as investors await US trade updates, central bank meetings
GOLD prices were little changed on Monday as investors monitored developments in US trade talks and awaited potential market-moving…
Business
CGSI downgrades Wilmar, lowers price target amid heightened regulatory risk from Indonesia
CGS International (CGSI) analyst Jacquelyn Yow downgraded Wilmar international from a “hold” to a “reduce” call in her report on Friday…
Business
Asia: Hong Kong leads stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay
Equities mostly rose on Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after…
Business
Life atop China’s car market is starting to look shaky for BYD
LIFE at the top is proving complex for China’s leading automaker, and there are fresh challenges on the horizon. BYD’s monthly sales have…
Business
Delta jet ‘aggressively’ moved to avoid B-52 collision, ABC says
A DELTA Air Lines regional jet made an “aggressive manoeuvre” to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota last week,…
Business
Stocks to watch: Lum Chang Creations, PC Partner, Oiltek, NeraTel, Qian Hu
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jul 21): Lum Chang Creations: The…
Business
Tariff uncertainty pummels South-east Asia’s private equity dealmaking in H1; caution likely to reign for rest of 2025
Private equity (PE) deal value in South-east Asia plunged by nearly half in the first six months of 2025, as macro uncertainties slowed…
Business
Will NTT DC Reit recover from its weak debut?
It was a good week for investors in the Singapore market, except perhaps for those who took a chance on the initial public offering (IPO)…
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Feulner remembered as man who built Washington's conservative mind
Edwin J. Feulner Jr., who died Friday at the age of 83, was mourned as a pivotal figure in the rise of the conservative movement, a key…
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Trump is losing 75% of federal cases challenging his executive actions
President Trump has tamed Congress and largely defanged the federal bureaucracy as he pursues his vigorous second-term agenda, but federal…
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blames immigration crackdown for decimating car wash industry
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts have sent chills through the community,…
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts action on trade talks before Aug. 1 tariff deadline
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the Trump administration is sticking with its plan to raise tariffs next month on countries that do…
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How Trump dethroned The Associated Press and slayed America's media giants
On 9/11, the Associated Press had the only reporter with President George W. Bush when he flew to an underground bunker to dole out orders…
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National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard to seek indictments in 2016 election interference case
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said Sunday she will turn over evidence to the Department of Justice for criminal referrals…