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WALL STREET INCREASINGLY ALARMED BY U.S. DEBT CRISIS

With the annual U.S. budget deficit already climbing toward $2 trillion, Republicans in Congress dug the budget hole even deeper by passing Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” tax-cut legislation, which the latest projections say will add $3.4 trillion to the national debt by 2035.

THE ENDPOINT OF TECHNOCRACY

THE ENDPOINT OF TECHNOCRACY

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says humans will soon live with a 24/7 AI companion. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is betting people will wear it as part of an augmented reality experience in some version of AR “smart” glasses that will supplant smartphones.

Global Economy

SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER

SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER

Stock market churn, geopolitical strife, and Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff war have not hobbled the U.S. market for corporate mergers and acquisitions.

SPECIAL REPORT: TRUMP TARIFF WAR

SPECIAL REPORT: TRUMP TARIFF WAR

On 7 July, Donald Trump revealed new tariff rates ranging from 25 to 40 percent on 14 countries but delayed their onset from 9 July until 1 August to give those nations time to negotiate a trade deal.

The Israel War

Trends in AI

ZUCKERBERG DISCUSSES DETAILS OF META’S AI PUSH

ZUCKERBERG DISCUSSES DETAILS OF META’S AI PUSH

Last week, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg detailed a restructuring of his company’s AI operations around a push to create an AI "superintelligence" that can outperform humans in virtually all fields. 

TOP EUROPEAN CEO’S ASK EU TO PAUSE LAW GOVERNING AI

TOP EUROPEAN CEO’S ASK EU TO PAUSE LAW GOVERNING AI

The chief executives of 44 major European corporations, including Airbus, BNP Paribas, and Philips, have signed a letter to European Union (EU) president Ursula von der Layen, urging the union to pause for two years its landmark law governing AI set to take effect next month.

Hi-Tech Science

GENETICALLY ALTERED E. COLI TURN PLASTIC WASTE INTO PAINKILLERS

GENETICALLY ALTERED E. COLI TURN PLASTIC WASTE INTO PAINKILLERS

Biologists at the University of Edinburgh have figured out how to reprogram the genome of e. coli, a common bacterium, so it eats waste PET plastic—the material commonly used in plastic bottles and packaging—and yields acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, the painkiller in popular brands such as Excedrin, Panadol, and Tylenol.

HOW TO KILL A HURRICANE IN ITS TRACKS

HOW TO KILL A HURRICANE IN ITS TRACKS

Evidence shows hurricanes are becoming steadily more intense and, therefore, more damaging over time. What if a hurricane could be drained of its energy before it could come ashore?

The above are just a few of the many articles in the latest Trends Journal. CLICK HERE for the full edition.

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