When war expands, oil surges, markets crack, and fear enters the system.
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GEN Z REVOLUTION: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS IN THE U.S. SEE BIG GAINS WITH FOCUS ON COST OF LIVING
While issues like Israel and opposition to President Donald Trump have played key roles in propelling the successful campaigns of Democratic socialists in recent primary elections, the main driver, according to strategists and leaders of the movement, is how people are being priced out of life because of the increase in the cost of living.
OPENAI UNVEILS CODING “SUPERAPP”
OpenAI has released its long-promised “superapp,” called ChatGPT Work, which enables people with no coding skills to create computer programs and other code-based products.
AI COULD DEPLETE ENERGY RESOURCES, U.N. REPORT WARNS
By 2030, AI’s demand for energy will double and take 3 percent of the world’s electricity production, emit as much air pollution each year as Great Britain, and consume more water for cooling than the human population drinks in a year, if present trends continue unchecked, a new U.N. study warns.
CENTRAL BANKS BRACE FOR AI DISRUPTIONS
The Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) are warning of AI’s potential dangers to financial systems.
WILL CHINA’S AI SOON BE BETTER THAN THOSE OF ANTHROPIC AND GOOGLE?
In January 2025, DeepSeek shocked the AI industry by releasing a model that ranked with the world’s best in many performance areas but cost a fraction of Western versions such as ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
AI IS EVOLVING BEYOND OUR GRASP, TWO INSIDERS WARN
AIs are now designing and enhancing increasingly sophisticated AIs without human input or instructions, according to a new assessment by Eric Horvitz, Microsoft’s chief scientific officer, and Robert West, a researcher at EPFL, a leading Swiss research university.
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
During this year’s first six months, a record 47 mergers and acquisitions worth at least $10 billion each and $2.8 trillion in value have been agreed, the London Stock Exchange Group reported.
AI DEMAND DRIVES CHINA’S EXPORT GAINS IN JUNE
The AI-building boom increased China’s exports more than expected last month, the country’s official purchasing managers index (PMI) showed.
CHINA IS THE IRAN WAR’S BIG WINNER, STUDY SAYS
China’s combination of large fuel stockpiles and widespread renewable energy installations allowed it to weather the energy price shock of the Iran War better than other Asian nations, a new study found.









