Corporate America may be broadly using AI, but an analyst noted that some management teams are hesitant to bring it up with investors because it won’t translate to financial results just yet.
South Park has finally come for e-bikes. And perhaps surprisingly, underneath all the explosions, biker gangs, racist caricatures, and general South Park-ness of it all, the show actually managed to make some pretty insightful observations about the current state of e-bikes in America. more…
Electrek•Micah Toll21 SeptAmerica's best mountain area with European Alpine vibes is North Cascades National Park in Washington. It feels like a Switzerland dupe.
The Trump presidency has been an exhausting crisis-a-day affair, profoundly damaging to the American spirit and its mission in the world. The crises will continue. But some good will come from them if we buckle up for the rough road ahead, recommit to that spirit, and unite to fix the damage democracy has endured.
The Hill•William S. Becker, opinion contributor21 Sept
Access to American markets must come with tough, but fair, questions.
The Hill•Adonis Hoffman, opinion contributor21 Sept
In When America Roared, Pulitzer-winning reporter Jonathan Kaufman looks back to a decade of greed and excess, and uses it to explore where we are today Donald Trump is “so much a creature of the 80s but even in the 80s, everyone made fun of him,” Jonathan Kaufman said. General Electric CEO Jack Welch, “the most prominent business figure in the country, maybe in the world, mocked him. No one took him seriously. “Even today, if you look at the [White House] ballroom, you look at all the things he’s doing, it’s this 1980s aesthetic, right? You can just see the way he looks at the world: the glitz, the cheapness, the gold brocade everywhere. That screams 1980s. All he needs is big hair and leg warmers and listening to, I don’t know, synthetic pop, and he’d be right back in 1985.” Continue reading...
The Guardian•Martin Pengelly21 Sept
Over 100 world leaders descend on the United Nations General Assembly as wars in the Middle East and Ukraine dominate the diplomatic agenda.
Former H-1B hopefuls and international graduates are building new lives abroad, as a stable future in the US increasingly becomes a pipe dream.
When the M-1943 field jacket was introduced at the height of World War II, it was a revolutionary garment. The jacket was the result of rigorous testing, input from an astonishingly diverse group of experts, and was produced by the most advanced textile and garment industry in the world at the time. But the essence of the M-1943 field jacket, and what made it so unique, was the very simple question it was trying to answer: “What does the soldier want?”The success of the field jacket highlights how a diversity of thought, a mastery of logistics, and a concern for
War on the Rocks•Charles McFarlane21 Sept
The Kennedy Centre was once America’s cultural heart. Now it is barricaded, empty and being held hostage as the US president insists his name be added to its facade.
The Sydney Morning Herald•Michael Koziol21 Sept
After more than 30 years of planning, construction, and fundraising, a paved bike trail ambling through 165 miles of Minnesota beauty has officially been completed—and now becomes one of the longest paved cycling trails in America. From the Mississippi river to the wilderness of the Boundary Waters, the Mesabi Trail winds through some of the […]
Good News Network•Good News Network20 SeptKabawa was just named the best restaurant in America by Food & Wine. So, what does it take to run a full service at America's best restaurant?
RJ Scaringe thinks it will take robots, tariffs and diplomacy to maintain a manufacturing base in the United States.
The New York Times•Jordyn Holman20 Sept
The United Nations is powerless to protect democracy, and its most powerful members use their veto to prevent action against atrocities.
The Sydney Morning Herald•Geoffrey Robertson20 Sept
Writer John Mac Ghlionn warns that the rise of automated systems threatens the stability of the American middle class by eroding worker bargaining power and displacing specialized professionals.
The Hill•John Mac Ghlionn, opinion contributor19 Sept
A $150,000 pilot sparked $600,000 in requests from schools in two states, offering lessons on how we call can respond to unmet need.
Scientists are looking to diatoms, sea sponges, and plants for a cleaner way to recover rare earth elements and other valuable minerals hidden inside coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings. The bio-inspired approach could turn massive industrial waste piles into useful materials while reducing energy use, harsh chemicals, and reliance on new mining.
ScienceDaily19 Sept
President Trump said Friday that the United States has entered a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark that gives America a bigger say in the Arctic territory’s affairs and expands its military presence in the country. Trump said the deal “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely…
The Hill•Laura Kelly18 Sept
A new era is on the horizon for America's astronaut program.
President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over what he describes as their unfavourable media coverage in the latest test of America's first Amendment.