Europe is breaking up with corporate America: “You are not dealing with an administration that has processes, you are dealing with a single volatile individual.” / The Wall Street Journal [$] See also: Some US corporations are switching from OpenAI and Anthropic to affordable Chinese AI, as China looks into curbing overseas
In the past 10 months, the US government has killed 221 people in strikes on suspected drug boats—apparently to little effect, based on the purity and prices of street drugs in the US. / The Atlantic [$] “It is hard to say what we all have in common, apart from the
We’ll be off tomorrow for the Fourth of July, and we’ll see you on Monday! Federal models show President Trump’s planned record-breaking fireworks show on the Fourth of July will cause dangerous air pollution, and people should “expect irritation symptoms.” / The Washington Post [$] Watch: That time
The new FDA panel appointed to review peptides includes multiple panelists who also sell peptides or run clinics that prescribe them. / ABC News At least four public federal websites deployed under the Trump administration use software to track visitors and evade users’ privacy tools. / The Guardian “Trump is altering our
At least 164 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured in Venezuela after 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck last night. / The Associated Press As part of sentencing related to protests at a Texas ICE facility, one person got 30 years for transporting zines that the
Madison Square Garden is reportedly tracking activists who have publicly criticized the venue’s use of facial recognition. / 404 Media Grocery stores seem well on their way to introducing AI-enabled shopping carts that track your items and pepper you with targeted ads. / Futurism It’s Prime Day, which also
Embattled British PM Keir Starmer announces he’ll step down, likely to be succeeded by Andy Burnham, who will become the UK’s seventh PM in 10 years. / Reuters Polymarket has been paying creators to film themselves winning trades on a dummy version of its platform, then posting the final
What’s in Trump’s Iran deal? No regime change, no mention of Israel, and no clear answer on who’s supposed to pay Iran $300 billion. / Al Jazeera Netanyahu ally and right-wing anchor Shimon Riklin: “If you compare the agreement Obama did with Iran to this, what’s
Hosted by a fractured North America, this year’s World Cup feels like three separate—and competing—events, each with its own message and mascot. / The Wall Street Journal [$] The coach of Iran’s World Cup team says US officials ordered them to return to their training base in Mexico
The DoJ is investigating E. Jean Carroll over her assault litigation against Trump, who still wants the Supreme Court to review Carroll’s $5 million verdict. / Associated Press, SCOTUSblog Why Republicans are having an existential crisis over James Talarico: He knows how to go viral and isn’t taking the
