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We try the new MSI Claw with Intel’s dedicated handheld silicon.
Gallup Study on Business Ownership Offers Valuable Insights - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
by Raymond J. Keating – A new study from Gallup study drives home the central points that business ownership comes with tremendous potential benefits, as well as daunting challenges. It also provides insights in other areas, such as small business and artificial intelligence (AI). As noted in the report’s opening: “Business owners describe an increasingly […]
Microsoft Announces Open-Source "Intelligent Terminal"
Microsoft today announced their newest open-source creation..
WATCH LIVE: Senate Democratic leaders may address Bill Pulte for DNI, 'anti-weaponization fund'
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to tap his housing finance director as acting director of national intelligence, saying Bill Pulte is “a partisan thug with no experience in intelligence.”
People are flooding AI chatbots with health questions. Microsoft is teaming up with Mayo Clinic to help
People have been seeking out health information online since the dawn of the internet. And now, tens of millions of people are turning to artificial intelligence for questions they once asked “Dr. Google.”
Political gravity is coming for some of Trump’s most jarring ideas
President Donald Trump just keeps pushing the envelope — his appointment of a controversial housing official as the new acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday is the freshest evidence of that.
Joint Commission intros new voluntary AI responsibility certification
The program is designed to recognize hospitals and health systems for adopting and implementing artificial intelligence tools with sufficient governance, monitoring processes and education programs in place.
Trump taps Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence director
He replaces Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month after revealing her husband's cancer diagnosis
Google delivering on Gemini promises means Apple Intelligence can do the same
Tests to determine whether Google’s agentic AI system Gemini Spark can deliver on the promises made on stage at last...
Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
Pulte will take over from Tulsi Gabbard who recently announced she plans to resign the role at the end of June.
Trump names controversial top housing official to be acting director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named housing official Bill Pulte, who has played a leading role in stoking the president’s retribution campaign, as acting director of national intelligence.
Trump names controversial housing official Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
President Trump on Tuesday announced he's tapping housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.
Are plants the key to solving energy and food crises worldwide?
Costas Maranas, Robert V. & Gloria H. Waltemeyer Chair and Donald B. Broughton Professor of Chemical Engineering at Penn State, is developing computer models and algorithms to help scientists better understand, analyze and redesign biological organisms, including plants. In this Q&A, Maranas discussed how recent breakthroughs in modeling, artificial intelligence and systems biology are accelerating their work, helping plant scientists better understand and repurpose plants into fuel, plastics and more.
Intel warns of "crazy" price: Arc G3 Extreme tramples AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme for expensive price
Intel has detailed the performance and power efficiency of its upcoming Arc G3 Extreme SoC. Designed for handheld gaming consoles, the Intel Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme rely on Intel's latest Panther Lake CPU architecture and feature 10 and 12 Xe-core iGPUs, respectively. However, the consoles powered by these chips could be extremely expensive.
Investors react to Andrew Left securities fraud verdict
One financial intelligence firm warned of increased scrutiny for other short sellers after Left was found guilty on 13 counts of securities fraud.
CNN Just Sued Perplexity. Every Business Leader Should Be Paying Attention
Artificial intelligence companies are quietly consuming your company's most valuable asset. Here's what some leaders are doing about it.
Next Level Coaching Announces Official Release of AI: Five Years Ahead, a Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs Adopting Artificial Intelligence
Belleville, Ontario, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Next Level Coaching announced the official release of AI: Five Years Ahead, a practical g...
Taxpayers Win Against California in Business Location Dispute
Landlords who rented out property in Alaska successfully convinced a tax tribunal in California that they had no business connection to the Golden State and, therefore, shouldn’t have to pay state taxes there.
Decoding AI: How the political ad campaign world is being shaped by artificial intelligence
National index tracks AI health care regulations as policy patchwork grows
As artificial intelligence rapidly enters health care, policymakers and health systems are struggling to keep pace with the implications for how the technology should be governed to ensure patient safety, ...
James Uthmeier files civil lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI
The legal challenge against the artificial intelligence company comes as Uthmeier is also pursing criminal charges.
Knicks’ Jeremy Sochan Provides Important Intel on Victor Wembanyama
While Jermey Sochan is unlikely to take the court for any meaningful minutes in the NBA Finals, he does have some valuable intel.
The Intel Arc G3 Series Inside Story: How Intel Created a Purpose-built Gaming Handheld Silicon That Isn't a Hamstrung U-Segment Chip
During the Q&A session with Intel detailing its new Arc G3 series processors for handheld game consoles, we've learned some of the interesting design choices Intel had to make in order to create the perfect chip for the form-factor that doesn't compromise in areas where it's most needed to shine in....
FICO Names Eric Lapin VP, Head Of Strategy And Market Intelligence For Scores Business
FICO has appointed Eric Lapin as vice president and head of strategy and market intelligence for its Scores business, adding a longtime mortgage and fintech executive to a leadership role at the company behind the credit scores used throughout the mortgage industry.Lapin announced the move in a LinkedIn post, describing it as "a new and inspiring chapter" in his career.
Brooks senior develops national index tracking AI healthcare policy
As artificial intelligence reshapes health care, new questions are emerging about oversight, accountability, and patient safety. Brooks senior Will Moss ’26 developed the Health and AI Policy Index (HAPI), a public database designed to help policymakers, researchers, and health systems track emerging health care AI governance efforts.
National Lab Makes Science and AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Move Faster
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s commercially available artificial intelligence tool breaks down cybersecurity data silos.
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new chip
Nvidia has unveiled powerful new chips to bring advanced artificial intelligence to Windows laptops and desktops.
Infringement risks of generative AI in entertainment industry (Part 1)
From digital identity licensing to training data provenance, artificial intelligence generative content (AIGC) is pushing ownership, liability and due diligence to the forefront of business decision-making
Nvidia takes aim at Intel’s core business
New AI-focused PC processors could threaten the revenue engine underpinning Intel’s turnaround.
Nvidia Shows Off First Windows Laptops And Desktops Powered Entirely By Its Own Chip
The new line of Windows laptops and desktops will be the first ever to run solely on an Nvidia-made chip, the RTX Spark, as the AI giant looks to take on rivals Intel and AMD.
Japan, South Korea stocks hit more records, as oil gains on Iran war ending fragility
Oil prices have gained and stock markets in Japan and South Korea have hit fresh record highs on enthusiasm over the artificial intelligence boom, as investors await a decision on the ceasefire extension of the Iran war.
The Expected Price of MSI's New Claw 8 Handheld Will Make You Cry
Intel's handheld slate just keeps getting bigger... and more expensive.
AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029
AMD in its Computex 2026 presentation, celebrated 10 years of the Socket AM4 platform that kickstarted the company's long march to competitiveness with Intel in the desktop PC processor market, and its eventual domination. Socket AM4 supports the original "Zen" and "Zen+," across the Ryzen 1000 and ...
MSI’s New MEG Vision X2 AI+ Desktop Ships With A Talking Holographic Pet That Tweaks Your RGB And Performance On Command
MSI is taking the AI experience to the next level by introducing a live AI agent that helps users in real-time. MSI Unveils MEG Vision X2 AI+ Desktop, Coupled With LuckyClaw That Becomes Personal AI Companion for Making Tasks Easier Artificial Intelligence is no longer limited to chats and image generation. It's now assisting users in real-time, and the new approach just took MSI's newly launched desktop to a new level that might become a common theme in future PCs. MSI has launched MEG Vision X2 AI+, which it calls the "next evolution" in intelligent gaming desktops. Alongside the MEG […]
Intel Arc G3, New Generation Xeon, And Nova Lake, Here’s What We Expect From Intel At Computex 2026
Intel will be going big on the stage, and we expect multiple product stacks to be introduced at the Computex event.
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with Intel Arc G3 Extreme appears in early Computex hands-on
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ spotted at Computex booth with Arc G3 Extreme MSI’s next Claw handheld has appeared in an early Computex hands-on, apparently from the
For the first time since the iPhone 11, Apple smartphones are no longer at the top of buyers’ lists
Samsung now leads U.S. smartphone satisfaction with an ACSI 2026 score of 81, edging Apple at 80 and ending Apple’s run at the top dating back to the iPhone 11 era. With WWDC set for June 8, Apple’s delayed Apple Intelligence features loom over a market where overall scores rose from 78 to 79.
DuckDuckGo's 'No AI' Search Traffic Climbs as Users Reject Google's AI Overhaul
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has seen a surge in demand for its "No AI" search option in the wake of Google's May 19th I/O announcements. Google debuted a new "intelligent" search box reimagined with AI. It features AI suggestions as an upgrade to autocomplete, support for follow-up questions, expanded Personal Intelligence for connecting Gmail and Google Photos, and Search agents.
How Northeastern is helping to try and contain the Ebola outbreak
As the 2026 Ebola outbreak grows, Northeastern scientists are providing intelligence, analyzing data, and developing risk models.
Team develops open-source framework to accelerate health AI research
A research team led by Columbia University has developed an open-source framework designed to streamline and accelerate artificial intelligence research using health data, addressing longstanding challenges ...
Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM
New Swifts, Aspires, Nitros, and Predators are debuting for Computex.
Future of Personal Health—Mental Health Campaign
Media Planet recently spotlighted the mental health story of Special Olympics Minnesota athlete, Kayte Barton in a story titled, "Closing the Mental Health Gap for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” as part of their Mental Health Awareness Month campaign. The story details how Kayte leveraged her own challenges accessing mental health care to help develop Special Olympics Strong Minds, the mental discipline of Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®.
The $900 Billion Giant: How Anthropic Got So Big, So Fast
The artificial intelligence giant was just valued at $900 billion, surpassing OpenAI. Here are the numbers behind its rise — and headwinds it faces.
Closing the Mental Health Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Future of Personal Health captures the impactful work being accomplished by Special Olympics to mitigate the gap in mental health care for people with disabilities. The following is an excerpt from the article titled Closing the Mental Health Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities:
This is MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI Plus gaming handheld
And it’s using Intel’s custom Arc G3 Extreme handheld gaming chip.
Intel makes a bid for handheld gaming PCs with new Arc G3 processors
Intel's Arc B390 integrated GPU has offered impressive performance in laptops.
Beyond the EHR: Why one CIO believes AI will dwarf every prior health IT shift
Dave Lundal of Children's Minnesota says health systems must move quickly to build governance, vision and flexibility as artificial intelligence rapidly evolves.
Intel Arc G3 CPU Family Officially Released for Handheld Gaming PCs
Following a series of leaks about an upcoming Intel Panther Lake CPU for gaming handhelds, the hardware giant has officially announced the Intel Arc G3 CPU series, which features the powerful Arc B390 iGPU and optimizations for the Windows Xbox mode that started rolling out to gaming handhelds and W...
Intel Charges Into AMD’s Handheld Stronghold With Purpose-Built Arc G3 Extreme, Packing 14 Cores & a 12-Core Xe3 GPU
Intel has finally unveiled its brand new SoCs for gaming handhelds called the Arc G3 Extreme & Arc G3, based on the Panther Lake design.
Mark Zuckerberg’s $145 Billion AI Gamble Could Spawn Meta’s Next Monster Business
The artificial intelligence arms race has turned Silicon Valley into a spending contest. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into chips, servers, networking gear, and data centers in a scramble to dominate AI infrastructure. The question investors are wrestling with is simple: how much ... Mark Zuckerberg’s $145 Billion AI Gamble Could Spawn Meta’s Next Monster Business
New details on Apple-Google AI deal revealed, including Nvidia chips: report
Apple’s big unveiling of iOS 27, the new Siri, and other WWDC reveals are little more than one week away....
Intel’s first handheld gaming chip is the Arc G3, and this Acer is using it
And Acer’s first handheld will use it.
Apple’s iOS 27 Siri Overhaul and AI Features Previewed in New Images
The iPhone maker looks to stage a comeback in digital assistants and artificial intelligence.
Former U.S. Senator Richard Burr on his political career, politics now, and his new focus on K-12 education strategy
Burr spent 28 years in Congress — serving first in the U.S. House, before ascending to the upper chamber. Once there, he chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Artificial intelligence is brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and political associations
AI giants quietly build powerful lobbying empires throughout Florida’s Capitol.
Alife Health Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Embryo Assessment
/PRNewswire/ -- Alife Health, a digital health company advancing fertility care through artificial intelligence, today announced that its product Embryo...
Iran’s forever war: Deal or no deal, Iran’s challenge to America will outlast Trump
Shortly after I landed in Baghdad for the first time in January 2004, US intelligence services intercepted a letter from Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy, to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. The letter discussed the use of ruthless violence to establish an Islamic caliphate— first inside Iraq and ultimately across the broader Middle East.
How AWS SMGS uses an AI-powered conversational assistant to transform business management with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
In this post, we share how we built NarrateAI using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to deliver business intelligence at scale for the AWS SMGS (Sales, Marketing and Global Services) organization. You will learn about: the two-layer architecture that separates batch processing from real-time interaction, the specialized AI agents that power intelligent routing and validation, key engineering patterns for production deployment, and how to build similar solutions with AWS services.
Capgemini says AI widens client spending pool
Capgemini on Thursday said artificial intelligence was opening access to client spending beyond traditional information technology budgets, as the French technology services group sought to ease investor concerns that the technology could disrupt its business model.
Google is bringing Gemini to smart glasses, and they come with one big advantage
During the Google I/O 2026 keynote, the company announced a major expansion of the Android XR platform, unveiling a new line of "Intelligent Eyewear." Built in collaboration with Samsung and...
Inside Optum Health's push to make AI practical for clinicians
A phased rollout of AI-powered chart summarization is reducing administrative burdens while testing how healthcare organizations can responsibly scale artificial intelligence.
Drexel Study Reveals How People Use AI for Mental Health Support — And Their Concerns About It
As more people turn to artificial intelligence chatbots for emotional and mental health support, a new study from Drexel University suggests that most users see these tools as supplements to — not substitutes for — human therapy. Drawing on millions of Reddit posts, the study highlights both the growing appeal of AI support tools for emotional reassurance, coping and practical guidance, as well as the concerns users express about emotional dependence, misinformation and overreliance on the technology.
‘The Office’ Editor Thinks AI Can Make Comedy Funnier
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key ...
Could aliens ever visit Earth? An aerospace scientist unpacks the challenges of interstellar spaceflight.
The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth.
Paducah Chamber seminar warns businesses about AI security risks
A panel of cybersecurity and insurance experts discussed the risks artificial intelligence poses to small businesses during a Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce seminar Tuesday.
Solving real-world problems with AI
Arvish Pandey, a recent computer science graduate at the University of Cincinnati, is using artificial intelligence to better assess risk and prevent harm to the public. A downtown Cincinnati brawl that went viral last summer has sparked Pandey's recent research project dubbed "HORIZN."
We're starting to see some PC makers respond to Apple's MacBook Neo
Sub-$600 laptops have existed for years, but consistently good ones remain rare.
Remote patient monitoring faces a reality check
Artificial intelligence and automation are helping hospitals manage booming remote care programs, but RPM professionals say long-term success still depends on human connection.
Google’s Fitbit Air Gives Whoop Some Serious Competition
The Fitbit Air, a new $100 screenless wearable from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, represents a major evolution in what consumers can expect from fitness trackers as tech companies race into an era of personalized health and artificial intelligence-powered wellness insights.
Google’s Fitbit Air Gives Whoop Some Serious Competition
The Fitbit Air, a new $100 screenless wearable from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, represents a major evolution in what consumers can expect from fitness trackers as tech companies race into an era of personalized health and artificial intelligence-powered wellness insights.
Scientists say they’ve reversed brain aging with a simple nasal spray
Researchers at Texas A&M have developed a nasal spray that appears to reverse brain aging by calming inflammation and restoring the brain’s energy systems. After just two doses, memory and cognitive function improved for months, raising hopes for future treatments targeting dementia and brain fog.
Terra Quantum and Axiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp 1 Announce Definitive Business Combination Agreement at a $3.5 Billion Equity Valuation
/PRNewswire/ -- Terra Quantum AG ("Terra Quantum" or the "Company"), a global leader in quantum technologies, quantum security, and AI-driven optimization...
Should You Take Nutrition Advice From a Chatbot?
Many people are turning to artificial intelligence for help with their diet. Experts weigh the potential pros and cons.
Therapists are using AI to take notes. Is it a useful tool or a breach of trust?
New companies are selling artificial intelligence assistance to mental health therapists. The AI tools can help with administration and recordkeeping, but some patients worry about their privacy.
Z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode
There are many ways you can implement an Intel i386 CPU on an FPGA, with the use of original microcode probably being one of the most interesting approaches. This is what [nand2mario]’s z386 …
‘We cannot consider AI to be morally neutral’: In warning to world, Pope Leo calls for regulation of artificial intelligence
Intel Nova Lake Edge reportedly planned with 8 E-cores and 12 Xe graphics cores
Intel Nova Lake Edge processor reportedly gets 8E+12Xe design Edge-focused SKUs may skip P-cores. Intel is reportedly planning a Nova Lake Edge processor
Intel Reportedly Prepares Nova Lake CPUs With 8 E-Cores & 12 Xe3P Cores For Edge Segment
Intel seems to be preparing a variant of its Nova Lake CPUs for Edge Applications that will feature just E-Cores and a strong iGPU.
Axios C-Suite: Everything converges in 2028
Big things are coming: toxic political fragmentation, superintelligent AI and a platform shift bigger than social media.
Germany's Dr. Wolff cosmetics company is going all in on AI
This medium-sized, family-run business has embraced artificial intelligence to stay competitive. All employees are encouraged to learn about and apply LLMs.
Politics and Investing Don’t Mix: Why Your Political Affiliation Could Be Hurting Your Returns
n a contest between intellect and political identity, the latter all too often wins out, a new study finds.
China’s machinery giant XCMG eyes bigger scoop of global sales
State-owned firm banks on intelligent manufacturing, green technology, product integration and digital services to boost sales overseas.
Matthew DaVille Runs For Health And Mind
WHEELING – Matthew DaVille might sometimes feel like he is about to take flight when he runs, but it appears that running actually keeps him grounded. DaVille, a native of Louisiana, said he has been working in the Wheeling area for more than a decade now in the oil and gas industry. He resides in […]
A Democrat Took on Red Sox Ownership in an Ad. A Network Pulled it.
Graham Platner, a Senate candidate in Maine, blamed private equity for destroying “our favorite baseball team.” NESN, which is owned by the team, pulled his campaign ad, citing an intellectual property violation.
New iOS 27 Rumors Include Revamped AirPods Settings Menu and More
Apple is set to unveil iOS 27 next month ahead of a September release. The update is expected to include a dedicated Siri app, expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities in apps like Wallet, Safari, and Shortcuts, an upgraded keyboard with improved autocorrect, the ability to use Apple Maps via satellite connection, and more. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman revealed four additional iOS 27 changes related to AirPods, Genmoji, AirPlay, and Siri.
China’s AI growth is about ‘economic and political leverage,’ Rep Hinson says
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, discusses why the U.S. must lead in artificial intelligence development to counter China amid growing national security concerns on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’
Linux To Remove ISA Speech Synthesizer Driver That Likely Hasn't Been Used In Decades
Following the process of phasing out Intel 486 CPU support and other old hardware drivers that were dropped in the Linux 7.1 kernel cycle for reducing the kernel maintenance burden, the upcoming Linux 7.2 cycle is continuing the trend of phasing out some of the old hardware support that is very obsolete, likely having no users on the latest upstream kernels, and no one formally maintaining the obsolete drivers.
Carmelo Anthony’s Creative 7 Productions: Strategic Partnership With Utopai Studios To Expand Sports And Entertainment IP
Carmelo Anthony, through his production company Creative 7, has become a strategic partner in Utopai Studios as the companies look to expand original sports and entertainment intellectual property development powered by cinematic AI technology.
Apple registers new 'gen AI' subdomain ahead of next month's WWDC keynote
Apple has just registered a new subdomain record ahead of WWDC: genai.apple.com. All signs point to WWDC 2026 being Apple’s...
Apple Preparing New 'Gen AI' Website Ahead of WWDC
Apple is readying the subdomain genai.apple.com, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris, but it does not yet lead to a live web page. This comes a few weeks ahead of Apple's annual developers conference WWDC, where the company has promised to announce "AI advancements" across its software platforms. Apple's website already has an Apple Intelligence page, so it is unclear what the company's plans are for genai.apple.com at this time.
Better Business Bureau: Protect yourself from deepfake scams
Artificial intelligence is changing the way businesses and consumers interact every day.
Nvidia’s Hidden $60 Billion Business Is About to Overtake Broadcom
For years, investors treated artificial intelligence as a GPU story. Buy the chipmakers, ride the boom, and call it a day. But AI data centers have evolved into something much bigger — sprawling digital factories that need not only computing power, but also ultra-fast networking capable of moving oceans of data with almost no delay. ... Nvidia’s Hidden $60 Billion Business Is About to Overtake Broadcom
Intel's Latest Round Of Open-Source Projects Ended: OBS Studio Plugin, CVE Binary Tool & More
With Intel having been one of the most dominant open-source contributors for years across the software ecosystem, months after they began sunsetting various software projects no longer aligned with today's Intel, they continue formally sunsetting/archiving different open-source projects.
International Business Machines (IBM) Is Up 15.8% After Announcing $2 Billion Anderon Quantum Chip Foundry Partnership
Earlier this week, IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a Letter of Intent to create Anderon, America’s first pure-play quantum chip foundry in Albany, New York, backed by US$1.00 billion in CHIPS incentives and a matching US$1.00 billion cash commitment from IBM plus intellectual property and staff. This partnership not only cements IBM’s role at the core of the U.S. quantum ecosystem but also creates a dedicated 300‑millimeter quantum wafer facility intended to supply multiple...
Bond breakout? Big effects of bad data. Immigration and thermostatic politics & dad-chat is coming for dad-books.
Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Anna Airy, A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London, 1918 Bond breakout - John Authers Across the developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. Looking at the drastic moves in the US, Japan, the UK and France, Barclays’ Ajay Rajadhyaksha commented: “Last week, long bonds broke. Not in one country. In all of them. Simultaneously. Four countries. Four different political systems. Four different central banks. But the same trade — “get me out of duration!”” Each country has its own contributing political problems, but the uniformity of the shift out of long-term bonds with high duration makes clear that something broader is afoot. For Rajadhyaksha, it is “simple and uncomfortable.” The developed world “has too much debt, too little fiscal discipline, and no political appetite for fixing either.” If there’s a trigger, it has been the Iran war and the resulting shock to oil supply. Source: Bloomberg G7 countries are now borrowing at rates that were enjoyed by EM in the early 2020s For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Trade between China and Russia has grown in recent years For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Big effects of bad data A decade ago nearly nine in ten Americans, when approached, agreed to fill out the Current Population Survey, which is administered to about 60,000 households each month and asks about, among other things, employment. Fewer than seven in ten do so now (see chart 1). For the Consumer Expenditure Survey, which tries to capture 3,700 households monthly, the response rate is down from 68% to 40%. … When the information becomes less reliable, investment decisions get more difficult to make. Some may be delayed, creating a potential drag on the economy. A new working paper by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, Erica Groshen, former head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) now at Cornell University, and Duncan Hobbs and Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, hazards an estimate. Preserving trust in “the integrity and quality of official statistics”, the authors claim, generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the BLS, the agency with an annual budget of $700m that is responsible for many of these data. To arrive at their conclusion the quartet analysed an ignoble episode in the BLS’s recent history. On August 1st 2025 Donald Trump sacked Erika McEntarfer, appointed as the agency’s commissioner by his predecessor, Joe Biden. The president alleged, without evidence, that the BLS’s steep downward revision to recent jobs numbers had been “RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad”. In fact, it was the wanton dismissal that looked bad in the eyes of many observers. In the following seven days there was a 50% leap, relative to the week before, in the average value of the index of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU), which tracks the number of articles mentioning such uncertainty that are published daily in American newspapers. This was a discernible jump even when compared to the chaos caused by Mr Trump’s trade war in April 2025 and his real one in Iran in the past two months (see chart 2). Based on Mr Bloom’s earlier study with other colleagues of the EPU’s impact on business investment, industrial production and employment, the authors estimate that the jump reduced American GDP by over $100bn (0.3%) and non-farm payrolls by 168,000 (0.1%). Source: The Economist Immigration and thermostatic politics (Sarah O’Connor in the FT) A strange thing happened a year and a half ago. No sooner had Americans elected Donald Trump as president on an explicitly anti-immigration platform than US public opinion began to swing much more favourably towards immigration. … to political scientists who study “thermostatic” politics, this development is no surprise at all. Public opinion often moves against the prevailing party, especially if they are perceived to have gone “too far” in one direction. The phenomenon was first explored in the 1990s with reference to fiscal policy, but in recent years it has been particularly evident in the realm of immigration policy. While these swings in opinion polls can make it seem as if people don’t know their own minds, they can be a useful democratic check on governments by sending bright flashing warning lights when policies stray too far from the public’s comfort zone. The problem comes when politicians misinterpret those signals. When people tell pollsters they want less immigration, or think it is bad for the country overall (or the converse), they are often expressing an opinion about how things appear to be going in that moment relative to their preferences, rather than a deep shift in their underlying views. According to Alexander Kustov, a political scientist, most Americans’ views are quite stable and moderate: they support immigration that is controlled and in the national interest, and oppose flows that are disorderly or under-enforced. In the US, he argues the Trump administration over-interpreted dissatisfaction with high immigration under Joe Biden, and implemented policies that went too far for many voters. “People don’t necessarily change their idea about their ideal immigration policy, but they can react to what the government is currently doing,” he told me. “A lot of people are not happy with what the Trump administration are doing — right now we’re not talking about border enforcement, we’re talking about people not just getting harassed, but killed.” But similarly, he added, pro-immigration advocates would be making a mistake to interpret the recent, more favourable swing towards immigration as a deep-seated ideological shift in attitudes. The recent history of UK immigration policy offers another cautionary tale. After the 2016 Brexit referendum, public concern about immigration fell. This was partly because net migration statistics declined, but also because people felt a sense of catharsis and control, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank. By 2019, the public ranked immigration as only the ninth biggest issue of concern, according to Ipsos polling. But when the Conservative government liberalised visa routes for students and care workers between 2019 and 2022, that helped net migration to surge. And so, too, did public concern. Today’s Labour government has implemented another sharply restrictive turn in immigration policy. As Kustov and researcher Caitlyn Yates argue, thermostatic public opinion should be a useful check on politicians. Instead it seems to have helped to magnify the pendulum swing in the UK. The government over-interprets and overreacts to a change in public opinion, which reacts in turn, prompting a sudden swing the other way. Source: Financial Times HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Anna Airy, Shop for Machining 15-Inch Shells: Singer Manufacturing Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1918 Racing for a vaccine … we have been here before! The deadly Ebola outbreak in two African countries driven by a virus species with no vaccine has triggered an urgent search for a potential jab, in a test of troubled global efforts to avert threats posed by emerging diseases. A World Health Organization advisory group is due to would meet on Tuesday to recommend candidate jabs to prioritise for clinical trials, the global health body said. It will assess data including an analysis by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which was set up after failures in the international response to a previous Ebola crisis. The latest Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has infected hundreds of people and killed more than 80, health authorities say. Cepi’s reaction will be a crucial indicator of its progress towards its wider goal of producing vaccines for pandemic threats in just 100 days, despite steep cuts to international health funding. “If there was ever a time that we could show the world why Cepi is needed and show the world why the 100-day mission is needed, it’s now,” Nicole Lurie, the organisation’s executive director for preparedness and response, told the FT. “We’re happy to accept that responsibility, but obviously we need help from partners — particularly financial help in the long run.” DR Congo and Uganda would make the final decision on whether to press ahead with any vaccine candidates endorsed for clinical trials by the WHO experts, the global health body said. “Other ethical and community acceptability issues will be considered,” said the WHO, which declared the latest outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. “This will be important to make sure that the trial, if it happens, will be adequately communicated to the population.” Lurie said Cepi had provided information from a survey of research teams and companies working on drugs that might be effective against the Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak. The organisation hoped soon to announce partners in the quest for a jab, she added, although she declined to give a timescale for when one might be developed. Cepi’s Nicole Laurie said global health bodies were ‘getting some live-fire drills’ with hantavirus and the latest Ebola outbreak. The hunt for a vaccine should be helped by scientific advances including the use of artificial intelligence to find drugs active against viruses, Lurie said. Existing jabs against the Zaire Ebola virus responsible for many previous outbreaks might provide a basis for tackling the Bundibugyo species, she added. “We’ll see how far and how fast we can get,” Lurie said, adding that Cepi had done preliminary work recently on a possible jab for the rat-borne hantavirus responsible for a recent fatal outbreak on a cruise ship. “Both with hantavirus and now with Ebola, [we] are getting some live-fire drills.” Source: Michael Peel in the Financial Times Dad-chat is coming for dad-books. (By Pamela Paul and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in the WSJ) They were the go-to gifts for Father’s Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography. These days, dad books are a dying breed. Nonfiction book sales have been in decline for the past four years, and are now the most challenged segment of the print book market. Publishers say certain types of books still fare well—including celebrity memoirs and religious titles. But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably. Sales of nonfiction print titles were down nearly 8% through May 9 this year, and sales of books about politics and current affairs were down 19%, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps. (Remember the adult coloring-book craze? Or the stratospheric rise of romantasy?) But many in publishing believe the decline in serious nonfiction is more existential. “The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint. “This is a sea change and people should wake up and realize we’re living in a new world.” One culprit for the shift: a new media diet for fans of more serious nonfiction. … Sixty-two percent of men and 54% of women consumed a podcast in the prior month, according to a recent survey by Edison Research at SSRS, up from 46% and 39%, respectively, in 2023. “When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers. “The man who wants to read American history is now tuning into one of the many good podcasts about history that lends the quiet attention to a serious subject he’s looking for. It makes the idea of sitting down with a 700-page Ron Chernow book less appealing. You’ve scratched that itch.” Source: Wall Street Journal Remarkable report by Novara from the nationalist rally in London in mid May. Anna Airy, Leopard Moth and Plums, 1915 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe
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