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WorkWorkFactory work is overrated. Here are the jobs of the future - The Economist (No paywall) Trumpian types are unanimous: America needs factories. The president describes how workers have watched in anguish as foreign leaders have stolen our jobs, foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories and foreign scavengers have torn apart our once beautiful American dream. Peter Navarro, his trade adviser, says that tariffs will fill up all of the half-empty factories. Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, offers the most cartoonish pitch of all: The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhonesthat kind of thing is going to come to America. WorkWork
WorkWorkWorkResearch: Why CEOs Should Start with the New Year - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) Boards know the importance of careful succession planning. The benefits of a strong transition to a new CEO are obvious, but a failed succession can cost companies billions in shareholder value, be distracting and disruptive for employees, and cause other top talent to head for the door.In a new study, we discovered a way boards can help their appointees drive value: start them at the beginning of the calendar or fiscal year. WorkTrump says China will face 55% tariffs as he endorses trade deal But economists expect the Fed to keep rate cuts on hold amid the uncertainty over trade policy. “We expect the underlying strength in the economy and uncertainty over the policy outlook to keep the Fed in ‘wait-and-see’ mode next week,” Bradley Saunders, North America economist for Capital Economics, wrote in a note to investors.
WorkHarris Yulin, character actor and Broadway star, dies at 88 “His marriage of immense technique with an always fresh sense of discovery, gave his work an immediacy and vitality and purity I’ve experienced nowhere else. And what he was as an actor, he was as a man, the grace, the humility, the generosity. All of us at American Classic have been blessed by our experience with him. He will always remain the beating heart of our show.” WorkGood Taste Is More Important Than Ever - The Atlantic (No paywall) Theres a lesson I once learned from a CEOa leader admired not just for his strategic acumen but also for his unerring eye for quality. Hes renowned for respecting the creative people in his company. Yet hes also unflinching in offering pointed feedback. When asked what guided his input, he said, I may not be a creative genius, but Ive come to trust my taste. WorkAn Inside Look at Gaza's Chaotic New Aid System - The New Yorker (No paywall) Following the collapse, in early March, of the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Israel essentially shut down all aid entering the Gaza Strip. The territory had already been facing a humanitarian crisis for nearly eighteen months. During that time, Israel allowed in a fluctuating, almost always insufficient number of aid trucks. The food and medicine that arrived on those trucks was then distributed by local groups across the Strip. In May, when the full blockade was partially liftedafter European leaders, and even the Trump Administration, warned of starvationthe old system of aid delivery, which was operated in part by the United Nations, was largely phased out in favor of a new organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which was set up in cordination with Israeli authorities to deliver supplies to Gazans at just four locations. WorkTrump's Deportation Numbers, Explained President Donald Trump campaigned on delivering the largest mass deportation effort in US history. What he has delivered so far is a dramatic surge in arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of people who were living in the U.S.
WorkWorkDenmark votes for defence bill giving US access to its airbases Peter Vedel Kessing, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, told the Guardian in May: “If the bill is passed and American soldiers carry out illegal acts in Denmark, it will be beyond Danish control and outside the reach of the Danish legal system to prosecute such actions.” WorkAustrian school shooter planned to detonate pipe bomb, say police Walking past the flat where the gunman lived, Natalia Chalakova, 19, originally from Bulgaria, expressed her shock that the attacker was from the neighbourhood. “No one could stop talking about it when we met at school this morning for our exams, and no one could really concentrate,” she said. “The most upset of any kind that usually happens here are disputes on the playground with kids fighting over their toys. To have a mass murderer in our midst – this is an American story, not an Austrian one.” WorkSpacecraft Sends Back Historic First-Ever Images Of Sun's South Pole - Forbes (No paywall) Launched in February 2020 to take the first-ever close-up images of the sun, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back humanitys first clear images of the suns south pole. Today we reveal humankinds first-ever views of the suns pole, said Professor Carole Mundell, ESAs Director of Science. These new unique views from our Solar Orbiter mission are the beginning of a new era of solar science.
WorkWorkWorkTrump deploying the National Guard is part of a bigger plan After protests erupted in response to federal agents raiding businesses around Los Angeles to arrest immigrants, President Donald Trump quickly decided to dump fuel on the fire: On Saturday night, the president declared that he would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to the city. Work
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WorkWorkWorkThe PE Playbook: Pet Care Discover key M&A trends in pet care - from high-growth segments and industry fragmentation to emerging geographic markets and acquisition activity. Work
WorkWorkHow a Hazelnut Spread Became a Sticking Point in Franco-Algerian Relations - The New Yorker (No paywall) Every summer in France, an exodus takes place. It invariably begins in early July, when public school lets out, kicking off les grandes vacances. This year, the last day of school is July 4th. On July 5th, the countrys airports, highways, and ferry terminals will swell with outbound travellers. Among them will be many of Frances 7.3 million immigrants, who constitute some ten per cent of the population, and the descendants of immigrants, who account for many millions more. Nearly a third of children born in France in 2023 had at least one parent born abroad. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWork 
WorkWorkWorkHow the brain solves complicated problems An MIT study shows humans flexibly deploy different reasoning strategies to tackle challenging mental tasks -- offering insights for building machines that think more like us. Work 
WorkWorkWorkThe life and death of Hideo Kojima As Hideo Kojima prepares for the release of Death Stranding 2, the pioneering video game director continues to inject his iconoclastic vision into ever-more ambitious projects WorkWorkWorkNintendo sets record with 3.5 million Switch 2 units sold in four days With a successful launch under its belt, Nintendo's goal is to maintain momentum. The company no doubt learned some lessons last time around as it had supply issues during the first few months after the original's Switch's launch that constrained sales. US tariffs could also bite. During an investor call last month, Furakawa explained that additional tariffs could necessitate a price increase in the US, causing demand to fall. WorkWork
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