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Today’s Flagship
US-China tensions dominate an Asian security meeting, EVs dominate Norway’s car sales, the Spelling Bee champion is crowned
India’s Modi set to be 4th world leader to address U.S. Congress twice
Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Pence won't face charges in classified documents investigation
Electric vehicles dominate gas-powered cars in Norway
Chinese state media cheers on Elon Musk's visit
Biden tripped up by sandbag, falls onstage at Air Force graduation
Chinese women mock 'greasy middle-aged men' in new viral trend
What Beijing wants in exchange for returning Washington's calls
Concerns are growing over China’s AI rules
Mike Pence to launch presidential bid on June 7
Meet the world's first openly gay president
Flying Air New Zealand? You might be stepping on a scale before your flight
Renewable energy is providing a lifeline for countries facing instability
Elizabeth Holmes is now in prison
Clean energy installations in the US fell even as global green energy investment reached a record in 2022
The countries trying to send people to the moon this decade
Security
The Saudis want the US to help build a ‘nuclear Aramco’
As part of a potential deal to normalize relations with Israel, Mohammed bin Salman has pitched a joint American-Saudi venture to enrich nuclear fuel, raising concerns about proliferation.
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Politics
Keith Ellison got justice for George Floyd. Here’s what he learned along the way.
As he releases a new book, the Minneapolis Attorney General talks about fighting for re-election after prosecuting Derek Chauvin.
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Four more years: DeSantis finds his anti-Trump pitch
On the trail, the Florida governor is telling voters it will take two terms to solve the country’s problems. Trump can only serve one.
CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockToday’s Flagship
US-China tensions dominate an Asian security meeting, EVs dominate Norway’s car sales, the Spelling Bee champion is crowned
Tech
Startups are using ChatGPT to meet soaring demand for chatbot therapy
OpenAI often encourages users to seek help offline, but the companies say the benefits of AI therapy outweigh the downsides.Net Zero
Climate activists need a new strategy
Energy market turmoil and anti-ESG fervor have sapped investor support for corporate climate initiatives.Politics
What’s next for Congress after the debt ceiling
The Senate passed the debt ceiling deal with substantial bipartisan support last night. Now Congress has to figure out what it’s going to do next.Net Zero
‘We can break out of this stranglehold’: A top energy strategist on what gives him hope
Jeremy Bentham, the co-chair of world energy scenarios at the World Energy Council, worries the energy transition is too often seen as a cost, rather than an investment or an opportunity.RFK Jr. advised firm that pitched investments to business tied to Venezuela scandal
The U.S. presidential candidate was a senior advisor to a firm helping advise a business that’s part of a probe into Venezuela’s state oil company.Politics
The DeSantis attack on Trump that could stick
No one has been a harsher critic of the Trump administration than Trump, who frequently slammed his own cabinet picks. That gives his opponents an opening.Africa
Africans trained in China grapple with pro-Western bias on their return
Returning African graduates are often “not channeled into Africa–China projects and they are also unable to compete in the job market,” according to research.Business
‘If I had a magic wand’: The CEO of retirement giant Ascensus explains how to not work forever
We asked David Musto to fix the retirement crisis in the U.S.
politics
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Keith Ellison got justice for George Floyd. Here’s what he learned along the way.
As he releases a new book, the Minneapolis Attorney General talks about fighting for re-election after prosecuting Derek Chauvin.
Four more years: DeSantis finds his anti-Trump pitch
On the trail, the Florida governor is telling voters it will take two terms to solve the country’s problems. Trump can only serve one.
India’s Modi set to be 4th world leader to address U.S. Congress twice
Only three others have spoken to a joint meeting of Congress more than once.
Pence won't face charges in classified documents investigation
Former Vice President Mike Pence will not face charges in the classified documents probe.
What’s next for Congress after the debt ceiling
The Senate passed the debt ceiling deal with substantial bipartisan support last night. Now Congress has to figure out what it’s going to do next.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernstbusiness
Semafor/Al Lucca
RFK Jr. advised firm that pitched investments to business tied to Venezuela scandal
The U.S. presidential candidate was a senior advisor to a firm helping advise a business that’s part of a probe into Venezuela’s state oil company.
‘If I had a magic wand’: The CEO of retirement giant Ascensus explains how to not work forever
We asked David Musto to fix the retirement crisis in the U.S.
Carl Icahn's end game
The activist investor looked at reorganizing Icahn Enterprises before a critical short seller's report landed earlier this month.
‘A worldwide leadership awakening’: Gallup’s Chairman on how work is changing
What are workplaces getting wrong today? And what should they be doing better?
Billionaire quant Igor Tulchinsky on AI’s promise and risk
Tulchinsky runs WorldQuant, which manages billions within Izzy Englander’s behemoth fund manager Millennium.
Semafor/Al Luccatechnology
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REUTERS/Florence Lo
Aravind Srinivas
REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Startups are using ChatGPT to meet soaring demand for chatbot therapy
OpenAI often encourages users to seek help offline, but the companies say the benefits of AI therapy outweigh the downsides.
Unsplash/Jonas LeupeConcerns are growing over China’s AI rules
As China plows forward on AI development, China-watchers and industry experts have expressed some alarm about the potential for a tech catastrophe.
REUTERS/Florence LoPerplexity AI in talks with Instacart, Klarna, about partnerships
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas also says companies may not need to advertise in AI-powered search engines.
Aravind SrinivasElizabeth Holmes is now in prison
The founder of the now-defunct biotech firm Theranos was convicted on multiple charges of defrauding investors.
REUTERS/Stephen Lamafrica
Reuters/Sun Kaifang
REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
Africans trained in China grapple with pro-Western bias on their return
Returning African graduates are often “not channeled into Africa–China projects and they are also unable to compete in the job market,” according to research.
Reuters/Sun KaifangUganda joins small group of countries penalizing LGBTQ+ people with death
Same-sex relations were already criminalized but new laws now threaten LGBTQ+ people with life imprisonment and the death penalty.
REUTERS/Abubaker LubowaNigeria's new president will lean on Lagos loyalists ahead of difficult era
Nigeria's new president, Bola Tinubu, looks set to appoint trusted aides connected to the political scene in Lagos to key posts.
Remembering South Africa's sliding doors moment
Justice Malala's new book 'The Plot To Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation' tells the story of how South Africa’s post-Apartheid transition nearly collapsed after the murder of Chris Hani, then head of the African National Congress’s armed wing.
Nigeria's student family ‘Japa’ route to the UK is closing
African postgraduate students will no longer be able to bring family members to Britain under reforms to curb migration, closing a popular route particularly favored by Nigerians looking for a route out of the west African country.
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Climate activists need a new strategy
Energy market turmoil and anti-ESG fervor have sapped investor support for corporate climate initiatives.
Tom Jervis/WikimediaCommonsElectric vehicles dominate gas-powered cars in Norway
Norwegians are embracing the transition to clean vehicles as the country pushes ahead with a break from internal combustion engines by 2025.
Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz/Wikimedia Commons‘We can break out of this stranglehold’: A top energy strategist on what gives him hope
Jeremy Bentham, the co-chair of world energy scenarios at the World Energy Council, worries the energy transition is too often seen as a cost, rather than an investment or an opportunity.
Carbon removal is finally finding customers
As carbon offsets continue to draw greenwashing accusations, removals offer a more credible, if expensive, alternative.
Courtesy Charm Industrialsecurity
The Saudis want the US to help build a ‘nuclear Aramco’
As part of a potential deal to normalize relations with Israel, Mohammed bin Salman has pitched a joint American-Saudi venture to enrich nuclear fuel, raising concerns about proliferation.
What Beijing wants in exchange for returning Washington's calls
Top U.S. officials are pushing for a direct line of communication with Beijing. But setting one up isn't so easy.
After finding Chinese chips in Russian weapons, Ukraine confronted Beijing’s envoy
The issue is hampering China’s ambitions to broker a truce between Moscow and Kyiv.
What’s worrying the world’s top cop?
I sat down with Stock to find out what was driving the work of, essentially, the world’s top cop
Ukraine is running out of ammo. The West doesn’t have enough.
In the era of drones and AI, the war between Russia and Ukraine has in many ways become a contest to see which country can get their hands on the most 155-millimeter howitzer shells.
media
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Chinese women mock 'greasy middle-aged men' in new viral trend
The trend has attracted both praise and criticism for its depiction of what it’s like to be sexually harassed as a young woman in China.
BilliBilliNeetzan Zimmerman’s last hurrah
The Messenger’s launch is a throwback to the internet’s earlier days.
Chinese nationalists echo US right's 'The Little Mermaid' talking points
Chinese state-tabloid Global Times slammed Disney for casting a Black actress to play Ariel, echoing commentary from many right-wing Americans.
Russia extends Wall Street Journal reporter's detention
FSB investigators have asked to keep Evan Gershkovich in detention until August 30, Russian state media reports.
Ron DeSantis shut out the media. That's changing.
The Florida governor seeks to find his feet on the national stage.