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☆ Ground robots may be the 'next game-changer technology' of the war, senior Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewUkraine has its eyes set on a dynamic fleet of ground robots to fight alongside — and, sometimes, instead of — its soldiers in combat as Kyiv continues growing its arsenal of unmanned systems. Multiple ground robots at a UNITED24 summit. UNITED24The new ground combat robots can assault and defend positions, as well as conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, all while being operated remotely from up to two-and-a-half miles away. Ground robots have even been involved in drone-on-drone combat, underscoring a level of depth and sophistication to these operations. The evolution of unmanned systems has been one of the defining elements of the Ukraine war.

Persons: —, Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov, there's, " Fedorov Organizations: Service, Business, Systems, Technologies Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Russia, Western

☆ Village on Ukraine's doorstep set to become NATO's biggest European airbase as Putin vows to go 'to the end' in the war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nicolae Crețu, the commander of the air base, told the outlet that the expanded facility would require "maintenance hangars, fuel stores, ammunition, equipment, aviation technical materials, simulators, feeding facilities, accommodation." Advertisement"Our objective here in Romania is to enhance our integration into NATO Air Power by honing and deepening our cooperation with the Royal Air Force and the Romanian Air Force", he added. Romanian air force F-16 fighter planes. AdvertisementNevertheless, Putin this week reiterated his threats to the West, vowing to go "to the end" in the war with Ukraine. Defeat in Ukraine, Putin said, would mean "the end of the 1,000-year history of the Russian state.

Persons: —, Nicolae Crețu, Rami Lindström, Andreea Alexandru, Charlie Tagg, Dorin Popescu, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Andrey Klimov, Vladimir Putin, ALEXANDER NEMENOV, Putin Organizations: Service, NATO, Euro News Romania, Business, BBC, Finnish Air Force, Royal Air Force, NATO Air Power, Romanian Air Force, AP, Federation, Committee, Foreign Affairs, Getty Locations: Odesa, Ukraine, Europe, Romania, Romanian, Norway, Andreea Alexandru US, Bucharest, Russian, Russia, Finland, Sweden

☆ These Nasdaq stocks are expected to fall as the latter half of the year begins
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Not all stocks can rally to new heights in the current bull market. The current bull market rally has seen all three major averages notching record high closings. But even with the prospects for the overall stock market looking rosy, some tickers stand out in a negative way. The stock has climbed 34% this year, jumping earlier this month after Lam Research unveiled a $10 billion share buyback plan and 10-for-1 stock split. Semiconductor stocks KLA , Qualcomm and Texas Instruments were the other names on the list that could soon see a pullback.

Persons: Lam, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: Nvidia, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, CNBC Pro, Lam Research, Semiconductor, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments Locations: LSEG

☆ Ukraine needs to stop fighting the war Russia wants
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Build up Ukrainian military power and compel Russia to agree to peace, argues a Ukrainian security expert. It's also clear that even with robust EU and US support, Ukraine is still at a disadvantage against the Russian war machine in a years-long fight. Related storiesDanylyuk also worries that political divergences between Ukraine and its allies are undermining Ukrainian military effectiveness. REUTERS/Sofiia GatilovaThe result is that the Ukrainian military isn't sure what kind of war to prepare for. Interestingly, Danylyuk blames the West for failing to adapt its equipment to the lessons of the Ukraine war.

Persons: Oleksandr Danylyuk, Danylyuk, Carl von Clausewitz, Biden, It's, Ukraine's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Royal United Services Institute, Century, [ Armed Forces, REUTERS, Ukrainian, Russian, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Russia, USSR, British, Europe, Ukrainian, Kostiantynivka, Donetsk, Crimea, Soviet, Afghanistan, Russian, Moscow, China, North Korea, Iran, Forbes

☆ Child Care, Cafés, Herman Miller Desks: It’s Not Your Average Gym
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Megan Willett-Wei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

High-end gyms are no longer just places to sweat it out. The most exclusive ones offer not only state-of-the-art equipment, exercise classes and spacious locker rooms with cold eucalyptus-scented towels and fancy soaps but also “third places,” locations outside home and work where people can mingle and socialize. The gym also hosts events, like author talks and creative classes and workshops, for members. Nearby, the high-end gym Equinox opened a hotel in 2019 in Hudson Yards, and has plans for more hotels in North America, Europe and the Middle East. A Life Time Work membership includes gym access and will cost you a couple of hundred dollars to thousands per month, depending on what kind of workspace you want and the location.

Persons: Herman Miller Organizations: Chelsea Locations: New York, Hudson Yards, North America, Europe

☆ Russia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Clare Sebastian | Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“We are doing our best,” Deputy Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk told CNN. “I installed them so that my family would not feel uncomfortable when there is no electricity,” he told CNN. The company told CNN it’s also halted the use of air conditioning in administrative buildings, and turned off outdoor lighting. The G7, having already spent $3bn to date to support Ukraine’s energy sector, just announced another $1bn in funding in early June. Ukraine’s energy ministry says it has been building concrete shelters to protect some energy equipment from attacks.

Persons: CNN — Kateryna Serzhan, “, Keen, Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, …, Dmytro Sakharuk, DTEK, Thomas Peter, Yan Dobronosov, Svitlana Grynchuk, Denis Shmyhal, Serzhan, CNN it’s, Stepanov, Valentyn Ogirenko, Marta Trush, Igor Piddubnyi, Piddubnyi, ” CNN’s Clare Sebastian, Olga Voitovych, Svitlana Vlasova, Daria Tarasova, Markina Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Getty, Energy, Kyiv region’s, Ukraine’s, Companies, Railways, Kyiv School of Economics, “, National Bank of, Patriot, White House Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, –, Moscow, Russia, Berlin, Russian, Europe, AFP, National Bank of Ukraine, “ Ukraine, Romania, London

☆ Nvidia remains a little-known brand despite briefly passing Apple, Microsoft in market cap
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The other is Nvidia , which for a time this week, surpassed Microsoft to become the largest company in the world by market cap. Nvidia has over 80% of the market for chips used to train and deploy AI software like ChatGPT. 100 on Interbrand's list for 2023 is Japanese camera maker Canon, with Dutch brewer Heineken at No. The risk for Nvidia, Silverman added, is that its "weak brand strength will limit how valuable it will be, despite its market cap heights." Gamers love itHowever, a competing survey shows that Nvidia's brand value is catching up to that of its peers.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Ann Wang, —, Greg Silverman, Interbrand's, Silverman, Interbrand, Kantar BrandZ, Marc Glovsky, Philip Fong Organizations: Reuters Apple, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Disney, Netflix, Heineken, Apple, Windows, Samsung, Toyota, Mercedes, Benz, BMW, Nike, Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, CNBC, Nintendo, AFP, Getty, chipmaker, Dell, Vanda Research Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Korean

☆ SIRO, One Za’abeel: Dubai’s ‘first fitness hotel’ is taking wellness tech to the next level
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“The industry is evolving,” says Desmond Cawley, hotel manager at SIRO, One Za’abeel. This kind of light therapy treatment has its roots in NASA’s experimentation with red light therapy in the 1990s to boost plant growth in space and help heal wounds in astronauts. Rebecca Cairns/CNNEven at SIRO, with all its cutting-edge tech, Cawley has observed a surge of interest in mindfulness activities like meditation. Of course, at SIRO, there’s even a high-tech alternative to this: “vibroacoustic therapy,” the sci-fi equivalent of a gong bath. Tech to help you disconnect might seem excessive, but for SIRO, the integration of health data is the future of wellness, providing guests with a data-driven, personalized wellness program.

Persons: ”, Desmond Cawley, SIRO, Dubai’s, Adam Peaty, Ramla Ali, Cawley, it’s, Rebecca Cairns, Boka, “, Beth McGroarty, that’s, ” McGroarty, SIRO isn’t, McGroarty, —, there’s Organizations: CNN, AC Milan football, Kerzner, Global Wellness Institute, bros, Equinox Locations: Dubai, Montenegro, New York City, SIRO, Cryotherapy

☆ 'Only pirates do this,' a general said after China's Coast Guard, armed with bladed weapons, clashed with Philippine boats in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Only pirates do this," General Romeo Brawner Jr. said in a social media post regarding the recent actions of the Chinese coast guard. This is how barbaric the Chinese Coast Guard is in the recent RoRe mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The Chinese coast guard might have used pirate-like tactics, but it's not legally piracy. This photo taken on February 15, 2024, shows an aerial view of Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. The nine-dash line is a map marking designating China's sweeping and controversial claims to the South China Sea.

Persons: —, Romeo Brawner Jr, …, 7vzFDem1DE — Jay Tarriela, it's, Harrison Prétat, Thomas Shoal, Prétat, Thomas, Brawner, Philippines MaryKay Carlson Organizations: Service, Staff, Armed Forces, Business, China, China's Coast Guard, South China, Coast Guard, Center for Strategic, Studies, Maritime Transparency Initiative, BRP, BRP Sierra Madre, UN, ROSA, Philippine Navy, Mutual Defense, People's Locations: Philippines, China, Philippine, Beijing, South, BRP Sierra, Scarborough Shoal, AFP, South China, Manila, It's, People's Republic of China

☆ China's ax-wielding clash at sea with the Philippines is a way to 'exhaust' it into accepting territory claims, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The incident on Monday is the latest "gray-zone" skirmish in the South China Sea, where China has increasingly used nonlethal but highly provocative measures to harass other countries there. China has claimed sovereignty over the South China Sea for decades, a claim that was roundly rejected in the Hague in 2016. On Saturday, it enacted a law allowing its Coast Guard to seize foreign ships suspected of trespassing, CNN reported. It comes after several other aggressive acts from Beijing in the South China Sea in recent months, involving lasers, water cannons, maritime militias, and even the alleged poisoning of fishing waters. A screen grab from a video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard showing Chinese vessels shooting water cannons at a ship in the South China Sea, on April 30, 2024.

Persons: —, Sari Arho Havrén, Collin Koh, Havrén, Xi Jinping, Biden, Joe Biden, Xi, Xi's Organizations: Service, Business, Coast Guard, CNN, Royal United Services Institute, AFP, —, Forces, Armed Forces, China Coast Guard, South China, Chinese Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, Getty, Financial Times Locations: South China, China, South, Hague, Philippines, AFP, Palawan, Philippines China, Beijing, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ June full strawberry moon could appear big and colorful after the summer solstice
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads Friday night with an appearance that is bigger and more colorful than the average moon. Since a full moon is opposite the sun, this strawberry moon will shine lower in the sky than usual, according to NASA. Native American tribes across North America gave the strawberry moon its name to mark the in-season ripeness of strawberries, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. For optimal viewing, Dyches recommends looking when the moon is rising or setting to see the effects of the moon illusion.

Persons: ”, Preston Dyches, Dyches, don’t, it’s, ” Dyches, “, Vega, Buck Organizations: CNN, Northern, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, North America Locations: Pasadena , California, North, Alaska, Denmark, Northern

☆ Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s growing isolation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Russia and Vietnam pledged on June 20, 2024 to deepen ties as President Vladimir Putin made a state visit aimed at bolstering his alliances to counter Moscow's growing isolation over the war in Ukraine. Putin and President To Lam agreed to further cooperate in education, science and technology, oil and gas exploration and clean energy. The two countries also agreed to work on a roadmap for a nuclear science and technology center in Vietnam. In Hanoi, Putin also met Vietnam’s most powerful politician, Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to the official Vietnam News Agency. Putin drove to Vietnam’s Presidential Palace on Thursday afternoon, where he was greeted by school children waving Russian and Vietnamese flags.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Lam, Gavriil Grigorov, Putin, ” Lam, “, Kim Jong, Nigel Gould, Davies, ”, Nguyen Khac Giang, Giang, Nguyen Phu Trong, Pham Minh Chinh, Putin’s, Ridzwan Rahmat, Janes, ” Rahmat, Prashanth, Wilson, Vladimir Lenin, Trong, Nhan Dan, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Gould, they’ve, he’s, Parameswaran Organizations: Sputnik, Hanoi Opera, Afp, Getty, North, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Singapore’s, Yusof, Institute, Communist Party General, Vietnam News Agency, Criminal, Kremlin, U.S, Embassy, Security, NATO, Asia, Communist Party’s, Vietnam’s Communist Party Locations: Russian, Hanoi, Russia, Vietnam, Ukraine, Moscow, Asia, Pacific, Eurasia, London, British, Belarus, China, North Korea, U.S, Hague, Korea, Singapore, Soviet Union, Soviet, trickier, Washington

☆ Upgrades to keep the US military's oldest bombers — its B-52s — flying for a century are running into delays and rising costs, watchdog finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThat's three years later than the Air Force planned to have the re-engined planes operating. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrives on the flightline August 4, 2023, as part of a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Air Force plans to keep the planes in service until 2050, almost 100 years after the first B-52 entered service. The Air Force continues to rely on the B-52s for long-range strategic bomber missions, even though they lack the speed of the B-1 Lancers and the stealth of the B-2 Spirits.

Persons: —, Joshua J, Garcia, Nia Jacobs Organizations: Service, US Air, Business, Air Force, Royce, Pilots, 2nd Bomb, RAF Fairford, U.S . Air Force, Tech, Inside Defense, Department of Defense, 20th Expeditionary Bomb, Barksdale Air Force Base, Bomber Task Force, Andersen Air Force Base, The Air Force, Lancers Locations: United Kingdom, Louisiana, Guam, U.S, Arizona

☆ How to become an influencer and start making money
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Maesha Shonar, a micro influencer with 24,000 followers on Instagram, previously told BI she had such a highly engaged audience. Take a look at new data on influencer brand deals in 2024Platforms also pay creators based on their video views and engagement. Read more about how TikTokers can score huge paydays for longer videosOn Snapchat, creators have had success making money from its ad-revenue program. Related storiesAffiliate marketing is another popular way to make money after becoming an influencer. Nino de Guzman said she launched the app to help show others how easy it was to become an influencer and make money from social media.

Persons: —, Ayomi Samaraweera, Samaraweera, Nadya Okamoto, influencers, Stacy Kim, Maesha, Instagram, Nate White, I've, MrBeast, Read, videographer Tej Patel, AJ, Grey, influencer Janesha Moore, Moore, makeups, Paulina Perez, she's, Perez, Slack, Lissette Calveiro, Christen Nino de Guzman's Clara, Nino de Guzman, Christen Nino De Guzman, Alix Earle ., Kensington, that's, Danielle Pistotnik, publicists Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Samsung, Verizon, Amazon, Brand, UTA, CAA, Management Locations: California

☆ Extreme heat takes toll on outdoor workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

There’s little to no escape from sweltering temperatures for construction workers like Eva Marroquin, who cleans work sites in Austin, Texas, and has worked in the industry for 17 years. Since 2010, she’s worked closely with the Workers Defense Project, an organization that advocates for protections for low-wage, immigrant workers in the Texas construction industry. Slowing down small businessesIt’s barely just now summer, and heatwaves are already slowing down small businesses, according to Homebase, which provides payroll software to more than 100,000 small businesses, covering 2 million hourly workers. “I think anything that impacts small businesses is affecting the economy as a whole,” he said, noting how small businesses account for half the jobs in the country. For herself, the high heat is more of an inconvenience; the car’s hotter and she just needs to pack some extra water.

Persons: Eva Marroquin, ” Marroquin, Christine Bolaños, she’s, Chris Lafakis, ”, Joshua, Gina Ferazzi, Gregory P, Casey, Jenny Schuetz, Brian Snyder, aren’t, “, John Waldmann, They’re, Katie Parent, Joseph Prezioso, Greer, Denise Greer Jamerson, Norman, Greer Jamerson, you’ve, ‘, “ It’s, it’s, Tamara Lovewell, café, panini, Tamara Lovewell “, Lovewell Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Workers Defense Project, Moody’s, Federal Reserve Bank of San, Williams College, Triple, Los Angeles Times, Environmental Protection Agency, Brookings Metro, Reuters, University of California, Stanford University, Getty, National Weather Service, Ruska Coffee Company Locations: Austin , Texas, Washington ,, Texas, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Massachusetts, Joshua Tree , California, Boston, Greater Boston, AFP, Princeton , Indiana, , Maine, United States, Caribou .

☆ Nvidia’s shares are on fire. The broader stock market looks less rosy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Nvidia’s eye-popping gains this year have helped propel the stock market to repeated record highs. Can Nvidia’s blockbuster gains continue, and what does its outsized market cap mean for the stock rally? Now everyone says, “the market is dependent on Nvidia’s earnings.” You’re going to see a kind of a shift in market cap over the years. “These lower mortgage rates coupled with the gradually improving housing supply bodes well for the housing market.”Still, mortgage rates remain higher than anything seen in the decade before 2022, the year the Federal Reserve began to raise interest rates to combat inflation. The Fed doesn’t directly set mortgage rates but its actions do influence them through the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield, which moves in anticipation of the Fed’s policy moves.

Persons: OpenAI’s, Bell, Christopher Barto, ” You’re, Bryan Mena, Freddie Mac, ”, Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s, don’t, Read, Ilya Sutskever, Clare Duffy, Sutskever, Geoffrey Hinton Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Nvidia, Microsoft, Fort Pitt Capital Group, Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon, “, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Superintelligence Inc, SSI Locations: New York

☆ Kylian Mbappé: France captain wears tricolore mask in training after breaking nose at Euro 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé was pictured wearing a French-inspired tricolore mask during a training session on Thursday, after the France captain broke his nose during the team’s opening Euro 2024 win against Austria three days ago. There had been fears the injury might rule Mbappé out of his nation’s second Group D match of Euro 2024 against the Netherlands on Friday, but France manager Didier Deschamps told reporters Thursday that the star should be available. The French Football Federation (FFF) said Mbappé was then taken to a local hospital, where X-rays confirmed the break. The swelling has come down on his nose,” France forward Antoine Griezmann said, per Reuters. “We’ll see the last minute, depending on how he’s feeling.”Mbappé was involved in non-contact training on Wednesday, wearing plasters over his nose.

Persons: Kylian Mbappé, Didier Deschamps, ” Deschamps, Kevin Danso, Mbappé, Kylian, Antoine Griezmann, “ We’ll, ” Mbappé Organizations: CNN — Soccer, Austria, Reuters, French Football Federation Locations: France, Netherlands, Poland

☆ Biden to ban U.S. sales of Kaspersky software over ties to Russia, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kaspersky Internet Security software is seen at the store in Krakow, Poland on December 30, 2021. A spokesperson for the Commerce Department declined to comment, while Kaspersky Lab and the Russian Embassy did not respond to requests for comment. Previously, Kaspersky has said that it is a privately managed company with no ties to the Russian government. The new restrictions on inbound sales of Kaspersky software, which will also bar downloads of software updates, resales and licensing of the product, kick in on Sept. 29, 100 days after publication, to give businesses time to find alternatives. If it only adds the Russian entity, the impact will be largely reputational.

Persons: Biden, Trump, Kaspersky, Donald Trump Organizations: Commerce Department, Russian Embassy, Biden, Department of Homeland Security, Kyiv, U.S, Reuters, Piaggio, Qatar Olympic Committee Locations: Krakow, Poland, United States, U.S, Russian, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, China, New U.S, Massachusetts, Spain

☆ Goldman Sachs refreshed its conviction lists of global stocks — giving one 63% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs refreshed its lists of top global stock picks for June by adding some and removing others. The stocks are captured in the investment bank's "Conviction List - Directors' Cut" and seeks to offer investors a "curated and active" list of 15 to 25 buy-rated stocks. The stocks are selected by a group designated by the bank's Investment Review Committee for each region. Here are three of the latest additions to Goldman's directors' cut lists — for Asia-Pacific and Europe — that were given more than 40% upside potential in the next 12 months. Goldman has a target price of 685 New Taiwan dollars ($21.16) on the stock, implying 54.1% potential upside.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Chao Wang, Oil Goldman, Nikhil Bhandari, Phillips, Daniela Costa, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: bank's Investment, EMC, Taiwan Stock Exchange, SmartETFs Asia, New, Oil, Project, bbl, PTT Public Company, Stock Exchange of, Nasdaq, Philips, Euronext Locations: Asia, Pacific, Europe, New Taiwan, Thailand's, Stock Exchange of Thailand, Dutch, Euronext Amsterdam

☆ The new Air Force One won't fly until 2026 — 3 years after the military Boeing 747 was supposed to first take flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewBoeing and the Trump Administration struck a $3.9 billion deal in 2018 to replace the country's aging 747 presidential fleet with two new Air Force One planes. AdvertisementAt the time, the USAF provided a one-year buffer for the planes' delivery, pushing the second's delivery to as late as 2028. In 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported that continuing to fly the old fleet may cost taxpayers $390 million. The new VC-25B program, based on the 747-8i, will replace the Air Force's current VC-25A fleet.

Persons: —, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Service, Boeing, Trump Administration, Air Force, Breaking Defense, Business, USAF, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Air Force's, Department of Defense

One by one, each country with the money and the drive to compete started its own nuclear weapons program. Even with this kind of evidence in hand, science has reached only limited conclusions about how nuclear weapons testing affects individuals’ health. They helped create the 2021 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, signed by 93 countries, which bans the possession, use and testing of nuclear weapons. France has acknowledged its “debt” to Polynesians over nuclear testing, and it created a commission in 2010 to evaluate nuclear testing victim compensation claims, but it has never apologized. We are still wrestling with the damage wrought by testing nuclear weapons in our past.

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☆ ‘Only pirates do this’: Philippines accuses China of using bladed weapons in major South China Sea escalation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Nectar Gan | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Hong Kong CNN —The Philippines has accused China’s Coast Guard of launching a “brutal assault” with bladed weapons during a South China Sea clash earlier this week, a major escalation in a festering dispute that threatens to drag the United States into another global conflict. A Philippine Navy serviceman on the rubber boat lost his right thumb when the Chinese Coast Guard rammed it, Torres said. China’s Coast Guard also deployed tear gas, “blinding” strobe lights and continuously blared sirens, the AFP said. “The Chinese Coast Guard personnel had bladed weapons and our personnel fought with bare hands. This is the closest China’s Coast Guard has come to the BRP Sierra Madre, Koh noted.

Persons: Thomas Shoal, –, ” Collin Koh, ” Koh, “, ”, Alfonso Torres Jr, Torres, Romeo Brawner Jr, ” Brawner, Ferdinand “ Bongbong ” Marcos Jr, Marcos, Matthew Miller, Enrique A, Antony Blinken, ” Derek Grossman, Koh, they’re, Thomas, Washington “, ” “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Coast Guard, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Philippine, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, Philippine Navy, Armed Forces, Getty, Western Command, Chinese Coast Guard, China’s Coast Guard, Staff, Getty Images Mutual, South China, US State Department, Mutual Defense, RAND Corporation, China Coast Guard, Philippine personnel, Navy Special Operations Group, BRP, BRP Sierra Madre Locations: Hong Kong, Philippines, China, United States, Manila, Spratly, Philippine, Singapore, AFP, ’, China’s, South, States, US, Washington, South China, The Hague, Beijing, India, BRP Sierra, BRP Sierra Madre

☆ Ukraine moved to top of list to receive US air defense capabilities
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A senior White House official described the action as a “rather extraordinary” policy adjustment at a critical moment for Ukraine. “If we didn’t do this for Ukraine, they would not have been able to maintain their critical air defense stockpile heading into the winter, period,” the official said. Ukraine is expected to get its first exports of the air defense capabilities this summer and the policy change will stay in place for 16 months, the official said. The White House official would not share the list of affected countries, other than to say that air defense exports to Taiwan would not be impacted. The move is being done in parallel with Biden administration efforts to get Ukraine more air defense systems as well, a second White House official said.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, “, @POTUS, ” Zelensky, Zelensky, –, Donald Trump, Jake Sullivan, they’re, ” Biden, Daria Tarasova, Caitlin Danaher Organizations: CNN, White House, State Department, Pentagon, White, NATO, Republican, Ukraine, Congress, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Russia, United States, Taiwan, Kyiv, Italy

☆ The best-funded generative AI startups in Europe have something in common: Big Tech experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That figure rose to more than a third (38%) for the top 40 European and Israeli generative AI companies in terms of venture funding raised, and 60% for the top 10 generative AI companies for funding levels. Google bought British AI lab DeepMind in 2014, and the firm's tech is now key to AI products including its Gemini generative AI tools. Many AI founders are professors, tooAccel noted universities play a major role in the creation of generative AI startups. British universities are the most popular study destination for generative AI founders, Accel's research found. France's Ecole Polytechnique is the second-highest academic founder factory in Europe, with 7% of generative AI founders having studied there.

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☆ Bank of America likes this new AI play from the auto sector
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Before a multiyear adoption cycle for artificial intelligence -enabled dashcam technology takes hold, investors should watch a key software stock in the automotive industry , according to Bank of America. " Samsara (IOT) is revolutionizing roadway safety," analyst Matt Bullock wrote in a Thursday note. Bullock thinks Samsara's new offerings may move the needle for the company's growth in the long term. "They also have smaller R & D budgets and install-bases from which to collect data and improve AI models," Bullock added. "Because of this, we expect Samsara to remain on the cutting edge of the video-based safety software market."

Persons: Matt Bullock, Bullock, there's Organizations: Bank of America

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