Is America’s weed habit dangerous? [The Economist]

2. Emperor of Hindu hearts [The Economist Podcasts] Modi was too dangerous, secret room deals caused him to win another election. India will have to wait longer until a Democrat becomes its leader.

GenAI Is Leveling the Playing Field for Smaller Businesses [Harvard Business Review]

From spectator in London to competitor in Paris [BBC]

Everyone You Know Will Eventually Be Highly Vulnerable to Extreme Heat [Bloomberg]

Trump rakes in $12 million at tech fundraiser in liberal San Francisco [Reuters] this is ridiculous, Trump is a pedophile, and he got $12 million at a fundraiser? This is the #TrumpMatrix…

International assistance to Afghanistan needs to adapt to the ‘new normal’ [AL-Jazeera News]

The Man Who Reinvented the Cat [The New Yorker]

Sounds like Intel’s and AMD’s Copilot Plus PCs won’t have Copilot AI features at launch / They might not even get them in 2024 — though AMD thinks it will. [The Verge]

You can help reverse the overdose epidemic [Vox]

What to expect from WWDC 2024: iOS 18, macOS 15 and so much AI [TechCrunch]

This AI-powered “black box” could make surgery safer [MIT Technology Review]

Did Google fix its AI answers? Or did it just stop showing us AI answers? [Business Insider]

Autonomy Prime will be accepting submissions for the First Fly-Off (Call 001) solicitation opportunity through August 1. If you have a novel autonomous technology focused on alternate navigation solutions designed for small unmanned aircraft leveraging techniques such as timing propagation via signals, solar/astronomical, and other novel solutions for navigation, consider applying!

The purpose of each Fly-Off released as part of Autonomy Prime’s overarching Innovative Capabilities Offering (ICO) solicitation will be to competitively request solutions for prototype and fielding resulting from the initial submissions in response to the calls associated with this ICO. Similar to other Prime programs, Autonomy Prime will partner with the private sector to accelerate the development and testing of game-changing technology to deliver to the warfighter.

Find information on the ICO solicitation structure, Fly Off #1 opportunity, and submit here: https://ow.ly/N3iO50S2t9V

#AFWERX #Prime #AutonomyPrime #autonomy #autonomous #UAS #funding #futureofflight #innovation [LinkedIn]

How to spot a deepfake: the maker of a detection tool shares the key giveaways [The Guardian]

Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them. [The New York Times]

6 Reasons You Might Be Messy That Have Nothing To Do With Laziness [Huffington Post]

The Future of Fulfilling Work is AI-Driven [The Atlantic]

Trump can’t appeal until after sentencing [FiveThirtyEight]

5 things to know about rosé, plus our favorite bottles under $20 [The Washington Post]

80 ans du Débarquement : les retards du maître des horloges [Le Monde]

iPhone 15 vs. iPhone 15 Pro: What are the differences? [Mashable]

“NOT THE CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE I SIGNED UP FOR”: FEDERAL WORKERS PROTEST WAR [The Intercept_]

Does meditation actually work? Here’s what the science says. [National Geographic]

Safety investigators want more technology to prevent close calls on runways [NPR]

Meet David Bowman, 'the guy' behind Assembly floor readings [CapRadioNews]

La passion d’interdire [Le Monde diplomatique]

Europe’s Far Right Expects Big Wins in EU Parliamentary Elections [Foreign Policy] VERY DANGEROUS, THIS WEEKEND, EVERY EUROPEAN HAS TO VOTE ASAP (FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT, AND NOT FOR EXTREME-RIGHT)

A Reset for America and Mexico? [Foreign Affairs]

Low Voter Turnout, Apathy Mar Bangladesh’s Local Elections [The Diplomat]

What Happens in the Brain to Cause Depression? [Quanta Magazine]

Welcome to the Universe [NASA]

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1200 & BENKYO RADIO 1200. I apologize, but the latest documentary on Bad Boy Bill and the History of the Technics SL1200 is still not ready. Therefore, here’s another episode of “Coffee With Zack” in English, and some of Bad Boy Bill (BBB)’s work.

Not to be confused with BBB (Better Business Bureau) from which Pat CEO is facing charges from the IRS/DOJ and an audit because of placing all the profits on #IntelCorp and the losses on #IntelFoundry. I miss Brian Krzanich (BK aka BK Runner)…He could come back and make a great Interim to #IntelCorp. I could handle #IntelFoundry in the meantime…especially as the people get ready for the #IntelOhio Campus opening in 2025/2026…Where is Jean-Marc Mensah…Grr…

Until Next Time!