Daily Memo: Israeli Weapons Exports, Patriots for Ukraine
Expanding ties. Israel on Monday signed a $3.5 billion deal to build a multitiered air defense system in Greece, named Achilles Shield. Israel’s Defense
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At SCO summit In Kyrgyzstan, Guterres calls for more representative global governance
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to help reshape global governance for a changing world, arguing that a more multipolar international order can...
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Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the past two years.
Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border
The US Army’s laser system is part of a new generation of directed-energy weapons capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying drones with a concentrated beam of light.
Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the entire US statistical system
This summer marks the worst period for US statistical integrity since President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last August. Two different and seemingly uncoordinated events at the Census Bu...
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Businesses Are Using AI to Transform Work, Not Cut Jobs
A look at the effects of AI adoption on workforces using the New York Fed’s business surveys in the New York and Northern New Jersey region.
You Can Replace the Battery on the New Sennheiser Momentum 5 Headphones
Plus they sound great, look good, and get up to 57 hours of battery life.
Links 9/1/2026 | naked capitalism
Our therapeutic daily links: CDs redux, Army chief Driscoll out, China economic weakness, Japan yen wobbles, Israel desalination plants shut, gas prices hobble Germany, moar Russia strikes, Ben Gvir flogs genocide, Iran...
AI Off-Balance-Sheet Obligations Hit a Subprime-Like Reset Wall in 2027 and 2028 | naked capitalism
Trillions in take-or-pay compute commitments come due in 2027–2028. The hidden mechanics show how the AI boom breaks, and when.