Would taxing robots help the people whose jobs they’ll take? Bill Gates recently offered a simple solution to the problem of automation: Tax the robots. But that premise raises several thorny issues. | View caption Hide caption Automation may soon affect even industries and jobs we thought were immune, so what should countries do to prepare for those…
First Look Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn 2020 election Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to four felony charges that he tried to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss. The magistrate judge set the next hearing on this case for August 28. | View caption Hide…
Horrific footage showed the moment children screamed in fear and ran when a missile hit a hotel. Two of Moscow’s Iskander missiles hit the Reikartz Hotel in Zaporizhzhia city center on Thursday evening. One died and 16 were left injured, including four children, from the attack on the hotel on the bank of the Dnipro…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is weighing whether to attend his first in-person meeting with Western leaders since his forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, a Kremlin source tells NBC News. Putin still hasn’t ruled out appearing in person at the G20 meeting of major economies on Sept. 9-10 in the Indian capital, New Delhi, according to…
Here are three of the week’s top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: ARMs lose their allure Adjustable-rate mortgages are a losing proposition for most homebuyers right now, said Veronica Dagher in The Wall Street Journal. The average rate on ARMs is currently “nearly equivalent to the average 30-year fixed rate of…
To be the president of the United States is to exist under pressures virtually unimaginable to nearly everyone else on Earth; you control a vast arsenal of weapons capable of destroying the planet many times over; you sit at the top one of of the most powerful, complex economies in history; the lives and wellbeing…
1 Spain to vote in national election that could move the country right Spain is set to go to the polls on Sunday in an election that could cause seismic changes for both the Spanish people and the larger European Union. Current polls show that the country appears headed for a shift to the right,…
1 Judge rules Texas’ abortion ban must allow medical exceptions A Texas judge on Friday ruled that the state’s abortion ban was too restrictive against women with complex pregnancies, issuing a temporary injunction to allow certain medical exemptions for abortions. State District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum outlined these medical exemptions as a pregnancy that presents a risk…
Santa Fe, New Mexico This four-bedroom adobe home stands on 78 private acres in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, abutting the Santa Fe National Forest. The 1982 Pueblo-style house features antique carved-wood doors; extensive tilework; a curved staircase; a great room with viga ceilings, stone-clad kiva fireplace, and Saltillo tile floors; a gourmet kitchen; and…
Twitter owner Elon Musk said Sunday that he was changing the social media brand’s logo to an ‘X’ and doing away with the platform’s iconic bird symbol. The announcement began with a series of cryptic tweets from Musk about the letter ‘X,’ including a message which shows off a shimmering ‘X’ logo. He eventually tweeted…