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Israels Hidden War - Foreign Affairs In August, Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s general security service, the Shin Bet, wrote a remarkable letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli cabinet ministers. The letter didn’t get much attention in Israel or abroad, but it went to the heart of the crisis that has afflicted the country since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas. Bar warned that intensifying attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, which he called “Jewish terrorism,” challenge “Israel’s national security” and are a “large stain on Judaism.” He described a trend in which “hilltop youth” (the term used in Israel for extremist settlers, although some of these militants are long past their youth) in the West Bank are not only assaulting Palestinians but also clashing with Israeli security forces—all with the backing of senior members of the government. The settler militias had gone from “evading the security forces to attacking the security forces,” Bar wrote, “from cutting themselves off from the establishment to receiving legitimacy from certain officials in the establishment.”
Over the past year, events in the West Bank have been obscured first by Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza and now by the war’s escalation in Lebanon and Iranian strikes on Israeli territory. But since October 7, 2023, the UN has recorded over 1,400 incidents of settler attacks in the occupied territories (ranging from vandalism to assault, arson, and live fire) that resulted in injury or property damage and led to the displacement of 1,600 Palestinians from their homes, an uptick after an already record-breaking year of settler violence in 2023. Bar’s intervention in the summer came as Israeli officials in the defense ministry and the Israel Defense Forces warned that the West Bank was on the verge of an explosion that could cause hundreds of Israeli fatalities in a new conflagration in Israel’s multifront war.
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WorkThe AI chip wars could see the U.S. cap Nvidia and AMD exportsSaudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which has investments in U.S. tech startups, has set aside $40 billion to invest in AI technology, the New York Times reported earlier this year. The fund is reportedly working with top U.S. investors, including Andreessen Horowitz. Work
WorkWorkWhy a map of a fruit fly's brain has neuroscientists 'blown away' - STAT Mapping the brain is a daunting task because it contains a huge number of cells and cell connections. It took almost 50 labs around the world to create a new neural map, or connectome, of an adult fruit fly the largest map of its kind, and an effort that will allow researchers to better understand the brains inner workings.
WorkWhy investors should still avoid Chinese stocks - The Economist Nothing changes sentiment like price, according to one investing maxim. The world-weary saying reflects the fact that after a stockmarket surge speculators usually scramble for reasons to believe further price rises are on the way. The recent surge inthe Chinese market is one such example. WorkMeet NEO Surveyor, NASAs near-Earth asteroid detector - New Scientist NASAs Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor space telescope is currently under construction at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Once launched and operational, it will identify potentially hazardous asteroids and comets that come within 48 million kilometres of Earths orbit.
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WorkIranian general vows to 'obliterate all the Zionists'Gen. Ali Fadavi, a deputy commander in chief of the Guard, made the threat as the Iranian regime waits for the expected retaliation by Israel over the Oct. 1 attack, which saw the country fire hundreds of missiles into Israel. WorkIsrael Faces a Fierce and Evasive Foe in Hezbollah's DronesTEL AVIV, Israel One of the worst mass casualty strikes on Israel in a year of war came not from dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles nor the repeated barrages of rocket fire launched by Hamas and Hezbollah. Instead, it was a single drone.
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WorkWorkWhy Gusto has stayed focused on serving small businesses“We love fixing stuff in people’s lives,” Reeves said. “The truth is, we’re still early. If you look at marketshare, walletshare, and the product mix we have live today, there’s just a lot more work to do. So we’re eager to go get that work done.”
WorkWork WorkWorkPort hosts internal tool hubs for devs | TechCrunch“We’ll use the funds from the Series B to scale our operations and enhance our service offerings,” he added. “A significant portion of this funding will go toward enhancing our product range to not only serve developers, but also extend our reach to security teams, product managers, and leadership.” WorkThe A.D.L. of Asian America - The New Yorker Earlier this year, the Asian American Foundation (TAAF), a new philanthropic nonprofit co-founded by billionaires of Asian descent, hosted an invite-only summit in Manhattan. The event was timed to coincide with Asian American heritage month, and featured celebrities such as the actors Michelle Yeoh and Steven Yeun. TAAF had launched in the spring of 2021, in response to a wave of violence directed against East and Southeast Asian Americans. The organizers hoped to defend, and be the leading voice for, a beleaguered community, with the goal of ending discrimination, slander, and violence. WorkHidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved - Scientific American Humans must have learned to sing early in our history because we can find something we can call music in every society, says musicologist Yuto Ozaki of Keio University in Tokyo. But did singing evolve as a mere by-product of speaking or with its own unique role in human society? To investigate this question, Ozaki and a large team of collaborators compared samples of songs and speech from around the world. These categories can vary wildly across cultures: songs can be lilting lullabies or rhythmic chants or wailing laments, and some spoken languages have more musical qualities, such as tonal languages, which convey meaning through pitch. WorkThe rise and fall? of the New Progressive EconomicsThe US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and were dedicated to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, its more important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members. WorkWorkNearly 100 People Are Still Missing in North Carolina After Hurricane HeleneThousands of federal, state and National Guard workers have descended on the region to help with hurricane recovery, and Mr. Cooper said that some progress has been made. Rattling through the latest statistics, he said that there were just under 13,000 reported power outages, compared with one million in the immediate aftermath of the storm. About 580 roads remain closed, down from about 1,200. WorkMark Robinson Sues CNN Over CNN declined to comment on the lawsuit. The network has said that it connected the porn-site comments to Mr. Robinson by matching his email address and the username “minisoldr” to other online accounts belonging to him. CNN also reported that the “minisoldr” account had discussed topics that corresponded with Mr. Robinson’s interests and biographical information, such as his age and the length of his marriage. WorkWorkAmericans are more underwater on their car loans than ever before“Consider vehicles proven to have higher resale values, or ones that offer other financial benefits like better mpg or lower insurance costs,” Drury said. “But most importantly: Find a car you really want and like, because if you don’t you’ll probably end up making the same mistake of trading in your newish vehicle too soon.” WorkAmerica just set an EV sales recordTesla currently markets the top selling EVs in America, with the Cybertruck becoming the third best-selling EV in America, just behind the company’s Model 3 and Y cars. Ford makes the best-selling non-Tesla EV with the Mustang Mach E. WorkBoeing is about to send thousands of pink slipsThe strike is costing Boeing about $50 million a day in badly needed cash, according to some analysts. To that end, the company recently said that will try to raise as much as $35 billion in capital markets on top of $10 billion it borrowed earlier this year. WorkProfits Leap at Goldman Sachs as Banks See Steady EconomyA bank executive, briefing reporters on the condition of anonymity, said that trading activity — a core part of any investment bank — came in stronger than expected in September, the same period that the Federal Reserve announced a large cut in interest rates. WorkThe Secretive Dynasty That Controls the Boar's Head BrandIt is odd, to say the least, when a top executive of a company claims not to know who his boss is. And Boar’s Head is no fly-by-night enterprise. The company is one of the country’s most recognizable deli-meat brands; it generates what employees and others estimate as roughly $3 billion in annual revenue and employs thousands of people. WorkWith $32 Billion in Aid, Native Americans Push Against History of NeglectThat package, primarily meant to address the economic and public health crises caused by Covid-19, included $32 billion in short- and longer-term assistance for tribes and reservations: aid for households and tribal government coffers, community development grants, health services and infrastructure; as well as access to the $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative program, which previously excluded tribal nations. WorkAmerican consumers are increasingly underwater on their car loansThe current situation with upside-down loans is largely a result of consumers who purchased new vehicles in 2021 and 2022 amid a lack of inventory due to the Covid-19 pandemic and parts shortages. Many then paid full price or more, with their vehicles depreciating faster than expected as the auto industry and inventories normalized. WorkWorkWorkUnitedHealth forecasts 2025 profit below Street estimates, shares fallThe cut was partially due to a hit of 10 cents per share related to the February cyberattack on UnitedHealth's technology unit, Change. The company now sees a business disruption impact of $705 million, or 75 cents a share, this year from the hack that caused massive payment and other disruptions across the United States. WorkSony announces PlayStation The Concert, a world tour starting in 2025The tour will start on April 15, 2025 in Dublin before traveling to cities around Europe like Paris, Oslo, London and Budapest. There should also be stops in the US and other areas of the world, with Sony planning to take the concert to more than 200 locations. While the cities outside of Europe should be announced "soon," starting at 10AM ET tomorrow, October 16, you can use the early access code PLAYCONCERT24 to get tickets for the available dates. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkUS election extra: DJ Trump ? podcastThe Guardian is editorially independent. And we want to keep our journalism open and accessible to all. But we increasingly need our readers to fund our work. Work TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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