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Work7 Data Points That Show How Consumer Sentiment Is Shifting - Inc (No paywall) Its a tough time to be selling to the general public. President Trumps tariffs have upended international supply chains and may already be causing some retail prices to rise. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence, crypto and buy now, pay later apps could all reshape consumer behavior as they grow more commonplace. WorkWorkThe lawsuit seeking to kill Trump's tariffs is back The first is that, after a few weeks of relative quiet, President Donald Trump is once again threatening to raise tariffs on a whole raft of other nations. According to the New York Times, Trump has threatened 25 trading partners with punishing levies on Aug. 1, including major importers to the United States such as Mexico, Japan, and the European Union. Work WorkWorkWorkMcKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2025 Which new technology will have the most impact in 2025 and beyond? Our annual analysis ranks the top tech trends that matter most for companies and executives. WorkWhat the US-Japan trade deal means for Asia and the world On the same day as Washington and Toyko announced their agreement, Japan and Europe pledged to "work more closely together to counter economic coercion and to address unfair trade practices," according European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 
WorkWorkColdplaygate Is a Reminder That Theres No Escaping Going Viral - The New Yorker (No paywall) It doesnt take a surreptitious phone camera to get caught in a viral video. Smartphones have cast a decentralized web of surveillance over the world, with bystanders ready to document and broadcast any incident containing a hint of drama. But what Andy Byron, the former C.E.O. of the data-tracking software company Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the head of human resources at the same company, had to fear was a good old-fashioned jumbotron. At a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts last week, the two were caught snuggling on the stadiums screen. As soon as the couple realized that their image was onscreen, they broke apart. Byron, who is married, dodged off camera. Cabot, who is not his wife, spun to face away and hid her face in her hands. But, of course, it was already too late for them to stop the scene from spreading, especially after Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, observed from the stage, Either theyre having an affair, or theyre just very shy. The clip instantly took off on social media (one TikTok post capturing it has more than ten million likes) and fuelled plenty of traditional media headlines, too. Byron and Cabot werent necessarily living remarkable lives, but they happened to get caught in the magnifying glass of the internet at an inopportune moment. WorkWhy are British doctors so radical? - The Economist (No paywall) PICTURE THE British Medical Association (BMA), the main doctors union, and you may imagine a professional body of tweed-wearers. It is more like a giant version of Extinction Rebellion, albeit ready to block health care, not roads. Its latest strike, a five-day walkout by resident (formerly known as junior) doctors, is to start on July 25th. How did they get so radical? WorkBillionaire David Geffen Sued By Estranged Husband - Forbes (No paywall) David Geffen, the billionaire record executive and co-founder of DreamWorks Pictures, filed for divorce in April from estranged husband Donovan Michaels, who has now sued Geffen for breach of an oral contract between the two, accusing him of reneging on promised financial support and coercing him with drugs and alcohol. 
WorkWorkWorkWorkHow Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Consolidated Power Saudi security forces stand at attention beneath a portrait of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during a military parade as pilgrims arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca on May 31, 2025. 
WorkWorkWorkHow U.S. Forces Should Leave Europe - Foreign Affairs (No paywall) For decades, collective European self-defense was merely an aspiration. Today, the time to realize this goal is finally at hand. Momentum in Europe is building: years of marginal steps to bolster European defenses gave way to meaningful action after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and these efforts have accelerated in the six months since U.S. President Donald Trump came into office. Work 
WorkWorkWorkWorkBuilding Everyday Bravery - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) When my elementary-aged child faced a medical issue more than a decade ago, I encountered unsolicited advice and pushback from everyonefamily, education and care providers, even our pediatrician. A thorough search for information on the topic yielded only two books and limited published research. When a Boston hospital hosted a relevant conference, I sat in the audience thoroughly overwhelmed, alternating between teary sniffling and frantic note-scribbling. But there was one speaker who made me feel hopeful. When I tracked him down after his talk to thank him, I found all the wonders and worries Id carried for six years spilling out of me. He listened intently, put his hand on my arm, and said, You have a great story. Have you ever considered doing any public speaking? Id laid bare my utter confusion and uncertainty about the high-impact decisions I was making with so little expert guidance, and here he was, a leader in the field, saying that others could learn from me? I laughed but gave him my number. 
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WorkUber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US It’s notable that while Lyft’s Women+ Connect program acknowledges that the program includes nonbinary drivers and riders, Uber’s Women Preferences does not. Much of this was in response to lawsuits and alarming reports of sexual assault and violence during rides. WorkWorkWork 
WorkWorkGaza: if the UK won't act now, then when? - podcast As hundreds of thousands of people face starvation in Gaza, this week the foreign secretary, David Lammy, joined a chorus of global condemnation over Israel's actions, describing the killing of innocent civilians seeking food and water as grotesque. But when will his words be followed by action? John Harris speaks to the UN's special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese. WorkWorkProton's privacy-focused Lumo chatbot encrypts all your conversations Lumo is free to use, with a weekly query limit. You don't need a Proton account to begin a conversation with the chatbot. In addition to being available on the web, Proton offers both Android and iOS apps. A $13 per month Plus plan offers unlimited usage, alongside perks like larger uploads, access to more advanced AI models, priority support and more. 
WorkUS nuclear weapons agency breached using Microsoft SharePoint hack Attackers also accessed the US Education Department and Florida's Department of Revenue, along with government systems in other nations including the Middle East and Europe. Microsoft announced on Monday that it had released a new security patch "to mitigate active attacks targeting on-premises [and not online] servers." WorkWorkGoogle adds its photo-to-video tech to YouTube Shorts YouTube Shorts will also add a photo-to-video capability. This is a free feature that will arrive over the next week in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. More markets will receive the option later this year. The company noted that, like with Google Photos, the tool is powered by Veo 2, although Veo 3 support is slated to arrive in YouTube Shorts later this summer. Veo 2 also drives the new generative effects tool for the short-form videos. WorkMarkets rally after Trump announces tariff deal with Japan The Japanese prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said the deal was “precisely the result of my consistent advocacy and strong lobbying of the US since I proposed ‘investment over tariffs’ to President Trump at our White House summit in February”.
WorkWorkTesla reports declines in revenue and profit amid shaky financial year During Tesla’s earnings call later on Wednesday, investors will be looking at Musk’s dedication to the company and how he will regain some of the year’s losses. The CEO has said he is not done with Washington, however, and is now starting a new US political party called the America party. WorkWork WorkWorkWorkWorkThe DNC Chooses a Cover-up Instead of Investigating One - Intelligencer (No paywall) The Democratic National Committee is now in the process of performing its autopsy on the 2024 election, and early reports indicate that it will, in fact, sidestep the cause of the great Democratic failure. The DNC, the New York Times reported, will mostly steer clear of the decisions made by the Biden-turned-Harris campaign and will focus more heavily instead on actions taken by allied groups.
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