Posts by Swedan Margen
London’s Heathrow eyes higher fees for £10b upgrade
It will add another 10 million passengers per year by 2031 at Europe’s busiest airport Published Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · 08:31 PM [LONDON] London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday (Jul 11) said it plans to invest £10 billion (S$17.2 billion) over the next five years in upgrades to boost passenger numbers, largely funded by higher…
Read MoreA Welcome Reversal on Weapons to Ukraine
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Read MoreMisinformation is already a problem during natural disasters. AI chatbots aren’t helping
When deadly flash floods hit central Texas last week, people on social media site X turned to artificial intelligence chatbot Grok for answers about whom to blame. Grok confidently pointed to President Trump. “Yes. Trump’s 2025 cuts slashed NOAA/NWS funding by ~30% and staff by 17%, impairing forecast accuracy. Warnings underestimated rainfall, contributing to inadequate…
Read MoreAn Adolescent Crush That Never Let Up
John Updike’s professional relationship with The New Yorker began in 1954, when he was twenty-two and the magazine published his poem “Duet, with Muffled Brake Drums,” but his personal fascination began much earlier: he started submitting poems, drawings, newsbreaks, and other creative work to various magazines, including The New Yorker, at the age of thirteen.…
Read MoreConor McPherson’s Reliable Treasure
Conor McPherson’s small 1997 masterwork “The Weir” has been one of the most reliable treasures of the Irish Repertory Theatre. First directed by Ciarán O’Reilly in 2013, revived in 2015, and released as a digital performance in 2020, O’Reilly’s exquisite production returns again this summer (through Aug. 31). It’s shrewd counter-programming for these sweltering days:…
Read MoreWhat Was Paul Gauguin Looking For?
In June, 1891, Paul Gauguin arrived in Tahiti. He was forty-three. With him—according to Sue Prideaux, whose new biography of Gauguin, “Wild Thing,” is the first to appear in English in thirty years—he carried “a hundred meters of canvas, a large collection of paint tubes from Lefranc & Cie, a rifle to shoot the wild…
Read MoreJapan’s MUFG targets US for securitisation business, plans to boost headcount
[TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to expand its securitisation business globally, with a focus on North America, and will increase headcount in this area by around 25 per cent, a senior executive at Japan’s largest banking group said. MUFG already has a presence in securitised products backed by assets such as credit card…
Read MoreTrump whacks Canada with a 35% tariff
President Trump said Thursday he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, a major development in the U.S. trade relationship with its northern neighbor. Source link
Read MorePimco sees Japan wooing capital as tariffs spur diversification
[SINGAPORE] Japan has emerged as a prime destination for global investors as the trade war triggers a reassessment of capital flows into the US, according to Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco). The Asian nation is drawing inflows that seek to benefit from “once-in-a-generation structural reforms” in equities and rising rates in fixed income after decades…
Read MoreOne year since assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, 'The American people don't have answers'
Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the July 13 assassination attempt on President Trump, but the public and lawmakers who investigated the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, are still searching for answers about the gunman and his motive. Source link
Read MorePackage Tracking Takes a Dark Turn in “Paper Towels”
When an online order goes missing, employees are often blamed. But how should they be punished? Now premium users get to decide. Source link
Read MoreElon Musk Accidentally Unleashes MechaHitler
Grok garbage in, Grok garbage out. Source link
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