Talks kick off Monday between U.S. and Mexican trade officials.
The North American economies could agree to renew the
US-Mexico-Canada Agreement,
or USMCA as it is for another 16 years
— a prospect that appears unlikely.
Or they could keep working on ways to improve it;
Under a convoluted renewal process, they have until 2036 to reach an agreement
Much of this bustling cross-border commerce is duty-free, thanks to the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, that Do…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
Brothers of the Same Mind:
🎵 Suspect
#BrothersoftheSameMind
https://pig-records.bandcamp.com/track/suspect
Rain one minute, heat wave the next: How climate 'whiplash' drives unpredictable fire weather https://phys.org/news/2026-01-minute-climate-whiplash-unpredictable-weather.html
Nacua's brother won't be charged after taking car https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47624872/investigators-say-samson-nacua-took-vehicle-mistake
An eight-month study at a US tech company finds AI tools didn't reduce work but intensified it, as employees worked faster and took on a broader range of tasks (Harvard Business Review)
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it
@axbom@axbom.meThis Phoenix man was unexpectedly detained by Border Patrol agents on cruise ship in Miami
https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2026-01-08/this-phoenix-man-unexpectedly-detained-by-border-patrol-agents-on-cruise-ship-in…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot #Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks,
including classified systems,
as part of a broader initiative to
💥incorporate AI technology across the military.
Speaking at SpaceX headquarters in South Texas, Hegseth said Grok will go live inside the Defense Department this month …