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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and officials readied for higher borrowing costs,
as inflation fears dominated Kevin M. Warsh’s first meeting as chairman of the central bank.
The decision on Wednesday to maintain rates at a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent for a fourth-straight meeting
was supported by all 12 members of the Federal Open Market Committee.
It was the first policy vote since June of last year that did not feature some form of oppositio…

Fed Meeting Live Updates: Kevin Warsh Speaks on U.S. Economy as Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady
Kevin M. Warsh, the new Federal Reserve chairman, vowed to reconsider how the central bank monitors the economy.

"Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test"
#Biodiversity #Business

Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test
New research by the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has revealed that most biodiversity commitments made by large, influential companies are not precise enough to enable society to evaluate whether they are making progress toward meeting their commitments. The results have been published in One Earth.

I remember speaking to someone who, maybe a decade ago, worked at a ride share app company.
They left shortly after a meeting in which the company was looking at ways to slow cities from investing in their public transport.
On its face a business or technology might not be objectionable, but there's an inevitability to the direction that investment demands.

Despite Tensions, China Greets Trump With Pomp and Pageantry (John Yoon/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/world/asia/trump-xi-china-meeting-beijing-reception.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260515/p40#a260515p40

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheBBCIntroducingMixtape
The Itch:
🎵 Dealer (BBC Introducing x The Great Escape, Thurs 14 May 2026)
#TheItch
https://open.spotify.com/track/3mdn3yQIIZtpC521uYNS4x

«Wegen Handy in die Klinik!? – Raus aus der Mediensucht:
Smartphone, Tablet, Computer, Konsole – allgegenwärtig im Alltag, beruflich wie privat. Viele fühlen sich vom Bildschirm bestimmt, manche haben die Kontrolle längst verloren. Medien können süchtig machen wie Alkohol oder Nikotin.»
…und ich sende dies euch nun online, per meinem Handy, das Medium über Mediensucht euch zu ;)
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Y-Kollektiv - Wegen Handy in die Klinik!? – Raus aus der Mediensucht - hier anschauen
Medien können süchtig machen: Reporterin Helena Brinkmann begleitet unter anderem einen jungen Mann im Kampf gegen seine Mediensucht und zeigt, wie exzessiver Konsum Verhalten und Beziehungen verändert und zur ernsthaften Erkrankung werden kann.

This is the political party that likes to gripe about "frivolous lawsuits" and the need for "tort reform", right?
https://bsky.app/profile/ryanjreilly.com/post/3moaytdmzgk2e

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” (@ryanjreilly.com)
“The goals here appear to be to muddy the narrative, run up opponents’ legal bills and send a message to journalists that if you cover us critically, it’s going to cost you a lot of time and money.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/business/media/kash-patel-defamation-lawsuits.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/business/media/kash-patel-defamation-lawsuits.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up their meeting after about two hours of talks covering Taiwan, trade and other differences in US-China relations.
The meeting was behind closed doors and the White House didn’t offer an official readout afterwards,
but China’s official Xinhua news agency said Xi told Trump that if Taiwan was not handled correctly, the US and China risked “clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy”.
That followed publi…

In perhaps the largest single assemblage of America’s tech leaders since they prominently graced the stage at Trump’s inauguration,
Silicon Valley’s powerful decamped to the Saudi capital of Riyadh in May 2025 to join Trump and a coterie of top advisers to solicit investment from the oil-rich kingdom.
Trump didn’t mince words at an afternoon meeting with the Saudi crown prince.
“As you know, we have the biggest business leaders in the world here,”
he said.
“They…

Why these tech titans joined Trump in Saudi Arabia
A cavalcade of tech leaders was on hand in the Saudi capital for an investment summit presided over by President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests
has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges,
according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.
💥Youlin Chen, a seismologist, has been “wrongfully detained” since November 2024,
US Senator Edward Markey said in a statement Tuesday.
Donald Trump raised Chen’s detention and asked for his freedom during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing in May,
according to …

US expert on underground nuclear tests held in China for 18 months
An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.