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Is AI Good For The US Labor Market And Bad For Europe's? France's unemployment rate has been climbing steadily over the past eighteen months to the highest level in five years, with unemployment increasing across all age groups. The US, by contrast, has stayed essentially flat and near multi-decade lows over the past few years. While there are multiple factors driving both country's economic progress (or lack of it), Apollo's Chief Economist, Torsten Slok, recently noted that Europe and the US face the same AI displacement. But, only the US gets what offsets...

Global Inflation Scare: Chinese Exporters Hike Prices As Iran War Triggers Ethane Shortage, Plastics Crunch Chinese exporters are finally passing on the pain - right as they're experiencing a major shortage of a key industrial material. After years of cutting prices amid overcapacity and cutthroat competition, manufacturers are now raising prices on everything from swimsuits and ski suits to medical syringes and air conditioners. The culprit: the Iran war’s energy shock, which has sent oil-linked input costs skyrocketing and is now rippling straight through to global store shelves. Customs data compiled...

US Navy Backs 3,800 MPH-Speeding Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile With First Contract Authored by Sujita Sinha via Interesting Engineering, The U.S. Navy has awarded defense technology startup Castelion its first production contract for the Blackbeard hypersonic missile. This $23.4 million deal includes 50 pre-production missiles and shows the Navy is ready to move the program past development and testing. The U.S. Navy awarded Castellion a contract to deliver Blackbeard hypersonic missiles. Castelion This contract comes as the Pentagon looks for faster, more affordable hypersonic weapons for long-range strikes. For Castelion, it is the first step...