In Southern Lebanon, Israeli Troops Strictly Limit Olive Harvest, Expel Workers

Jobless Claims Refuse To Show Any Signs Of AI Jobpocalypse The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to 209k last week (below expectations), continuing to show absolutely on signs of any labor market stress... Source: Bloomberg That is basically unchanged since 2021. Continuing jobless claims ticked up modestly but remains below 1.8 million Americans (just off two year lows)... Source: Bloomberg So, despite the tsunami of headlines every day about the AI jobpocalypse, 'hard' data shows no signs of any pain yet (wait until the severance packages run dry)... ...

The UN Office for the High Commissioner on Human Rights is warning that Israel’s deliberate attacks on civilian targets across Lebanon may amount to war crimes, because international law demands a distinction between military and civilian targets. Since Israel started its new war against Lebanon on March 2, at least 912 people have been killed, […]

Google's Dual Nuclear Tech Strategy Takes Shape With Kairos & GE Vernova Google is placing its nuclear bets through more than one channel. Elementl Power, the independent developer that received early-stage capital from Google in 2025 to prepare three US sites, has now made its first clear technology choice on at least one of them. Elementl signed an Early Works Agreement with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) to deploy BWRX-300 SMRs at a nearly 700-acre site in Meigs County, Ohio.  The project targets up to 1.5 GW of power production. Elementl...