Take precautions if you are going to be outside on a hot day
The US has warned of the first significant heat wave of the new season. The heat index is expected to be above 95 degrees for three or more days in a row, putting the notice into effect. The average number of heat waves in the US today has doubled since the 1980s, and the length of the season has increased from about 40 days to roughly 70.
Trump has left the G7 for the Mideast conflict
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, who own the company, have reached a $7.1 billion settlement with all 50 states and US territories over its improper marketing of opioids. Under the Sackler family’s leadership, the company convinced regulators and the health care industry that OxyContin could be used more liberally without a big risk of addiction or overdose, legal documents revealed.
The U.S. and China have a framework to resolve their trade disputes
China’s export controls for refined rare earths are “driven by its domestic industrial sustainable development needs”, the country’s state-run Xinhua news agency said. This comes as US President Donald Trump held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss a second round of tariffs between the two countries. Earlier, the US had raised its tariffs on rare earths from 10% to 30%.
The fight over rare earths is escalating between the US and China
US President Donald Trump said that China is aware of the importance of rare earths export controls. “China is aware of the importance of the rare earth export controls. We are doing well with China,” Trump said. US has cut its base tariffs on goods from China to 30%, while China cut tariffs to 10%.
It struggles to keep up in the race for artificial intelligence
During the 4th Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple will launch its own AI-based facial recognition software, named ‘Gemini’, by the end of the year. The software will help developers create AI-based applications for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and other devices. “Our vision is to have the power of AI in all our products,” Cook said.
Warner Bros. is going to split into two companies
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that it will be broken into two companies: Global Networks and Warner Bros Discovery. CEO David Zaslav will serve as President and CEO of Global Networks and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels will serve as president and CEO of Warner Bros Discovery. Zaslav had bought WBD in 2016 for $12 billion from AT&T, who owned CNN, among others.
Let’s read mean posts by Trump and Musk
Elon Musk, who quit his post as the White House’s Chief of Staff last week, said he agreed with a post suggesting President Donald Trump should be impeached. “I think it’s time to create a new political party in America that actually represents 80% in the middle,” Musk said. He added, “I don’t think he should go down in history as one of the worst presidents.”
Trump says he hadn’t seen Musk in awhile, but he and Musk had a good relationship
US President Donald Trump has pulled Elon Musk’s nominee for NASA on Saturday, claiming that the billionaire was “not up to the task”. Trump had accused Musk of being involved in a “far-right movement”. Musk had said Trump pulled his nominee because he “doesn’t think he has the guts” to do the job.
I don’t know if we’ll ever get back to talking, I had a great relationship with Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday tweeted, “It’s sooooooooooo late, but I’m going to take it seriously.” This comes after Trump said he thought that Musk missed being part of the action at White House and said he was similar to other former staffers who leave to become critics. Earlier, Musk had said, “In…history of civilisation, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful.”