With the capital's reservoirs approaching historic lows, officials are turning to ancient engineering to conserve potable waterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/athens-is-reviving-a-2000-year-old-roman-empire-era-aqueduct-to-deliver-water-amid-prolonged-droughts-180987013/
The administration hopes to use the threat of tariffs and access to the U.S. economy to stop countries from imposing new taxes, regulations and tariffs on U.S. technology firms.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-trade-talks-tech-industry-e1061e53
For years, crypto firms complained about being “debanked” in the US. Under the Trump administration, a group of fintechs is rolling out the red carpet.https://www.wired.com/story/the-great-crypto-re-banking-has-begun/
In an industry once known for cushy perks, some founders are now asking staff to commit to a 72-hour weekly schedule. You’re either in or you’re out.https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-china-996-work-schedule/
The country’s newly formed space agency wants to establish a lunar base by 2045.https://www.wired.com/story/south-korea-wants-to-build-a-space-base-on-the-moon-within-20-years/
Makenzie Lystrup’s departure from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.https://www.wired.com/story/a-top-nasa-official-is-among-thousands-of-staff-leaving-the-agency/
The high-selling Model Y is crucial for both Elon Musk and Tesla, but a half-hearted reskin of the car hasn’t reversed the company’s sales woes. Would a complete overhaul have been a better bet?https://www.wired.com/story/it-looks-like-the-tesla-model-y-refresh-has-bombed/
A movement in the states offers a hard-money alternative.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/for-those-who-dont-trust-powell-or-trump-with-our-money-f08e6149
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Criminalizing a spat over interest rates is an Argentina-level mistake.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jerome-powell-anna-paulina-luna-lawfare-federal-reserve-donald-trump-be289db7
Bernie Sanders doesn’t want non-union workers to get health insurance.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/gig-workers-benefits-democrats-labor-unions-bill-cassidy-bernie-sanders-8ae57868
CEO Goncalves pitches his steel plants to foreign buyers after calling Nippon Steel a threat to national security.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/cleveland-cliffs-lourenco-goncalves-tariffs-steel-nippon-76bfc939
The U.N. agency is one international outfit the world doesn’t need.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-unesco-united-nations-trump-administration-974a7cf9
Students discuss losing faith in the idea of U.S. exceptionalism.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/who-is-proud-to-be-american-anymore-4ad248c6
New light is shed on the FBI’s failed 2016 meddling on behalf of Hillary Clinton.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-real-russiagate-story-trump-fbi-2026-intelligence-c75f33c0
Revel in words and writing. Let the world see you doing it.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/put-down-the-phone-and-pull-out-a-book-reading-literature-858b6d4c
The Justice Department seeks to interview the disgraced financier’s jailed associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, as calls for transparency into the matter persist.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/jeffrey-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-house-recess-efe1de6f
The president said former Democratic leaders and rivals should be held accountable over findings from a memo released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-obama-and-calls-for-investigation-ea8eb0af
The chocolate maker has notified retail customers of a double-digit percentage increase, as cocoa markets have stayed high on supply concerns.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/hershey-lifts-candy-prices-citing-high-cocoa-costs-7aec150b?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
President posts on social media that he will receive more than the already agreed to $16 million payment.https://www.wsj.com/business/media/trump-60-minutes-cbs-settlement-5e3f1ce0?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f