We find ourselves in a transition period between the world that neoliberalism failed and whatever might come next, write Felicia Wong and Matt Hughes of Roosevelt Institute in Democracy Journal democracyjournal.org/arguments/gett…

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The decision to indict former Thai PM Thaksin on lese majeste charges - along with the constitutional court case against his ally PM Srettha - shows the grand bargain that brought Thaksin back from exile has limits. This indictment will be seen as a warning to curb his ambitions.

Great explainer on the current turmoil in Vietnam politics

(1953) Indira Gandhi, Charlie Chaplin and Jawaharlal Nehru in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.

Heaven on Earth!

Floating nearly 260 miles above, the International Space Station offers a breathtaking view of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, kissed by clouds and bordered by southern India!

The Architect Who Made Singapore’s Public Housing the Envy of the World nytimes.com/2024/05/24/wor…

Jaw dropped

This is a very helpful summary of what is happening in Vietnamese elite politics.

Nvidia now worth over $2.5 Trillion, more than the market cap of the entire German stock market.

There will be an upsurge of sympathy for his comments!!

This is a meticulous, seat-by-seat, assessment of the fifth round of Indian elections | Yogendra Yadav in conversation with Ajit Anjum | in Hindi |

Yogendra Yadav on Fifth Phase Voting : 'बीजेपी अब बहुमत से काफी नीचे जा ... youtu.be/rQECT-8gyrg?si… via @YouTub

Journalist Benjamin Kang Lim, ‘towering figure’ in covering China, dies at age 65
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Scarlett Johansson said she turned down OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's request to lend her voice to ChatGPT — and that she was 'angered” that the company went ahead and used a voice that sounded very similar to hers anyway.

“I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman

Tis the season of purges and arrests in Hanoi

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Scarlett Johansson has just issued this statement on OpenAI.

I have confirmed its authenticity directly with her publicist.

'Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system. He told me that he felt that

COLUMN: Copper prices hit an all-time high.

“The slogan is simple: In the climate-change era, copper is the new oil. As with every financial narrative, the story of the boom has a grain of truth — and ample hogwash”

#copper #energytransition | Bloomberg Opinion

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I met Elon Musk today during my official visit to Indonesia for the 10th World Water Forum. He was there to launch the Starlink satellite internet service, aimed at providing internet connectivity to remote areas in Indonesia. We had a fruitful discussion on a variety of

Breaking: Iranian President involved in a Hard Landing incident per state TV

Pham Minh Chinh is the apparent winner of the power struggle in Vietnam. He’s now in pole position to become Communist Party general secretary. To Lam has been kicked upstairs to become president. The army win key posts in charge of the Party Secretariat and propaganda commission