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Aisha Down / The Guardian : A speculative scenario titled “Europe 2031” projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race   —  A speculative thought-experiment warns the continent could pay a heavy price for lagging behind the US

Following its Juneteenth opening, the Obama Presidential Center is embracing a message tied to one of the modern left's most contentious ideas: that America was built on land "stolen" from Indians. During Thursday's dedication ceremony , Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett opened proceedings by acknowledging the American Indian tribes who originally inhabited the land where the center now stands. But the acknowledgment extends well beyond the opening ceremony. Just a few feet from the center's landmark museum tower and near the Obama statue, visitors encounter a permanent display titled "Acknowledging Indigenous Peoples' Land and Territory." OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER'S OPENING CEREMONY RIDICULED FOR 'LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT' BEFORE STAR-STUDDED SHOW The sign states that the Obama Foundation acknowledges "the sovereign Indigenous peoples who have, since time immemorial, inhabited and stewarded the lands many of us call home." Anoth...

Wall Street Journal : How success of AI-related companies in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan is driving stock gains, bigger bonuses, and a retail investing frenzy in Asian markets   —  Global success of AI-related companies in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan stokes market fever  —  Na Se-bin has lost all sense of the value of money.

The Department of Homeland Security is accusing Minnesota officials of staging a "political stunt" as federal and state authorities square off over whether an ICE agent accused of pointing a gun at motorists should be prosecuted in state or federal court. The dispute centers on Gregory Morgan Jr., an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with two counts of second-degree assault after prosecutors said he pointed a handgun at motorists during a traffic confrontation while returning from a federal immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities. Morgan's attorneys, backed by federal officials, argue he is protected under legal doctrines stemming from the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes that federal law supersedes conflicting state laws. Courts have recognized that federal officers may, in certain circumstances, be shielded from state prosecution for actions taken in the course of their official duties. But Minnesota prosecutors...

Reuters : South Korean media: Hyundai plans to buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325M to make the US robotics company a wholly owned subsidiary   —  Hyundai Motor Group plans to buy SoftBank Group's (9984.T) remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million …

Maria Curi / Axios : Trump says he saw Anthropic last week as a national security threat, but signals relations have since improved because Dario Amodei was “nice” and “smart” at G7   —  President Trump reached the point last week of viewing Anthropic as a national security threat …