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Marilen Martin / Bloomberg : As Europe falls behind the US and China in consumer AI, its engineering companies and AI startups are turning to industrial AI applications to boost efficiency   —  Pressure to become more efficient has Europe racing to bring artificial intelligence to the shop floor.

Caroline Petrow-Cohen / Los Angeles Times : SF-based Humble Robotics, which is developing an electric, self-driving cabless freight truck with 200 miles range and 55 mph max speed, raised $24M   —  - 7 min Click here to listen to this article  — San Francisco startup Humble Robotics has raised $24 million to build an electric …

CHICAGO — After officials kicked off the opening weekend of the Barack Obama Presidential Center with a widely mocked "land acknowledgment" — a nod to the political far-left that believes the United States was built on "stolen land" — a traditional Native American dance show was featured during Saturday's scheduled events. The Black Hawk Performance Company is a Native American dance troupe based in the Chicago area, composed of dancers from several Indigenous tribes. Saturday marked the third day of the Obama Presidential Center's grand opening, which featured musical and cultural performances ranging from international superstars like John Legend to local drum lines. The lively Native American display, held in John Lewis Plaza on the center's campus, featured a drum circle, several traditional dances and songs, including one honoring a Native American flag. The performance lasted for about an hour, and toward the end, included many of the hundreds of...

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.