Research suggests that the waste left over from growing the fungi could have a sustainable use: removing pollutants from water. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/31/how-mushrooms-can-help-deal-with-water-pollution-.html
U.K. retail footfall fell almost 4% in May, year-on-year, but was an improvement on April’s sharp drop. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-retail-footfall-drops-despite-better-weather-c389abaa
A Virginia man arrived at the Richmond airport on Thursday after he was released from custody on the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), where he had been detained for having ammunition in his luggage. Tyler Wenrich – a 31-year-old husband and father – is one of five Americans arrested and detained on the islands since…
Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez are election front-runners in a deeply patriarchal society. https://ift.tt/6fdMpWl May 31, 2024 at 08:00AM
Bonds are starting to look more appealing than equities to Australian Retirement Trust, one of the country’s largest pension funds, which is betting that stocks’ ability to deliver surprising returns is fading. https://www.wsj.com/articles/australian-pension-fund-cuts-equities-exposure-favors-bonds-4250f092
Technological devices and the human body are no strangers. From glasses to hearing aids to pacemakers, we’ve been wearing, ingesting and implanting technology for decades. But soon, these devices will have the capacity to completely merge with the body while maintaining a real-time connection to an external machine. CNBC explains the “Internet of Bodies.” https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/05/31/what-is-the-internet-of-bodies.html
The internet search giant says strange and incorrect answers have prompted more than a dozen technical improvements so far. https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-refines-ai-search-overviews-after-odd-results-38ad78e3
Donald Trump did not lose on Thursday. Our once venerated legal system did. And, by extension, all Americans lost something precious. Because the failure of justice is a failure of the people. The conviction of the former president in a Manhattan courtroom was preordained. With the inexorable verdict, the ideals of a fair trial and…
The social-media platform is teaming up with NewsNation to air separate events with the former president and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. https://www.wsj.com/articles/musks-x-plans-live-town-hall-with-donald-trump-ahead-of-election-6cf33daa
NIO’s shares rose sharply in Hong Kong on expectations the Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s deliveries would likely hit a record high in May. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nio-shares-jump-on-potential-record-sales-in-may-3495aa33