It may only be July, but George Home has just dropped their autumn/ winter collections for 2026, and they’re serving up so many stylish home buys at bargain prices. George Home is honestly one of my favourite places to shop for the latest home decor trends. It can give Oliver Bonas a run for its…
Friday, March 14, 2025 Hurricane Hunters from NOAA and the Air Force Face the Growing Storm On this special episode of the Watchdog Report, we’ll listen in on a conversation between GAO Director Cardell Johnson and his team, who worked on a new report that looks at some of the challenges Hurricane Hunters are facing…
We thank Eli Alster and Andy Howard at OSW CAPE and Mike Lippitz at the Institute for Defense Analyses for helpful conversations and Dror Shvadron for helping construct the PQDT-OpenAlex linkage that allows us to measure PhDs working in the defense industrial base, as well as audiences at Boston University, the 2026 ASSA annual meeting,…
President Trump has tried three sequential ways to inflict tariffs on U.S. consumers under the guise of punishing trading partners with misuses of retaliatory ratios, alleged unfair trade practices, and emergency economic powers — but as with saber rattling and swords of Greenland, Venezuela, and Iran — the question is not just why, but why…
Inspired by your brief, I have curated a personalized edit of Thai flute player sculptures for your living room, keeping a Japanese-inspired aesthetic in mind. I have to say, this was such an interesting piece to source. Thai flute player sculptures aren’t something you come across every day, and many of the most unique examples…
AI chatbots are finding new professions every day — they’re coders, therapists, boyfriends and now, maybe even financial advisors. According to a new NerdWallet survey, more than a quarter of Americans (26%) say they’ve used an AI chatbot to find answers to personal finance questions. About half of those users (49%) say they asked AI…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM +5.67%) (TSMC) just reported blockbuster earnings, and yet the stock fell after the report. The chip fabricator is fielding explosive demand, and it’s investing in the build-out to meet it. However, the market is becoming more wary about high levels of spending on artificial intelligence (AI), which impacts Taiwan Semi from two…
The Beatles score a second career hit on the U.K.’s Official Streaming chart with “Hey Jude,” which became an anthem for soccer player Jude Bellingham. (Original Caption) The Beatles are shown at a press conference at the Warwick Hotel. Standing left to right are: Ringo Starr, (wearing polka dot shirt), Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and…
There’s an unwritten rule in most living rooms: no matter how thoughtfully you decorate the space, the television usually ends up being the first thing your eyes land on. Whether it’s switched on or off, a large black screen has a way of dominating the wall, distracting from the interior’s aesthetic appeal. I’ve accepted that…
AI predicts; humans use its predictions to make decisions. These predictions are combined with human verification and analysis, queries to other statistical models, and so on. The economic value of an AI, therefore, depends on how it interacts with the surrounding decision environment. We describe the value of AI as part of this “composite experiment”…