"Ports with Chinese investment now dot the globe".

"'One of my main motivators that keeps me going throughout the day is my future plan of purchasing 4 snack wraps,' a Virginia customer wrote in an email to McDonald’s, which the company shared.".via @WSJ.

"Analysts have speculated that Union Pacific is likely entertaining a merger proposal in part because of a more favorable regulatory environment under President Trump.".via @WSJ.

RT @Sustain_Scholar: What Does it Take to Have a Healthy Community? Exploring the Role of Social Infrastructure in Shaping Public Health -….

“China is applying state support across the entire A.I. tech stack, from chips and data centers down to energy,” 

#EconTwitter - What do you think of as the best think tanks focused on studying the development of a particular industry or set of industries?.

Happiness is weaving Little House on the Prairie anecdotes into a training presentation.

the arc of history bends toward increasingly intense focus on the "line between lawful loopholes and fraud" via @WSJ.

"Huang said Nvidia has developed a new AI chip for China that he said would be useful for factory automation and logistics".via @WSJ.

"[BYD] embodies a Chinese industrial model that is leaving America in the dust. which combines government financial support, methodical long-term planning and aggressive innovation. to achieve global dominance in a range of high-tech industries".

"Waymo said it will begin testing in Philadelphia, with a limited fleet of vehicles and human safety drivers behind the wheel"

"Logistics robots will have a much bigger impact than production robots".

"Solar became the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time in June 2025".

In an effort to do my part in Making America Healthy Again, I've started eating cheese sandwiches for lunch because my wife once told me she worked with someone who ate cheese sandwiches every day and lived a long time. #science

This morning I thought I received an email from Mace Windu, but it was actually from The Athletic Windup

"When you look at high-school football stadiums in Texas, you’ve got to spend $60 million or you’re not trying".via @WSJ.

"In government surveys, online passport renewal gets positive reviews from 94% of respondents. That’s basically the approval rating of free pizza." via @WSJ.

"Amazon is expected to ship more U.S. parcels than the U.S. Postal Service by 2028".via @SupplyChainDive.

RT @cmroberson06: Amazon projected to ship more than USPS by 2028: Pitney Bowes via @SupplyChainDive . Meanwhile Fe….

Song of the summer at the Mix house. You're welcome.