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What to watch for today
The US Federal Reserve meets. Most Fed watchers think it wants more time to evaluate the economy and won’t increase interest rates before December.
The United Nations discusses antimicrobial resistance. The General Assembly in New York will deliberate on the medical, economic, and security consequences of superbugs. The international body has met on health issues only three times in the past: the HIV crisis in 2011, chronic illnesses in 2011, and Ebola in 2014.
Samsung replaces its exploding phones. From today, US owners can either pick up a new Galaxy Note 7, ask for a refund, or get a different device.
While you were sleeping
Protests erupted in North Carolina after a black man was shot by police. Twelve police officers were injured as demonstrators took to the streets of Charlotte to protest the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Police said Scott was holding a gun when he was shot, but his relatives say he was unarmed.
Brazil’s former president will stand trial. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, will be tried on corruption and money laundering charges linked to the state-owned Petrobas oil company. Lula was seen as a possible presidential candidate for the 2018 election—a conviction would bar him from running.
Google released an AI-centric messaging app. The much-anticipated Allo will compete against WhatsApp, Apple’s iMessage, and Facebook Messenger. Users can strike up a conversation with Google Assistant, an artificial-intelligence helper that, while still a work in progress, can solve math problems and translate phrases.
Postal Savings Bank of China’s IPO raised $7.4 billion. The state-owned bank originally sought to raise up to $8.1 billion in its Hong Kong IPO, but had to pare back the size of the offering after some investors balked. Still, its offering is the world’s biggest since Alibaba’s in 2014.
Tesla updated its software after hackers remote-controlled a vehicle. Researchers in China remotely manipulated the brake system of a Model S while it was on the move and also opened a car door without using a key. The hackers, from Keen Security Lab, shared their efforts on YouTube.
Quartz obsession interlude
Steve LeVine on the media calling Donald Trump out on his lies. “The industry embraced a similarly sudden change in tone during its reporting on the Vietnam War, when a tradition of accepting the US government’s point of view in conflict abroad gave way to an urgent skepticism, and in the throes of the Watergate scandal, when reporters piled on US president Richard Nixon, who ultimately resigned.” Read more here.
Matters of debate
Private money could save the planet. Former US treasury secretary Henry Paulson says the $90 trillion (paywall) needed for green investment doesn’t have to come from the government.
The explosion in New York is a reminder not to exaggerate the threat of terrorism. Much day-to-day extremism has become “the monopoly of the utterly unimpressive.”
Weep not for Brad and Angie. The idea of lifelong marriage desperately needs an overhaul.
Surprising discoveries
Toyota is making clean energy from dirty sewage. The carmaker is converting human waste to hydrogen to fuel powerful zero emissions cars.
Switzerland scrapped mandatory dog training… By law, all new dog owners had to attend canine obedience classes.
…while British vets warned against buying “flat-faced” dogs, like French bulldogs. They often suffer from health problems due to their breeding.
A skeleton saw the light after 2,100 years. Divers have found a human skeleton at the Antikythera shipwreck site off the coast of Greece.
California is regulating cow farts. The state’s dairy farmers have to lower methane emissions by 40% by 2030.
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