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Natural Gas Extends Fall After Last Week’s 16% Slide

Wall Street Journal Natural gas prices fell as selling continued following last week’s 16% drop that marked the largest one-week decline in nearly three months. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-extends-fall-after-last-weeks-16-slide-6caa41c6

AI Threat Placed on Par With Pandemics, Nuclear War

Wall Street Journal Tech executives and artificial-intelligence scientists are sounding the alarm about AI, saying that the technology poses an extinction risk as great as pandemics and nuclear war. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-threat-is-on-par-with-pandemics-nuclear-war-tech-executives-warn-39105eeb

Legislature amends law to extend tax rebates for home appliances

Taipei, May 30 (CNA) A tax incentive program aimed at encouraging people to purchase energy-efficient household appliances will be extended by an additional two years, after Taiwan’s Legislature approved an amendment to the law Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305300015

Erdogan’s ruling alliance gets 323 seats in 600-seat Turkish parliament — voting results

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The voter turnout was 87.05% https://tass.com/world/1625143

Goldman Executive Dina Powell McCormick Departs

Wall Street Journal The Wall Street veteran is set to assume the newly created roles of vice chairman and president of global client services at BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank run by former Goldman bankers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/goldman-sachs-executive-dina-powell-mccormick-to-depart-for-merchant-bank-ee8cd10a

Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal advances to key committee in first test of GOP support

Fox News Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill is advancing to a key committee Tuesday in its first test of GOP support. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to convene at 3 p.m., and a number of conservative members are expected to challenge the agreement to raise the government debt ceiling and set…

Woman is knocked unconscious in famous cheese-rolling race – and wins

Washington Post Canadian Delaney Irving woke up in a medical tent to learn she won the women’s cheese-roll race in Gloucestershire, England, a tradition dating back centuries. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/30/cheese-roll-race-gloucestershire-england/

Hong Kong’s astronaut hopefuls prepare for another round of screening in Beijing as Chinese spacecraft launches

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong leader says he is cheering for city candidates and hopes one of them will fulfil their space dreams. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3222345/hong-kongs-astronaut-hopefuls-prepare-another-round-screening-beijing-chinese-spacecraft-launches?utm_source=rss_feed

AI technology is in dire need of a guiding philosophy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger and leading computer scientists among high-profile figures warning about potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence, including risk of a new military arms race. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3222344/ai-technology-dire-need-guiding-philosophy?utm_source=rss_feed

‘It’s a lot cheaper’: Singaporeans plan holidays as Malaysian ringgit plunges amid US debt woes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singaporeans are taking advantage of the weak ringgit for more trips across the border, triggering a shortage of the currency. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3222343/its-lot-cheaper-singaporeans-plan-holidays-malaysian-ringgit-plunges-amid-us-debt-woes?utm_source=rss_feed