CNBC (September 17, 2024): For decades, Amazon has set the standard for fast package delivery. When Prime launched in 2005, two-day shipping was virtually unheard of. By March 2024, 60% of Prime items were delivered same or next day. Now Amazon wants to push that number even higher, using generative AI, despite concerns about energy and cost.
Chapters: 2:14 Two-day to same-day 5:51 Robot revolution 9:18 Predicting orders 12:11 Routes and personalization
CNBC got an exclusive look at Amazon’s use of generative AI to optimize delivery routes, make more intelligent warehouse robots, and better predict where to stock new items.
Monocle Radio Podcast (September 17, 2024): We discuss the latest from the Middle East as Israel says that time is running out for a diplomatic solution with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Also on the programme: Putin’s latest ambitions to expand Russia’s army and Greece’s dwindling birthrate. Then: what does the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump say about the safety processes for presidential candidates? Plus: we hear about New Zealand’s bird of the year.
The latest apparent assassination attempt against the former president indicates how much the American political landscape has been shaped by anger stirred by him and against him.
Ryan W. Routh was charged with two federal gun crimes a day after Secret Service agents fired on him as he pointed a rifle toward the golf course where former President Donald Trump was playing.
Scientific American (September 16, 2024): The October 2024 issue features ‘How To Go Back To The Moon’ – Inside NASA’s ambitious, controversial Artemis mission; The science of Empathy and Hope for Sickle Cell Disease…
Liberal democracy’s last stand against Big Tech by Barry C. Lynn
In 1609, James I lectured the English people on his rights and responsibilities as king. It was his duty to “make and unmake” them, he said. Kings have the “power of raising and casting down, of life and of death; judges over all their subjects, and in all causes.”
MICHELIN Guide (September 16, 2024): Discover the ‘Eternal City’ together with The MICHELIN Guide, in this 48-hour tour of Rome’s timeless monuments and gastronomic delights!
Day 1 – Enjoy an espresso at Caffè Sant’Eustachio. Take a walk around Campo de’ Fiori, Piazza Navona and Via del Governo Vecchio. Have lunch at SupplizioVisit the Monti district, the Roman Forum and the Piazza del Campidoglio. Enjoy an aperitif at The St. Regis Rome hotel’s Lumen Bar. Have dinner at Orma di Roy CaceresStay at Hotel Locarno.
Day 2 – Take a walk around Trastevere and Janiculum Hill. Visit the Vatican Museums. Have lunch at Hosteria Grappolo d’Oro. Walk the Coppedè district. Enjoy an aperitif the Hotel de Russie’s Stravinsky Bar. Have dinner at Arcangelo. Stay at Hotel Hassler
Part of the intrigue has been which movement would run out of steam first: Trump’s MAGA, through its failures, or Obama’s liberalism, through its successes. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
The Art of Taking It Slow
Contemporary cycling is all about spandex and personal bests. The bicycle designer Grant Petersen has amassed an ardent following by urging people to get comfortable bikes, and go easy. By Anna Wiener
The Anguish of Looking at a Monet
More than beauty, more than color, the artist reveals the doubts that bind us. By Jackson Arn
Monocle Radio Podcast (September 16, 2024): The latest from the US as the FBI investigates a second attempt on Donald Trump’s life.
Then: a missile fired by Houthi rebels lands in Israel, and Armenia and Azerbaijan’s fragile peace deal ahead of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s one-year anniversary. Plus: we have an exclusive interview with Marina Abramovic ahead of the opening of her ‘Healing Frequency’ exhibition, recap the 2024 Emmy Awards and pop by the Pure experiential-travel show.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was investigating what appeared to be a second assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.
3 Georgia Women, Caught Up in a Flood of Suspicion About Voting
An election skeptic challenged hundreds of voter registrations, including one for a voting rights activist. A county official is dealing with the mess.