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- The top 25 stories read by CXOs! Editor's Pick Chinese singles are looking for love in video chats -- with thousands following along in real time Frustrated with traditional dating, many young people in China are going on livestreamed video chats to find love. Continued here Work How AI is helping job seekers pivot to new careers - WSJ (No paywall) Career change isnt easy even in strong hiring markets. Candidates need to convince companies that their accomplishments in one field can apply to anotherand that betting on someone without exact experience in a role will pay off. Work The hotel-room hacks seasoned travellers dont leave home without - WSJ (No paywall) Frequent fliers everywhere make trade-offs to cram everything into a bag that fits in the overhead bin. What makes the cut and what stays behind is a chore up there with expense reports. Work The rush to beat tariffs is distorting the economy. 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Work Harris Returns to Political Life, Warning of a Constitutional Crisis Kamala Harris has rarely spoken out after leaving Washington in January. In her first major address since then, she acknowledged Democratic fears and praised leaders who were speaking out. Work Why more CEOs are heading for the exit - WSJ (No paywall) CEOs are leaving their posts at a record clip this year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which tracks executive departures. Last year 373 public-company chiefs exited, 24% more than in 2023. Among U.S. businesses with at least 25 employees, 2,221 CEOs bid farewell last year, the most since Challenger started tallying the departures in 2002. Work The ultra conservatives wanting to make the Vatican great again ROME A group of hardline conservative Catholics are pushing for the next pope to be better aligned to their worldview and they dont seem afraid to use smear tactics to discredit candidates they dont like. Work Kamala Harris says 'courage is contagious' in major speech excoriating Trump A successful campaign to lead the country's largest blue state would give her a prominent platform from which to challenge Trump and attacks on liberal values and ideas. The former state attorney general and US senator from California is expected to decide by the end of summer. Work Sam Altman's World unveils a mobile verification device | TechCrunch A key question around swirling around World is whether it will one day partner with Sam Altman’s other venture, OpenAI. It’s unclear if the Orb Mini will have any AI features, or whether it’s related to the AI device OpenAI is reportedly working on. Work Beijing doesnt want America to see its trade-war pain - WSJ (No paywall) China has signaled that as a nation it is better able to tolerate the pain of a prolonged tariff war than the U.S. But cracks are starting to show, suggesting how deeply that pain is already setting in across its economy. Work How Worried Should People Be about a Monster Quake and California Flooding? - Scientific American (No paywall) Scary headlines about the Pacific Northwest sinking into the sea are circulating online, with warnings that a major earthquake in the notorious Cascadia subduction zone could be worse than expected. Work Kamala Harris Blasts Trumps Narrow, Self-Serving Vision Of America In First Big Speech Since Leaving Office - Forbes (No paywall) In her first major public speech since leaving office, former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as she accused him of triggering economic turmoil with his reckless tariffs and warned that his actions could also cause a constitutional crisis. Work Ukraines PM hails good and equal minerals deal with US Europe live It was unclear up until the last moment whether the US and Ukraine would manage to sign the deal. Washington reportedly pressured Ukraine to sign additional agreements, including on the structure of the investment fund, or to "go back home". Bessent later said the US was ready to sign though Ukraine had made some last-minute changes. Work Musk Is Less Confident About DOGE Goals, 100 Days Into Trump Presidency The billionaire was evasive about whether he could meet his goals for the Department of Government Efficiency, and said he would continue his work part time. Work Ex-Trump Official Targeted for Investigation Loses Global Entry Status Chris Krebs, a cybersecurity official in the first Trump administration, had declared that the 2020 election was conducted securely. Work Trump boasts about the economy, but says weak data is Biden's problem. Work German spy indictment punctures attempted China-Europe thaw - WSJ (No paywall) BERLINGermany has charged a former staffer to a right-wing politician with spying on behalf of China in a move that could complicate the coming German governments relationship to China. Work How a mortgage transforms your investment portfolio - The Economist (No paywall) As financial decisions go, borrowing several times your annual earnings to buy a risky asset is a pretty big one. Yet for many people, taking out a mortgage to buy a house is something of a no-brainer. It generally involves less agonising than, say, how much to save for retirement, or how to split your pot between cash, stocks and bonds. Work NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths - STAT (No paywall) WASHINGTON The Trump administration has cancelled federal participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep, STAT and the Medill News Service have learned. Work US and Ukraine Sign Agreement on Access to Natural Resources - Bloomberg (No paywall) The US and Ukraine reached a deal over access to Ukraines natural resources Wednesday, a move that Kyiv sought to solidify President Donald Trumps backing in ceasefire talks with Russia. Work Trump shrugs off economic woes as Harris attacks his 'self-serving' vision of America - US politics live Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of immigration detention after a federal judge in Vermont ordered his release. The Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University had been detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration on 14 April despite not being charged with a crime. Work Why NIH's policy on grants to universities with DEI programs is not cause for widespread alarm Michael A. Yassa, Ph.D., is a professor of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official policies or positions of the University of California, Irvine. Work Trump Resistance? It's Not a Full Movement, but It's Growing. Despite lacking a unified message or strategy, Democrats, universities, law firms and other institutions are starting to push back harder against the administration. Work Amid Trump's Immigration Crackdown, Bhutanese Deportees Go Missing Fear and confusion grip a community of Asian refugees as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration. Since the missing men are stateless, it’s not clear where they’ll end up. Work China-to-US container shipments shrink as tariffs bite - WSJ (No paywall) The volume of Chinese goods packed in containers bound for the U.S. keeps falling as new U.S. tariffs dent demand, with the biggest ocean carriers shifting to smaller ships to move the reduced loads while other companies cancel sailings. Work What 100 Days of Foreign-Aid Cuts Looks Like to Those Still in the Field Dessamba Adam Ngarhoudal, 25, a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse brings a Sudanese refugee to the malnutrition teams at the MSF mobile hospital at the Touloum refugee camp in the Wadi Fira province, Chad, on April 8, 2025. Work A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch Kate Park is a reporter at TechCrunch, with a focus on technology, startups and venture capital in Asia. She previously was a financial journalist at Mergermarket covering M&A, private equity and venture capital. Work Will the Trump Tariffs Devastate the Whiskey Industry? - The New Yorker (No paywall) Jim Chasteen and Charlie Thompson were roommates and wannabe whiskey connoisseurs at the University of Georgia in the late nineteen-nineties. A few years later, Chasteen and Thompson, whod started careers in real estate, began to explore a clear form of rye whiskey that isnt barrel-aged. It was not widely available at the time. Maybe they could create their own version, they thought. So we literally Googled how to make it and built a little still at my house in Atlanta, Chasteen explained to me, laughing. They also bought a book called The Business of Spirits. We read thatwell, Charlie read it, and I looked at some pictures, Chasteen said. It was apparent that, if they wanted to go into distilling, theyd need to find a slightly more experienced distiller. Theyd also need to start off by selling a clear spirit, preferably an old standby like vodka or gin. But they didnt drink vodka or gin, so the friends decided to give their mild white whiskey a shot at center stage. They dubbed it American Spirit Whiskey, or A.S.W., which would, in 2016, become the name of their Atlanta-based craft distillery. Since 2018, A.S.W. has won more awards than any other craft distillery at the San Francisco World Spirit competition, the industrys biggest annual event. Work Startup backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman rolls out biometric ID tech in six U.S. cities Tools for Humanity, the startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is preparing to deploy thousands of its eyeball-scanning Orb devices across the U.S., signaling a significant expansion of its identity verification services. Work Israel facing 'national emergency' as it battles worst fires in a decade, says Netanyahu National security minister Itamar Ben Gvir hinted that arson could be behind the fires. Police said they had arrested a resident of east Jerusalem who was caught "attempting to set fire to a field in the southern part of the city". Work John Elway's longtime business partner dies after golf cart incident He also co-founded Sullivan & Sperbeck, a sports marketing firm that was acquired by Octagon in 2001. Sperbeck directed Octagon's football division from 2001-09, when he started the Novo Agency, a sports management firm where he served as CEO and represented dozens of current and retired NFL players and coaches. The agency merged with Rep1 Sports in 2018. Work The 6 Forces of Failureand How to Protect Your Company from Them - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) Sean Jacobsohn, partner at Norwest Venture Partners and founder of the Failure Museum, takes us on a tour of notable product failures, sharing insights into why they failed and the lessons we can learn from them. Discover the six forces of failure and learn how companies can avoid making the same mistakes. Work Trump is losing In a world with too much noise and too little context, Vox helps you make sense of the news. We dont flood you with panic-inducing headlines or race to be first. We focus on being useful to you breaking down the news in ways that inform, not overwhelm. Work China Is Still Winning the Battle for 5Gand 6G - Foreign Affairs (No paywall) Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts. Work Elon Musk responds to report Tesla board wants to replace him as CEO James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com Work Opinion | Fight Like Our Democracy Depends on It The patriotic response to today’s threat to American democracy is to oppose Trump soberly and strategically. Work How One Texas County Has Profited Off of Migrant Deportations Kinney County, along Texas’ border with Mexico, collected some $1.7 million in bail from migrants who were deported before they could make their court appearances. The money was never returned. Work White Supremacist Is Charged in 2019 Arson at Tennessee Civil Rights Landmark Regan Prater set fire to the main offices of the Highlander Research and Education Center and took credit for it in encrypted messages, prosecutors said. Work Gold demand shone in early 2025 on renewed ETF inflows, report says - WSJ (No paywall) Total gold demand for the first three months of 2025 rose 1% on year to 1,206 metric tons, the strongest start to a year since 2016, the World Gold Council said Wednesday in a new report on gold-demand trends. Work The 14-year-old slugger who just stunned a billion sports fans - WSJ (No paywall) All told, the teenager only took around three dozen swings on Monday night. But that was all it took for a 14-year-old in Jaipur, India, to write his own piece of history in one of the worlds most popular sports. Work The U.S. Must Not Gift Crimea to Putin - Foreign Policy (No paywall) Argument: The U.S. Must Not Gift Crimea to Putin Work Why new Wegovy deals wont restore Novo Nordisks obesity lead - WSJ (No paywall) On Monday, Novo announced new partnerships with telehealth providers Hims & Hers Health, Ro, and LifeMD to sell its weight-loss drug Wegovy through their platforms. Hims & Hers, for instance, will dispense all doses of Wegovy to Americans who sign up for eligible subscriptions, with plans starting at $599 a month. Work Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation In another post, he wrote: "NO FEES on web transactions. Game over for the Apple Tax. Apple's 15-30% junk fees are now just as dead here in the United States of America as they are in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. Unlawful here, unlawful there." Work Trump tells business chiefs he needs 'little bit of time' as US economy shrinks Follow the twists and turns of Trump's second term with North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher's weekly US Politics Unspun newsletter. Readers in the UK can sign up here. Those outside the UK can sign up here. Work Trump's bid to host golf tournament in Britain could violate constitution, experts warn The US supreme court declined to review one case in which a lower court ruled that the Congress lacked the legal standing to sue a president under the foreign emoluments clause. Two other cases involving Trump were dismissed by the supreme court as moot after he left office. Work Here's what happened on Wednesday. Work Trump Tariffs and Shrinking GDP Raise Political Stakes The report that the economy contracted in the first quarter underscored how much President Trump has at risk as he pursues an aggressive trade war. Work Judge Rejects Efforts to Free F.B.I. Informant Who Lied About Hunter Biden The Trump administration had signaled it might try to undo the guilty plea and six-year prison sentence for Alexander Smirnov. 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