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42% of U.S. adults depend on parents for financial support, study finds
A Northwestern Mutual study shows 42% of U.S. adults rely on parents for money, with 72% of Gen Z and over half of millennials still dependent.
U.S. Provides Only 27% of Potential Welfare to Workers, Scoring Lowest Among OECD Nations
New data shows the United States delivers just 27% of what its $32 trillion economy can support, the worst fair‑pay score among OECD members.
Evaluating The Economist's Forecasting Record: A Self-Assessment and Reader Debate
The Economist recently published a self-assessment of its predictions, finding itself right more often than not. This analysis sparked significant discussion among readers regarding editorial…
GLM 5.2's Emergence Signals Potential AI Inference Margin Compression for Frontier Labs
The release of GLM 5.2, a high-quality open-weight AI model, challenges the profitable inference business of proprietary AI labs. Developers should prepare for shifting AI economics.
US Labor Force Participation Rate Falls to 50-Year Low, Signaling Deeper Economic Shifts
The US labor force participation rate plummeted to 61.5% in June 2026, its lowest in 50 years outside the COVID era. This decline, marked by a 720,000 worker exodus, reveals underlying challenges…
Understanding the Post-COVID Decline in U.S. Labor Share of Income to its Lowest Post-War Level
The U.S. labor share of income has fallen to its lowest post-war level following the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend impacts economic stability and worker compensation, signaling a significant shift…
Training a 100B-Parameter Model for $1.25 an Hour: AI's New Economics
Reports of a 100-billion-parameter model trained at roughly $1.25 per hour point to a real step-change in training cost. Here is what is genuinely new, what is hype, and what it means for builders.