Welcome to the Weekend Briefing. We have a story on one of my favorite topics du jour, the music labels’ lawsuits against the companies behind AI tools that you can use to make your own compositions. Our weekend World News podcast goes to Cyprus to visit the Greeks and Turks who gather at the buffer zone in their divided capital for a weekly dose of coffee and politics.
Next week:So much for my plans to coast through these summer weekend shifts. Kamala Harris will meet with possible running mates for her presidential campaign, and is expected to make her choice by Monday. The list consists of white men with a record of appealing to rural, white or independent voters.
And a surprise ascent: The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to near a three-year high in July as hiring slowed, raising fears of a deteriorating labor market and an economy vulnerable to recession. And as tired as we all must be about the “when will they…” stories on the Fed and interest rates, here’s another one.
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