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Introducing Our Summer Book Club and Podcast Series
Each summer, we choose a novel and unpack its themes through conversations with leading thinkers working where science and culture meet. This year, we’re reading Flights by Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in literature. Flights is a puzzling, genre-blurring work—part memoir, part short story collection, part ethnography of travel—that...From The Web on June 15, 2026
Tractor Supply turns to AI to expand and optimize its last-mile delivery network
The retailer has leveraged the technology to assist managers in planning delivery routes, and additional AI-powered enhancements are currently being developed. Continue reading →From The Web on June 15, 2026
Consumer sentiment rebounds from a four-month decline as gas prices drop
Consumers are “continuing to perceive many risks on the horizon,” said Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan. Continue reading →From The Web on June 15, 2026
Amazon sellers are more optimistic about Prime Day, but they’re still keeping a close eye on margins
Compared to last year, Amazon sellers are approaching this year’s Prime Day with greater optimism, even though rising expenses are still squeezing their profit margins. Continue reading →From The Web on June 15, 2026