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NYC just opened its first humanoid robot store in SoHo. I went inside to see if the future is actually for sale.

Simon Johnson, the MIT economist and Nobel laureate, has spent much of his career studying how institutions shape prosperity — and how societies lose it when those institutions fail. At a moment when AI investment is booming, tariffs are back at the center of U.S. economic policy, investor protections are being rolled back, and many Americans feel locked out of the economy’s gains, Johnson sees both danger and possibility.

Foundation Robotics co-founder Michael LeBlanc explains how humanoid robots are moving from the lab to military and industrial missions and what comes next.

AI chip startup Etched is making serious waves, announcing it has reached a $5 billion valuation after booking more than $1 billion in contracts.

Sony says it will stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, marking a major shift toward an all-digital future.

Three of America's largest egg producers have agreed to pay $3.3 million and donate more than 50 million eggs to food banks.

For the first time in two decades, Warren Buffett is delaying his annual multibillion-dollar donation to the Gates Foundation.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh declined to signal whether the Fed will raise interest rates at its July meeting.

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of July 01 2026

Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), discusses humanoid robots, AI, smart manufacturing, and the future of U.S. industry.