REPLAY • Jun 1, 2026 · 4:01 PM PST

Macron’s €93B Choose France splash: real AI boom or Versailles hype?

Emmanuel Macron says the 2026 Choose France summit at Versailles locked in a record €93 billion in foreign investment across 71 projects and more than 15,000 jobs, led by SoftBank’s huge AI data-center push in northern France. Supporters say France is becoming Europe’s compute and AI hub; critics say pledges spread over years are not the same as factories built, power connected, and jobs delivered.

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Are Democrats really moving to remake the Supreme Court?

House Democrats are openly attacking the Supreme Court in 2026, with Hakeem Jeffries saying the Court is "a disgrace" and "everything is on the table," while Jamie Raskin is defending a 13-justice Court and pushing shadow-docket reforms. The fight is exploding because the Court is shaping voting rights, emergency powers, and even the 2026 House map.

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Are Heir Retreats Responsible Training or Privilege Management?

A Wall Street Journal Magazine story dropped viewers inside a three-day Austin retreat for heirs from families worth a combined $7 billion. The program was run by R360, a private network for families with at least $100 million in net worth, and it taught young inheritors about purpose, entrepreneurship, investing, family conflict, and even how to handle a prenup conversation.

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YouTubers Beat Star Wars: Is Hollywood Losing the Audience?

A24’s Backrooms, directed by YouTube creator Kane Parsons, opened to about $81.5 million domestic and roughly $118 million worldwide on a reported $10 million budget. Another YouTuber-directed horror hit, Obsession from Curry Barker, made $26.4 million in its third weekend and stayed unusually strong, while The Mandalorian and Grogu fell to about $25 million in weekend two.

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Bill Gates’s Epstein fallout is turning his image machine into the story

Bill Gates is heading into a June 10 House Oversight interview over his Jeffrey Epstein ties after a wave of reporting said he privately apologized to foundation staff, admitted two affairs, and faced growing blowback across his empire. The new fight is not just about bad judgment. It is about whether Gates sold the world a carefully engineered moral brand that now looks a lot less honest.

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Lotus Wants Back Into America. Can a China-Built Lotus Survive U.S. Tariffs?

Lotus is trying to grow in the U.S. with newer SUVs, sedans, hybrids and EVs, but its Chinese-built Eletre got crushed by U.S. tariff policy. A vehicle that started around $107,000 was pushed to nearly $230,000 after the tariff jump on Chinese EVs, and now people are asking whether this is a smart comeback or a fantasy with a famous badge.

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Judge Blocks Trump Name on Kennedy Center, Then Trump Targets the Judge

A federal judge in Washington blocked the Kennedy Center from using Donald Trump’s name and halted a planned two-year closure for renovations. Trump then attacked Judge Christopher Cooper and claimed a conflict involving Cooper’s wife, but that conflict claim remains an allegation, not an established ethics finding.

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Are tip screens quietly rewriting Europe’s restaurant deal?

Card readers in tourist-heavy parts of Europe are increasingly asking for tips at checkout, even in places where tipping was historically limited or unusual. Regulators in Ireland and Germany have already stepped in over confusing terminals, and diners are asking whether software is turning an optional extra into a social obligation.

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Trump says an Iran deal is close after U.S. strikes. Strength — or a war trap?

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