3 of the world's 10 largest employers are now replacing their workers with robots

CLSA, WEF, and Citi have all been mulling what to work as robotics and automation advance. Will be have more leisure time or more poverty and inequality?
Read more: http://uk.businessinsider.com/clsa-wef-and-citi-on-the-future-of-robots-and-ai-in-the-workforce-2016-6?source=Snapzu

US car dealer offers free AR-15 assault rifle with every car

Weapon on offer at a New Hampshire dealership is similar to the one used in the Orlando LGBT nightclub shooting and the San Bernardino shooting.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/17/new-hampshire-car-dealer-free-ar15-assault-rifle?source=Snapzu

Scientists Hope to Cultivate an Immune System for Crops

Already lurking in the soil beneath our feet is a complex microbial world that could protect plants and our food supply. By Carl Zimmer.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/science/soil-microbiome-immune-system-pesticides.html?source=Snapzu

Mr. Ryan’s Plan to Revert, Regress and Deregulate

House Speaker Paul Ryan presented his economic agenda last week, but it does not deal with the country’s problems with jobs, wages, investment, trade, inequality or other pressing economic issues. Rather, its 57 pages boil down to one idea: Roll back hundreds of federal regulations that protect consumers, investors, employees, borrowers, students and the environment.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/opinion/sunday/mr-ryans-plan-to-revert-regress-and-deregulate.html?smid=re-share?source=Snapzu

California surpasses France as world's sixth-largest economy

California is now the sixth-largest economy in the world, surpassing France, thanks to a robust state economy and strong U.S. dollar.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-economy-idUSKCN0Z32K2?source=Snapzu

Stairway to Heaven royalties valued at $79 million

British rock band Led Zeppelin is accused of stealing the opening riff to its 1971 classic from the 1967 instrumental Taurus by the American band Spirit.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-18/stairway-royalties-valued-at-us58-m-in-led-zeppelin-trial/7522944?source=Snapzu

Home Depot sues Visa, MasterCard as PIN battle looms

Among a bevy of grievances, the do-it-yourself retailer posits that Visa and MasterCard sought to block the adoption of chip-and-PIN on credit card transactions.
Read more: http://www.zdnet.com/article/home-depot-sues-visa-mastercard-as-pin-battle-looms/?source=Snapzu