Weekly Specials
Move over, China – India will soon have the most people on earth. According to United Nations projections, India’s population should reach 1.4286 billion people by the middle of the year, surpassing China’s population by nearly 3 million people. Overall, the two countries make up more than a third of the world’s estimated 8.045 billion people. Number three on the list? The U.S. with 340 million.
With summer now in full swing, lifeguards, camp counselors, and ice cream scoopers are in high demand as Americans continue to spend on travel, dining out, and day camps. Summer interns … that’s a different story. With many white-collar companies slowing their hiring process or cutting jobs this year, postings for summer interns are down 14.7%.
If you’re looking to sign a new lease, some relief may be coming your way. Last month, new-lease asking rents rose just 2% compared to the double-digit increases of last May. With soaring prices keeping some renters out of the market, and lots of new units under construction, there’s a chance the rental market could swing in tenants’ favor.
PGA Tour golfer Adam Hadwin was pretty pumped when fellow Canadian Nick Taylor won the Canadian Open in a four-hole playoff. In his excitement, Hadwin rushed the hole and boom! Security lowered the hammer. Luckily, no one was hurt and the incident was chalked it up to a misunderstanding.
The Beatles are probably the last group we were expecting to drop new material, but here we are. Paul McCartney announced artificial intelligence was used to pull John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to make “the last Beatles record.” The new song will be released later this year, and it leads us to wonder … what’s AI going to bring us next?
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