Cattle shortage strains beef market

June 4, 2026

today’s big question

Are China and Europe moving toward a trade war?

EU seeks ‘major crackdown’ on flood of imports

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in the spotlight

Nvidia’s superchip and a new PC era

RTX Spark could be first step towards AI supercomputers becoming a common home appliance in the future, CEO tells Taiwan technology show

quote of the day

‘Cinema is a young medium — only around 125 years old — so we have to be open to how it can evolve.’

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese in a statement on why he’s using artificial intelligence to create images for storyboards and joining AI company Black Forest Labs as an adviser. “There’s absolutely no reason to need AI built on the stolen work of millions of artists to storyboard your vision,” said animation director Samuel Deats on X in response.

the explainer

A 75-year cattle low means beef prices could stay high

Domestic cattle ranchers had only 86.2 million livestock at the start of the year

under the radar

Amazon deforestation: the good, the bad and the under protection

Deforestation has fallen but harsh realities remain

Picture of the day

No love lost

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk stands to the side as she refuses to pose with Russia’s Mirra Andreeva before their semifinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. Kostyuk had not lost a match in more than two months, but Andreeva won 6-1 6-3 and advanced to the final.
Thibault Camus / AP Photo

the week recommends

The beat goes on — and on — at these 7 music-centric hotels

Rock out first. Then get a good night’s sleep.