News Summary

• Trucking expenses at their highest since the pandemic, diesel up 77% in a year.
• Anthropic’s Biolab “autonomously discovering” a new enzyme system similar to the machinery behind gene editing.
• Tourist tax drive is gaining steam, as hard-pressed local and national authorities seek voter-friendly ways to raise revenues.
• The bigger question: How much of your digital life you’re willing to hand over to Meta, the chatbot agent.