Today on NOW and NEXT:

We continue to hit record high average temps globally this week. The warm Antarctic winter is a major contributor.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-the-earths-average-temperature-remained-at-a-record-high-wednesday/

The Economist has a fascinating in-depth story on the tech advancements in warfare. It doesn't make it any less bloody. There's been more Russian casualties since the war started 18 months ago in Ukraine than the Soviets suffered during the decade long war in Afghanistan.
https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/07/03/the-war-in-ukraine-shows-how-technology-is-changing-the-battlefield

Retired Canadian Major General David Fraser says 2023 will be the bloodiest year yet in Ukraine.
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1-click-2-cyber-chaos/id1624498560?i=1000615989070

Rogers and Bell aren't all that thrilled with Larry Tannebaum's plan to sell off a portion of his shares in MLSE.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-block-mlse-sale-canadian-pension-fund/

We're all cheering for Sports Talk Radio legend Bob McCown to make a full recovery after he suffered two strokes a week or so ago.
https://torontosun.com/sports/sports-talk-legend-bob-mccown-says-hes-on-mend-after-two-strokes

And it FEED DROP Thursday on NOW and NEXT, so, we continue highlighting the first show we produced in Story Studio Network…the NEXT NORMAL…all about taking advantage of the opportunity to build back better in a post COVID WORLD. Today, the roundtable embrace the opportunities presented by Artificial Intelligence.