Iceland split down the middle as country votes on joining EU

Icelanders vote on Saturday on whether to reopen membership talks with the European Union, with islanders split down the middle after months of debate focused on the cost of living, security and control over fishing waters. The race is too close to call. A Gallup ⁠poll suggested on Friday a narrow majority oppose reope

Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.

With this vote, Icelanders are trying to figure out the best way forward in an increasingly precarious and divided world.

The usually genial country has been bitterly divided over a vote this weekend on whether to enter membership talks with the European Union.

The vote has taken on deeper significance in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s threats in the Arctic.

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller. Bloomberg/Getty Images Stanley Druckenmiller's use of AI to write a viral op-ed this week has divided the financial world. The billionaire investor compared tools like ChatGPT to calculators or speechwriters. Some financial gurus said he should have disclosed his use of AI.

Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller made AI writing seem like no big deal this week, telling NOTUS reporter Jeff Stein "of course" he used it to help draft a widely shared op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. Why it matters: The moment could mark a real cultural shift where AI writing is basically all good, at least