Who's retiring? (Not me!) Hot enough for ya? Blame the warm Antarctic Winter. And Bob McCown's getting better - slowly.

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-battlefieldRetired 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=1000615989070Rogers 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-strokesAnd 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.You can watch OR listen to this episode on our YouTube Channel (Be sure to subscribe!)Follow Dave on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and XAnd you can leave us a voice comment here!For more information go to Dave's website.