Anthropic Co-Founders Worth $8 Billion Each After Funding RoundBloomberg.comAnthropic raises $65 billion in latest funding round, making it more valuable than OpenAIYahoo FinanceAnthropic’s Seven Cofounders Are Now Worth A Combined $116 BillionForbesDan Ives: Anthropic’s growth is 'just the tip of the spear' for AI rallyCNBCThe $900 Billion Giant: … [Read more...]

NASA's next major space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman, is expected to find roughly 100,000 new transiting planets in just five years — along with the largest catalogue ever assembled of rogue worlds drifting through the galaxy without a star to orbitSpace DailyNASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last LookNASA (.gov)NASA's Nancy … [Read more...]

Rare Blue Micromoon to rise this weekendMLive.comHow and when to watch May’s blue moonCNNWhat is a blue micromoon and when is the best time to see it this weekend?The GuardianHow to Best See This Weekend’s Rare Blue MicromoonTime MagazineRare Blue Moon hides the red light of an ancient star on May 31 — Will you be able to see it?Space … [Read more...]

Architects will "cringe a bit" at design horrors in Backrooms says production designerDezeenKane Parsons: From YouTube Sensation to A24’s Youngest DirectorThe New York Times‘Backrooms’ Takes You Deeper Inside the Internet’s Most Uncanny Horror MythWIRED‘Backrooms’ Review: Entering an Eerie ExpanseWSJBackrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing … [Read more...]

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks raise questions about Trump's health agency cutsCBS NewsStop fretting over Ebola: Protect yourself from contagious viruses you may actually encounterCNNWhy the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded ScientistsThe New York TimesPrimary early voting hours, ballots set for June 23Salamanca PressAs Hantavirus and … [Read more...]

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic FlightNASA (.gov)This is the world's most advanced jetMSNGoing Low And Slow In TestingMirage NewsNASA’s X59 Quiet Supersonic Plane Is About To Perform Its First Ever Supersonic Flight TestIFLScienceNASA’s X-59 Undergoes Scheduled MaintenanceWebWire … [Read more...]

Poll shows Becerra opening lead in California governor’s racePoliticoCalifornia Democrats shrug at their choices in packed race to replace NewsomAP NewsCalifornia governor race shifting fast: What voters should knowThe Desert SunGet up to speed fast on the California election with our guide for the undecidedCalMattersColumn: My pick for California … [Read more...]

China Is Exporting Its Factories Across the World and Spooking the CompetitionWSJChina’s trade surplus is triggering global unease — and India could emerge a winnerFirstpostWith a $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus, How China Manages Its Global RelationsChina AcademyWith China poised for record trade surplus, former Chongqing mayor calls for actionMSN … [Read more...]

US strikes Iran targets for second time in three daysBBCLive updates: Iran war; US military carries out new strikes in IranCNNOil prices jump after US launches new attacks on IranBBCUS strikes Iran again, official says, after Trump denies deal on Strait of HormuzReutersOil jumps 3% after Iran says it targeted U.S. airbase following fresh American … [Read more...]

Prosecutors say ex-CIA official stole $40 million in gold bars from agencyThe Washington PostDavid Rush: ex-US government official arrested after $40 million in gold bars found in homeBBCF.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His HomeThe New York TimesFormer CIA officer accused of stealing 300 gold bars, sources sayNBC … [Read more...]

CNBC Daily Open: Oil falls on Iran peace hopes — then U.S. launches airstrikesCNBCOil Futures Fall on Hopes for U.S.-Iran AgreementWSJAsian shares decline and oil prices up more than $1 after US strikes on IranAP NewsStocks in Asia to Slip on Mixed US-Iran Signals: Markets WrapBloomberg.comAsia shares take a breather as Gulf hostilities drag … [Read more...]

Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of RapeThe New York TimesExclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean CarrollCNNDOJ launches criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll: SourcesABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosJustice Department investigating … [Read more...]

Live Updates: Iran "negotiating on fumes," Trump says, as U.S. conducts new strikesCBS NewsTrump Says He Feels No Political Pressure to Make an Iran DealThe New York TimesNo Way to Make a DealThe AtlanticFact check: Trump makes false claims about Iran war, the economy and the reflecting pool at Cabinet meetingCNNTrump holds Cabinet meeting at the … [Read more...]

Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on PolymarketTechCrunchGoogle worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on PolymarketBBCGoogle employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search termCNBCGoogle information security engineer charged with using inside information to make $1M on PolymarketABC … [Read more...]

Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)TechCrunchAn update on Google’s “disregard” issue.The VergeGoogle Is Currently Struggling To Define Words Like Disregard, Stop And IgnoreEngadgetIf Google AI Search feels worse lately, you are not alone. Could Microsoft become a real alternative?Windows CentralThe death of clicking: Why read when … [Read more...]

‘Backrooms’: What Critics Are Saying About A24’s Horror Film Directed by 20-Year-Old Kane ParsonsThe Hollywood ReporterBox Office Preview: 'Mandalorian' To Get Lost In 'Backrooms'DeadlineThe New Auteur of the Hallucinated HellscapeThe AtlanticBackroomsThe Film VerdictWeekend Preview: BACKROOMS Poised to Become Biggest Box Office Surprise of … [Read more...]