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Desperate Housewives star Valerie Mahaffey dies aged 71 Desperate Housewives star Valerie Mahaffey dies aged 71 Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2025 Rating: 5
Share of news influencers on Bluesky has doubled after the 2024 US election to 43%, but X remains popular, with 82% of news influencers maintaining an account (Pew Research Center) Share of news influencers on Bluesky has doubled after the 2024 US election to 43%, but X remains popular, with 82% of news influencers maintaining an account (Pew Research Center) Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2025 Rating: 5
Automattic says it will resume contributing to the WordPress project, after announcing a pause in April (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Automattic says it will resume contributing to the WordPress project, after announcing a pause in April (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Trump administration plans to expand Entity List restrictions to cover subsidiaries of Chinese companies, aiming to block workarounds via new offshoots (Bloomberg) Sources: Trump administration plans to expand Entity List restrictions to cover subsidiaries of Chinese companies, aiming to block workarounds via new offshoots (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Macron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza wars Macron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza wars Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Stargate's financing and future are far from straightforward, with ~$50B in commitments to date, far below the $500B touted by President Trump and Sam Altman (Tabby Kinder/Financial Times) Stargate's financing and future are far from straightforward, with ~$50B in commitments to date, far below the $500B touted by President Trump and Sam Altman (Tabby Kinder/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Trial of Maradona's medical team collapses Trial of Maradona's medical team collapses Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: the US Commerce Department has told electronic design automation groups, which include Cadence and Synopsys, to stop supplying their tech to China (Financial Times) Sources: the US Commerce Department has told electronic design automation groups, which include Cadence and Synopsys, to stop supplying their tech to China (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87 Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87 Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Rillet raised a $25M Sequoia-led Series A and has added ~200 customers, including Windsurf, since debuting an AI tool in 2024 to automate general ledger systems (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch) Rillet raised a $25M Sequoia-led Series A and has added ~200 customers, including Windsurf, since debuting an AI tool in 2024 to automate general ledger systems (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Russian advance in Ukraine's north east may be attempt to create 'buffer zone' Russian advance in Ukraine's north east may be attempt to create 'buffer zone' Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2025 Rating: 5
More US states are rolling out subsidies for satellite connectivity in rural areas, including some that have funded programs that exclusively subsidize Starlink (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal) More US states are rolling out subsidies for satellite connectivity in rural areas, including some that have funded programs that exclusively subsidize Starlink (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Canada 'strong and free' and other takeaways from King's throne speech Canada 'strong and free' and other takeaways from King's throne speech Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources, including 30+ current and former Meta employees and 10+ US officials, detail Mark Zuckerberg's embrace of Trump, which has yet to pay major dividends (Bloomberg) Sources, including 30+ current and former Meta employees and 10+ US officials, detail Mark Zuckerberg's embrace of Trump, which has yet to pay major dividends (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Ex-DR Congo president returns from self-imposed exile, party says Ex-DR Congo president returns from self-imposed exile, party says Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2025 Rating: 5
People are using ChatGPT for unsparing assessments of their looks, with many also asking the chatbot to create plans to "glow up" their appearance (Tatum Hunter/Washington Post) People are using ChatGPT for unsparing assessments of their looks, with many also asking the chatbot to create plans to "glow up" their appearance (Tatum Hunter/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking of Jerusalem Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking of Jerusalem Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Iran summons French envoy over 'insulting' Cannes remarks Iran summons French envoy over 'insulting' Cannes remarks Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Google expands Veo 3 availability to 71 additional countries, and Gemini Pro subscribers now get a trial pack of 10 Veo 3 generations on the Gemini web app (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder) Google expands Veo 3 availability to 71 additional countries, and Gemini Pro subscribers now get a trial pack of 10 Veo 3 generations on the Gemini web app (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2025 Rating: 5
US arrests man for allegedly trying to firebomb embassy in Israel US arrests man for allegedly trying to firebomb embassy in Israel Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2025 Rating: 5
A profile of Zach Witkoff, World Liberty Financial co-founder and son of Trump's Middle East envoy, who is pursuing crypto deals with countries like Pakistan (Wall Street Journal) A profile of Zach Witkoff, World Liberty Financial co-founder and son of Trump's Middle East envoy, who is pursuing crypto deals with countries like Pakistan (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut 'meltdown' Watch: Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut 'meltdown' Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Sam Altman and Jony Ive's awkward io video feels like empty hype until a compelling device is released, especially given Ive's post-Jobs design missteps (Jason Snell/Six Colors) Sam Altman and Jony Ive's awkward io video feels like empty hype until a compelling device is released, especially given Ive's post-Jobs design missteps (Jason Snell/Six Colors) Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Despite Google's guardrails, Veo 3 users are generating realistic clips of news, disasters, and fictional events, some with dialogue not included in the prompt (Allison Johnson/The Verge) Despite Google's guardrails, Veo 3 users are generating realistic clips of news, disasters, and fictional events, some with dialogue not included in the prompt (Allison Johnson/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2025 Rating: 5
DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Oracle will buy ~400,000 Nvidia GB200 chips and lease them to OpenAI at its 1.2 gigawatts Texas data center, billed as the first US Stargate project (Financial Times) Sources: Oracle will buy ~400,000 Nvidia GB200 chips and lease them to OpenAI at its 1.2 gigawatts Texas data center, billed as the first US Stargate project (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at 81 Legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at 81 Reviewed by swadu on May 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Anthropic says Opus 4 may use command-line tools to alert the press or regulators, or lock users out, if it detects immoral behavior like faking a drug trial (Sam Bowman/@sleepinyourhat) Anthropic says Opus 4 may use command-line tools to alert the press or regulators, or lock users out, if it detects immoral behavior like faking a drug trial (Sam Bowman/@sleepinyourhat) Reviewed by swadu on May 22, 2025 Rating: 5
US Supreme Court blocks public funding for religious charter school US Supreme Court blocks public funding for religious charter school Reviewed by swadu on May 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Sen. Wyden says AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile failed to create systems for notifying about surveillance on Senate-issued devices, despite a requirement to do so (Alfred Ng/Politico) Sen. Wyden says AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile failed to create systems for notifying about surveillance on Senate-issued devices, despite a requirement to do so (Alfred Ng/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on May 21, 2025 Rating: 5
World Network raised $135M in a token sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto "to meet increasing demand for Orb-verified World IDs"; WLD jumped 14% on the news (Margaux Nijkerk/CoinDesk) World Network raised $135M in a token sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto "to meet increasing demand for Orb-verified World IDs"; WLD jumped 14% on the news (Margaux Nijkerk/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on May 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch moment Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with video Watch moment Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with video Reviewed by swadu on May 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Google rolls out Project Mariner, its web-browsing AI agent, to Google's AI Ultra plan, and brings its capabilities to the Gemini API and Vertex AI (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch) Google rolls out Project Mariner, its web-browsing AI agent, to Google's AI Ultra plan, and brings its capabilities to the Gemini API and Vertex AI (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 20, 2025 Rating: 5
EU plans €2 fee on small parcels in hit to Shein and Temu EU plans €2 fee on small parcels in hit to Shein and Temu Reviewed by swadu on May 20, 2025 Rating: 5
French paedophile surgeon says he is 'responsible' for deaths of two victims French paedophile surgeon says he is 'responsible' for deaths of two victims Reviewed by swadu on May 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Who are the winners and losers from the UK-EU agreement? Who are the winners and losers from the UK-EU agreement? Reviewed by swadu on May 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Verizon halts its launch of the Moto Razr 2025 foldable with some in-progress shipments reversed, amid rumors of fire hazards and quarantines of in-store stock (Chris Thomas/Android Police) Verizon halts its launch of the Moto Razr 2025 foldable with some in-progress shipments reversed, amid rumors of fire hazards and quarantines of in-store stock (Chris Thomas/Android Police) Reviewed by swadu on May 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Warsaw's liberal mayor leads Polish presidential vote – exit poll Warsaw's liberal mayor leads Polish presidential vote – exit poll Reviewed by swadu on May 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Eight workers, from a nurse dealing with hospital discharge planning algorithms to a salon owner with AI-generated hairstyles, share how AI changed their work (Marin Cogan/Bloomberg) Eight workers, from a nurse dealing with hospital discharge planning algorithms to a salon owner with AI-generated hairstyles, share how AI changed their work (Marin Cogan/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer Reviewed by swadu on May 18, 2025 Rating: 5
US officials investigating fatal Mexican Navy ship crash US officials investigating fatal Mexican Navy ship crash Reviewed by swadu on May 18, 2025 Rating: 5
How rapid advances in AI are helping Harvard's Galileo Project and other UFO research efforts process huge amounts of data in real time from multiple sources (Bloomberg) How rapid advances in AI are helping Harvard's Galileo Project and other UFO research efforts process huge amounts of data in real time from multiple sources (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Five killed after helicopters collide in Finland Five killed after helicopters collide in Finland Reviewed by swadu on May 17, 2025 Rating: 5
A look at EA's attempts to shut down "anti-DEI" mods for The Sims 4, including one that changes LGBT and Black NPCs to straight and white (Alana Yzola/Wired) A look at EA's attempts to shut down "anti-DEI" mods for The Sims 4, including one that changes LGBT and Black NPCs to straight and white (Alana Yzola/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on May 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump says he will call Putin on Monday to discuss stopping Ukraine 'bloodbath' Trump says he will call Putin on Monday to discuss stopping Ukraine 'bloodbath' Reviewed by swadu on May 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: OpenAI is expected to be a primary anchor tenant for a 5 gigawatt UAE data center, which could become one of the world's largest at 10 square miles (Bloomberg) Sources: OpenAI is expected to be a primary anchor tenant for a 5 gigawatt UAE data center, which could become one of the world's largest at 10 square miles (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Shock in Sweden at death of diplomat questioned for spying Shock in Sweden at death of diplomat questioned for spying Reviewed by swadu on May 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Seventeen arrest warrants issued over Bangkok skyscraper collapse Seventeen arrest warrants issued over Bangkok skyscraper collapse Reviewed by swadu on May 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Cohere, which has raised $1B+, was on pace to generate just $70M in revenue annually as of February 2025, after projecting ~$450M in revenue in 2024 (Jon Victor/The Information) Sources: Cohere, which has raised $1B+, was on pace to generate just $70M in revenue annually as of February 2025, after projecting ~$450M in revenue in 2024 (Jon Victor/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on May 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Pinterest apologizes for a recent wave of mass account bans, saying "an internal error led to over-enforcement" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Pinterest apologizes for a recent wave of mass account bans, saying "an internal error led to over-enforcement" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukraine to attend peace talks as US says Trump and Putin needed for breakthrough Ukraine to attend peace talks as US says Trump and Putin needed for breakthrough Reviewed by swadu on May 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Microsoft is set to stave off a possible hefty EU antitrust fine, after it unbundled Teams from Office in 2023, following a complaint by Slack in 2020 (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Sources: Microsoft is set to stave off a possible hefty EU antitrust fine, after it unbundled Teams from Office in 2023, following a complaint by Slack in 2020 (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on May 14, 2025 Rating: 5
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