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SAG-AFTRA Members Approve 2026 TV/Theatrical Deal With Raises, AI Protections and Pension Merger

SAG-AFTRA members approved a four-year TV/theatrical tentative deal with wage increases, tighter AI protections, merged pension plans and improved residuals. ...Read more

#sagaftra, #hollywood, #contracts, #ai

Aaron Judge Diagnosed With Right First-Rib Stress Fracture; Will Rest and Be Rechecked in 4–6 Weeks

Yankees captain Aaron Judge has a stress fracture of his right first rib and will rest with limited activity; he’ll be reimaged in 4–6 weeks and expected back this season. ...Read more

#sports, #mlb, #yankees, #injury, #aaronjudge

Analysts Find Dormant Facial-Recognition Code in Meta’s Smart-Glasses App

Independent analyses found dormant facial-recognition code in Meta's smart-glasses companion app, but no evidence it’s been activated for users. ...Read more

$META, #meta, #facialrecognition, #privacy, #smartglasses

Wildfire Smoke Has Erased Years of U.S. Ozone Gains, NASA-Supported Study Finds

A NASA-backed study finds wildfire smoke has driven up ground-level ozone across the contiguous U.S., wiping out years of air-quality improvements. ...Read more

#wildfires, #ozone, #airquality, #nasa

Marjane Satrapi, Author of Persepolis, Dies at 56

Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian‑French author and filmmaker best known for Persepolis, has died at 56, the Élysée Palace announced Thursday. ...Read more

#satrapi, #persepolis, #obituary, #france

Unions Score Late-May Wins Across REI, Netflix Animation, Seattle Hospitals, Nevada State Offices and Weyerhaeuser

In late May, workers won votes and contracts across retail, entertainment, health care, public sector and timber — from REI to Netflix Animation. ...Read more

#labor, #unions, #organizing, #contracts

Tiné hospital in eastern Chad treated 116 wounded from cross-border drone strikes, MSF says

MSF says Tiné hospital in eastern Chad has treated 116 people wounded by cross-border drone strikes since early May, straining border health services. ...Read more

#sudan, #chad, #msf, #drone-strikes, #humanitarian

ECB to Send 'Dear CEO' Letter Urging Banks to Bolster Operational Resilience as AI Use Grows

ECB will send a sector-wide 'dear CEO' letter urging banks to strengthen operational resilience as AI adoption rises and cyber risks intensify. ...Read more

#ecb, #banking, #ai, #cybersecurity, #dora

Paper Flags April 1 South Atlantic Fireball as Leading Post‑2018 Interstellar Meteor Candidate

An arXiv preprint argues an April 1 South Atlantic fireball may be the strongest post‑2018 interstellar meteor candidate, but relies on unverified U.S. sensor data. ...Read more

#astronomy, #meteors, #interstellar

Trump signs executive order to overhaul U.S. customs enforcement, sets 90- and 180-day rulemaking deadlines

Trump signs order directing DHS and CBP to tighten importer rules, bar foreign informal entries, raise penalty floors and speed seizures; changes require rulemaking. ...Read more

#customs, #trade, #homelandsecurity, #executiveorder

Corbin Burnes’ Rehab Setback Likely Keeps Him Out Until September

Corbin Burnes suffered a teres major strain during live batting practice, setting back his Tommy John rehab and likely keeping him out until September. ...Read more

#baseball, #mlb, #diamondbacks, #corbinburnes

NATO’s North Atlantic Council Visits Kyiv; Rutte Signals New PURL Support for Ukraine’s Air Defenses

On June 3, NATO’s North Atlantic Council visited Kyiv; leaders said six countries pledged contributions to Ukraine’s PURL air‑defense effort ahead of July summit. ...Read more

#ukraine, #nato, #airdefense, #ankara

U.S. Charges California Tech Executive With Sending Networking Gear to Iran’s Nuclear, Military Entities

Jamshid Ghomi arrested in California, accused of a yearslong scheme sending U.S.-origin networking, security and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear and military entities. ...Read more

#iran, #sanctions, #exportcontrols, #justicedepartment

Google launches Gemma 4 12B, an open-licensed multimodal AI that runs on 16GB laptops

Google released Gemma 4 12B, an Apache-2 open-licensed multimodal model that processes text, images and audio natively and can run on laptops with 16GB. ...Read more

$GOOG, $GOOGL, #ai, #google, #gemma4, #multimodal

NASA Confirms End of MAVEN Mission After More Than 11 Years at Mars

NASA says MAVEN, its Mars atmosphere orbiter last heard from Dec. 6, 2025, is unrecoverable after an anomaly that likely drained its batteries. ...Read more

#mars, #nasa, #space, #maven