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Johns Hopkins–Lancet Commission Releases Report on Health, Conflict and Forced Displacement at World Health Assembly

A Johns Hopkins–Lancet commission publishes a report on health in conflict and forced displacement, launching in Geneva during the World Health Assembly. ...Read more

#humanitarian, #health, #conflict, #displacement

EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Stricter Vehicle Pollution Standards

EPA proposes delaying implementation of 'Tier 4' vehicle pollution standards by two model years, citing slower EV uptake and feasibility concerns. ...Read more

#epa, #vehicle-emissions, #automakers, #clean-air

Google makes Gemini 3.5 Flash the default across Search and Gemini app, unveils Spark agent

Google rolls out Gemini 3.5 Flash globally as the default in the Gemini app and Search AI Mode, unveils Spark agent and previews Gemini 3.5 Pro. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #ai, #google, #gemini, #generativeai

Warren Challenges OCC Over Crypto National Trust Charters

Sen. Elizabeth Warren requested OCC charter applications and legal analyses, arguing crypto trust charters let firms perform bank-like activities beyond legal limits. ...Read more

$COIN, #crypto, #occ, #regulation, #elizabethwarren

Google makes Search proactive with Gemini 3.5 Flash and new 'Search agents'

At I/O, Google made Gemini 3.5 Flash the default in Search AI Mode and unveiled “Search agents” that monitor the web and can complete tasks and bookings. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #search, #ai, #generativeai

SEC Proposes Major Rewrite of Registered Offerings and Public-Company Reporting

SEC proposes broad overhaul of registered offerings and filer categories to ease capital raising and expand scaled reporting relief for smaller issuers. ...Read more

#sec, #securities, #regulation, #ipos

FTC Begins Enforcing TAKE IT DOWN Act, Opens Portal for Complaints

FTC begins enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act on its one-year anniversary and opens TakeItDown.ftc.gov for victims to report platform noncompliance. ...Read more

#ftc, #takeitdown, #privacy, #deepfakes, #platforms

GAO: DOE Nuclear Cleanup Office Lost One-Third of Staff Since FY2023, Now Faces 45% Vacancy Rate

GAO finds Energy Department’s cleanup office lost a third of federal staff since FY2023, leaving about 45% vacancies in mission-critical cleanup roles. ...Read more

#doe, #nuclearwaste, #workforce, #environmentalcleanup, #gaoreport

Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store Worldwide Except Australia as Epic Pushes App-Store Fight

Fortnite returns to Apple’s App Store in the U.S. and most markets after nearly six years as Epic presses its global legal fight over App Store fees; Australia remains excluded. ...Read more

$AAPL, #fortnite, #apple, #epicgames, #appstore

Reports: Sony to Keep PlayStation Narrative Single‑Player Games Console‑Exclusive, Reversing PC Push

Reports say Sony will keep narrative single-player PlayStation games off PC, reversing a years‑long strategy of porting big first‑party titles to Windows. ...Read more

$SONY, #sony, #playstation, #pcgaming

Ukraine says Russia launched 209 drones overnight; military branches give differing tallies

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia launched 209 drones overnight; Air Force published a lower tally. Differences reflect varied reporting windows and methods. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #military

Echo Protocol halts eBTC cross‑chain transfers after unauthorized mint of 1,000 tokens

Echo Protocol suspended cross‑chain eBTC transfers after an unauthorized mint created 1,000 eBTC (~$76M nominal); on‑chain tracing shows only ~ $870k converted. ...Read more

#crypto, #defi, #ebtc, #monad

Wembanyama’s 41-24 Lifts Spurs Past Thunder in Double-Overtime Game 1

Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points and grabbed 24 rebounds as the Spurs beat the Thunder 122-115 in double overtime to take a 1-0 Western Conference Finals lead. ...Read more

#nba, #spurs, #wembanyama, #playoffs

Blackstone and Google form U.S. joint venture to sell Google TPUs as cloud service with $5 billion backing

Blackstone and Google will create a U.S. JV with an initial $5B equity commitment to offer Google’s TPU AI chips as cloud compute starting in 2027. ...Read more

$BX, $GOOGL, #blackstone, #google, #ai, #tpu, #cloud

Preprint: JWST spectra of K2-18b still consistent with Hycean ocean‑world models

A May 18 arXiv preprint finds JWST transmission spectra of K2-18b can be reproduced by self-consistent Hycean (H2‑rich ocean) atmosphere models without invoking DMS. ...Read more

#exoplanets, #jwst, #hycean, #k2-18b