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markets

SpaceX Files for IPO, Revealing Starlink Profits, xAI Losses and a Super‑Voting Plan to Keep Musk in Control

SpaceX filed for an IPO, disclosing $18.7B revenue for 2025, profitable Starlink, heavy xAI losses and a super‑voting share plan to keep Musk in control. ...Read more

#spacex, #ipo, #starlink, #xai, #elonmusk

politics

May 18 settlement ends Trump's tax-leak suit with $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund, no direct payment

A May 18 DOJ settlement resolves Trump's tax-leak lawsuit without payments to him, creating a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and raising legal questions. ...Read more

#trump, #doj, #irs, #settlement, #judgmentfund

world

Justice Department Charges Raúl Castro and Five Former Cuban Officials in 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shoot-Down

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Raúl Castro and five former Cuban officials over the 1996 shoot‑down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes that killed four men. ...Read more

#cuba, #raulcastro, #brotherstotherescue, #justice

world

Justice Department Indicts Raúl Castro Over 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown

The Justice Department charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and others in Miami federal court over the 1996 shootdown that killed four men. ...Read more

#cuba, #raulcastro, #doj, #brotherstotherescue

economy

Fed minutes reveal sharp split over signaling near-term rate cuts

April Fed minutes show an 8-4 vote to hold rates and a sharp split over whether to signal openness to future cuts as inflation and energy risks persist. ...Read more

#fed, #interestrates, #inflation, #monetarypolicy

politics

Maryland enacts Voting Rights Act to enable challenges to local election systems

Maryland’s new Voting Rights Act allows the attorney general and private plaintiffs to challenge county and municipal election methods that dilute minority voters’ power. ...Read more

#votingrights, #maryland, #elections, #votinglaw

science

Fermi Detects Delayed Gamma Rays from Superluminous Supernova SN 2017egm, Supporting Magnetar Power Source

Fermi's LAT saw months-delayed GeV gamma rays from SN 2017egm, offering rare evidence the explosion was powered by a newborn magnetar. ...Read more

#astronomy, #supernova, #gammarays, #magnetar

science

Preprint claims first detection of 'moving lens' effect in CMB at 4.8σ

An arXiv preprint reports a 4.8σ detection of the 'moving lens' effect in the CMB using ACT and DESI, a claimed new probe of transverse cosmic velocities. ...Read more

#cosmology, #cmb, #act, #desi, #astrophysics

technology

Preprint Claims Perfect Scores by Multi‑Agent AI on Multiple Math Competitions; Results Unverified

A May 19 arXiv preprint says STAR‑PólyaMath scored perfect on AIME and Putnam and topped several benchmarks, but results remain unverified. ...Read more

#ai, #arxiv, #math, #benchmarks

sports

Knicks beat Cavaliers 115-104 in OT to take Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals

Jalen Brunson scored 38 as the New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. ...Read more

#knicks, #cavaliers, #nba, #playoffs, #basketball

world

Human Rights Watch: Aid to Gaza Still Falls Short Six Months After October Ceasefire

Human Rights Watch says aid to Gaza remains inadequate six months after the October ceasefire; U.N. data show continuing deaths and a collapsed health system. ...Read more

#gaza, #humanitarian, #un, #ceasefire

health

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

politics

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

technology

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

industry

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