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Trump administration to reimburse Invenergy $765 million to cancel four U.S. offshore-wind leases

The Trump administration will reimburse Invenergy $765M to terminate four U.S. offshore-wind leases, redirecting investment toward gas and geothermal projects. ...Read more

#offshorewind, #energy, #invenergy, #trumpadministration

NASA Taps Relativity Space to Deliver Aeolus Mars Atmospheric Mission in 2028

NASA will provide the Aeolus science payload while Relativity Space supplies spacecraft, rocket and operations to deliver it to Mars in 2028. ...Read more

#nasa, #relativityspace, #mars, #space

EFF Warns IETF Drafts Could Let Sites Gate Automated Access to Web Content

EFF warns two IETF draft specs — AIPREF and Web Bot Auth — could let websites signal AI-use preferences and cryptographically verify bots, risking gated web access. ...Read more

#ietf, #ai, #web, #privacy

Kane Equals Lineker as England Beat Croatia 4-2 in World Cup Opener

Harry Kane scored twice to match Gary Lineker’s England World Cup mark as England beat Croatia 4-2 in their 2026 World Cup opener in Arlington. ...Read more

#england, #worldcup, #soccer, #harrykane

FTC and Four States Sue WPATH, Alleging Deceptive Guidance on Youth Gender Treatments

The FTC and four states sued WPATH and USPATH in Texas, alleging their guidance led clinicians to make deceptive claims about pediatric gender-transition treatments. ...Read more

#ftc, #wpath, #transgender, #health, #lawsuit

Fed Holds Rates at 3.5–3.75% in Unanimous Vote at Kevin Warsh’s First Meeting

The Federal Reserve left its policy rate at 3.5–3.75% in a 12-0 vote at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting, citing persistent inflation and energy-related supply shocks. ...Read more

#fed, #interestrates, #inflation, #monetarypolicy

Epic Games lays out Unreal Engine 6 roadmap, targets Early Access end of 2027

Epic will merge UE5 and Unreal Editor for Fortnite into UE6; Early Access targeted late 2027, full release 12–18 months afterward. ...Read more

#epicgames, #unrealengine, #game-development, #uefn

Bitcoin Rodney Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money-Transmitting Conspiracy in HyperFund Case

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton pleaded guilty June 15 in Maryland to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money‑transmitting business in the HyperFund case. ...Read more

#hyperfund, #cryptocurrency, #fraud, #doj

Single neurons predict grammar and meaning during natural conversation, NIH-led study finds

Recordings of single neurons during natural conversation let AI models predict grammar, meaning and context—an advance toward speech neuroprostheses. ...Read more

#neuroscience, #speech, #bci, #nih, #language

Storm Prediction Center Warns of Possible Tornado Outbreak for Illinois, Indiana

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center warns of a possible severe-weather outbreak June 17 across northern/central Illinois and northern Indiana, including tornadoes. ...Read more

#weather, #severe-weather, #tornadoes, #illinois, #indiana

Illinois Lawmakers Approve 0.2% Digital-Asset Tax in FY2027 Budget

Illinois lawmakers approved a 0.2% tax on certain digital-asset activity in the FY2027 budget; brokers would collect, register and remit if signed into law. ...Read more

#crypto, #taxation, #illinois, #blockchain

Messi Reportedly Nets Hat Trick in Argentina’s 3-0 World Cup Opener vs Algeria in Kansas City

Lionel Messi reportedly scored a hat trick as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in Kansas City, tying Miroslav Klose’s World Cup scoring record at 16. ...Read more

#soccer, #worldcup2026, #messi

ArXiv paper proposes a measurable internal “rift” that may reveal lies in language models

An arXiv preprint finds a measurable internal 'residual rank' difference when models lie versus when they err, with implications for AI safety. ...Read more

#ai, #ai-safety, #language-models, #deception

Supreme Court Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro, Sentences Him to 4 Years and Bars Him From Office

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, handing 4 years 2 months and an eight-year ban for seeking U.S. pressure on Brazil’s judiciary. ...Read more

#brazil, #bolsonaro, #judiciary, #conviction

Keck Spectroscopy Finds Third Dark-Matter–Deficient Galaxy in NGC 1052 Field

Keck spectroscopy suggests NGC 1052-DF9, like DF2 and DF4, shows stellar motions consistent with little dark matter — but distances and measurements remain uncertain. ...Read more

#astronomy, #darkmatter, #dwarfgalaxies, #ngc1052