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OpenAI’s $110 Billion Raise Ties Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank Into a Closed-Loop AI Infrastructure Bet

A record $110B round values OpenAI near $840B, with phased funding that could flow back to investors via cloud, chips and data-center contracts. ...Read more

#openai, #artificialintelligence, #amazon, #nvidia, #softbank

Macron Orders French Nuclear Expansion, Offers ‘Advanced Deterrence’ to European Allies

At Île Longue, Macron orders more French nuclear warheads, ends arsenal transparency and proposes joint deterrence deployments with European partners. ...Read more

#france, #nuclear, #europe, #deterrence, #macron

Measles Surge Makes Guadalajara Mexico’s New Epicenter as 2026 World Cup Nears

Jalisco has become Mexico’s measles epicenter after thousands of cases nationwide, forcing school mask rules and a vaccination push months before World Cup matches. ...Read more

#measles, #mexico, #vaccination, #guadalajara, #worldcup2026

EEOC Reverses Course, Says Federal Agencies May Bar Trans Workers From Opposite-Sex Bathrooms

A 2-1 EEOC ruling overturns 2015 precedent, allowing federal agencies to restrict bathrooms and locker rooms by biological sex if equivalents exist. ...Read more

#eeoc, #titlevii, #transgender, #federalworkers, #workplace

Vanguard to Pay $29.5 Million, Limit Proxy Power in Texas-Led ESG Antitrust Settlement

Vanguard will pay $29.5 million and accept strict limits on proxy voting and ESG engagement to exit a Texas-led antitrust suit over coal. ...Read more

#vanguard, #esg, #antitrust, #proxyvoting, #coal

Iran Supreme Leader Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes as Hormuz Attacks Rattle Global Markets

U.S. and Israeli strikes kill Iran’s supreme leader as tanker attacks choke the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil higher, stocks lower and rate-cut bets fading. ...Read more

#iran, #israel, #straitofhormuz, #oil, #globalmarkets

ECB Warns Iran Conflict Could Rekindle Inflation If Hormuz Energy Flows Are Hit

ECB chief economist Philip Lane warns a prolonged Iran war and Hormuz disruptions could spike oil and gas prices, reviving inflation and stalling euro-zone growth. ...Read more

#ecb, #inflation, #oil, #hormuz, #eurozone

Australia’s summer swings from 50°C heat to flooding rains, testing communities and farms

Australia’s 2025–26 summer brought record heat and fire danger, then a monsoon low dumped year’s worth of rain, flooding towns and hurting harvests. ...Read more

#australia, #heatwave, #flooding, #climatechange, #bushfires

Sex Pistols Announce Fall 2026 North American Tour With Frank Carter on Vocals

Original Pistols Jones, Cook and Matlock will tour the U.S. and Canada in 2026, playing “Never Mind the Bollocks” in full—without John Lydon. ...Read more

#sexpistols, #punkrock, #concerttour, #frankcarter, #nevermindthebollocks

At Least 10 Killed as Protest at U.S. Consulate in Karachi Turns Deadly After Khamenei’s Death

Clashes outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi left at least 10 dead and more than 60 wounded, highlighting rising sectarian tension after Khamenei’s killing. ...Read more

#pakistan, #karachi, #iran, #usconsulate, #protests

When the AI Newsroom Ran Out of News

A test newsroom’s AI workflow hit an empty queue and refused to invent a story—an instructive look at guardrails, hallucinations and human oversight. ...Read more

#ai, #journalism, #newsrooms, #automation, #ethics

Israel Declares War on Hezbollah as Ceasefire Lapses and Airstrikes Hit Beirut

Israel says it has begun an “offensive campaign” against Hezbollah after the ceasefire expired, with deadly strikes in Beirut and rockets fired toward Haifa. ...Read more

#lebanon, #israel, #hezbollah, #beirut, #iran

Massive Mouse Cell Atlas Finds Aging Follows Coordinated Patterns Across Organs

A 7-million-cell atlas across 21 mouse organs suggests aging is a synchronized, body-wide shift in cell types and DNA regulation—not random decay. ...Read more

#aging, #genomics, #mice, #immunology, #epigenetics

NASA Delays First Artemis Moon Landing to 2028, Turns Artemis III Into Earth-Orbit Test

NASA will push its first Artemis lunar landing to 2028, repurposing Artemis III into a 2027 Earth-orbit dress rehearsal amid safety, budget and China pressure. ...Read more

#nasa, #artemis, #moon, #spaceflight, #spacex

NFL franchise-tag deadline arrives with rare quiet as only Pitts and Pickens get tagged

As the 2026 tag window closes, only Kyle Pitts and George Pickens are tagged—matching last year’s record low and hinting at a freer market. ...Read more

#nfl, #freeagency, #franchisetag, #contracts