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Thunder Sweep Lakers, 115-110, to Reach Western Conference Finals

Oklahoma City completed a 4-0 sweep of the Lakers with a 115-110 Game 4 win, moving to 8-0 in the 2026 playoffs and into the West finals. ...Read more

#thunder, #lakers, #nba, #playoffs

Preprint Claims PRNG 'SeedHijack' Could Steer LLM Outputs; Authors Propose QRNG Defense

ArXiv preprint claims attackers can steer LLM outputs by hijacking sampling PRNG seeds; authors propose QRNG-based defense, but results are unreviewed. ...Read more

#ai, #security, #prng, #qrng

CHIME/FRB Finds 30 New Repeating Fast Radio Bursts and No Clear Split Between Repeaters and One‑Offs

CHIME/FRB reports 30 new repeating fast radio burst sources and statistical evidence that repeaters and apparent one‑offs may form a single population. ...Read more

#frb, #chime, #astronomy, #radioastronomy

Ramaphosa to Address Nation Monday Evening After Court Revives Impeachment Process Over Phala Phala

President Cyril Ramaphosa will speak Monday at 8 p.m. after the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to reopen Section 89 proceedings tied to the Phala Phala matter. ...Read more

#southafrica, #ramaphosa, #impeachment, #constitutionalcourt

BLM Finalizes Rollback of 2024 Public Lands Rule

The BLM rescinded the 2024 Public Lands Rule, stripping conservation and landscape-health requirements from management of about 245 million acres of federal land. ...Read more

#publiclands, #blm, #conservation, #environment

Apple begins beta rollout of end-to-end encrypted RCS for iPhone-to-Android chats

Apple begins a beta rollout of end-to-end encrypted RCS for some iPhone-to-Android chats, requiring iOS 26.5, Google Messages and supported carriers. ...Read more

$AAPL, #apple, #rcs, #encryption, #messaging

UK regulator tightens finasteride warnings and adds precaution for dutasteride over psychiatric and sexual side effects

MHRA updates labels warning finasteride can cause depression, suicidal thoughts and lasting sexual dysfunction; adds precaution for dutasteride. ...Read more

#health, #mhra, #finasteride, #dutasteride

SteamDB Shows Forza Horizon 6 Files Publicly Accessible Days Before Release

SteamDB listings revealed a roughly 155GB Forza Horizon 6 depot was publicly visible days before the game's advanced access and full release. ...Read more

$MSFT, #gaming, #xbox, #steamdb, #forza-horizon-6, #game-leak

Preprint Claims Nearly 147,000 ‘Hallucinated’ Citations in 2025 After Audit of 2.5M Papers

An arXiv preprint reports nearly 147,000 non-existent citations in 2025 after auditing 2.5M papers; findings come from an unreviewed abstract and are unverified. ...Read more

#research, #ai, #arxiv, #scientificintegrity

How Diablo IV’s Lord of Hatred Rebuilds the Endgame with War Plans and Horadric-Style Crafting

Blizzard’s Lord of Hatred expansion and patch 3.0.0 revamp Diablo IV’s post‑campaign loop with War Plans, Horadric-style crafting, Talismans and a reworked skill tree. ...Read more

$ATVI, #diablo4, #blizzard, #gaming, #activisionblizzard

Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame manager who led Atlanta Braves dynasty, dies at 84

Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame manager who guided the Atlanta Braves to a 1995 World Series title and 14 straight division crowns, has died at 84. ...Read more

#bobbycox, #braves, #baseball, #halloffame

India says it flight-tested Agni missile fitted with MIRV system

India said on May 8 it successfully flight-tested an Agni missile with a MIRV system from Odisha; officials gave few technical details. ...Read more

#india, #missile, #mirv, #defense

NVIDIA Signs $3.4 Billion AI Cloud Deal with IREN, Including Option to Buy $2.1 Billion in Shares

NVIDIA and IREN ink a five-year, $3.4B AI cloud contract with a $2.1B equity option as they plan large-scale AI data center rollouts in Texas. ...Read more

$NVDA, #nvidia, #iren, #ai, #data-centers

Virginia Supreme Court Voids April 21 Redistricting Referendum, Blocking New Congressional Map

Virginia’s Supreme Court voided the April 21 redistricting referendum, ruling lawmakers failed to meet the constitution’s timing rules for amendments. ...Read more

#virginia, #redistricting, #supremecourt, #congressionalmaps

Senate’s GUARD Act Narrows Focus to AI Companions, Raising Privacy Concerns

Revised GUARD Act targets AI companions but privacy groups warn identity-linked age checks could create surveillance risks and block access for some youth. ...Read more

#ai, #legislation, #privacy, #child-safety