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Sweden to donate up to 16 Gripen jets to Ukraine, backs purchase of up to 20 newer fighters

Sweden will donate up to 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to Ukraine and back Kyiv’s plan to buy up to 20 Gripen E/F jets, plus missiles and training. ...Read more

#ukraine, #sweden, #defense, #gripen

NASA Says Roman Telescope Could Detect Around 100,000 Exoplanets

NASA projects its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect about 100,000 exoplanets via transits and 1,000+ more by microlensing. ...Read more

#astronomy, #exoplanets, #nasa, #space-telescope

STB Accepts Revised Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Filing, Holds Review in Abeyance

STB accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s revised merger filing for consideration but put the review and environmental study on hold, seeking more info by July 27. ...Read more

$UNP, $NSC, #rail, #merger, #transportation, #stb

U.S. GDP Revised Down to 1.6% in Q1 2026 as Inventories and Services Weigh

Second BEA estimate: U.S. GDP grew 1.6% annualized in Q1 2026, down from 2.0%, as weaker inventories and softer services spending trimmed growth. ...Read more

#economy, #gdp, #inflation, #bea

May 27 vsdCRV Mint on Arbitrum: Trillions Created, But Only ~$91,000 Extracted

An unauthorized mint of vsdCRV on Arbitrum created trillions of tokens, but attackers appear to have cashed out only about $91,000 as DeFi protocols scrambled to contain risk. ...Read more

#crypto, #arbitrum, #stakedao, #defi, #security

BIS Working Paper Finds China’s Inflation Responds Strongly to Slack and Expectations

A BIS working paper finds China’s CPI inflation closely tied to economic slack and one-year-ahead expectations, suggesting standard policy models apply. ...Read more

#china, #inflation, #bis, #macroeconomics, #policy

NHS vacancies in England fall slightly to 97,475 by end of March 2026, but tens of thousands remain unfilled

NHS vacancies in England dipped to 97,475 (6.5%) at March 31, 2026, with nursing and medical gaps narrowing — but the figures carry major caveats. ...Read more

#nhs, #vacancies, #nursing, #doctors, #england

FAA Declares SpaceX Starship Flight 12 a 'Mishap,' Blocking Further Flights Pending Investigation

FAA says May 22 Starship Flight 12 was a 'mishap' focused on the Super Heavy booster; SpaceX must complete an FAA-overseen investigation before flying again. ...Read more

#spacex, #starship, #faa, #space

Preprint Finds LLM Watermarks Can Be Undermined by Supply-Chain PRNG Tampering

An arXiv preprint finds LLM watermarking can be bypassed by tampering with the inference PRNG; authors say quantum RNGs may defend. ...Read more

#ai, #watermarking, #prng, #cybersecurity

Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate runoff

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn in the May 26 GOP runoff, becoming the Republican nominee for the Nov. 3 Senate contest. ...Read more

#texas, #senate, #paxton, #cornyn, #elections

Seoul court to rule on perjury charge against former President Yoon Suk Yeol

Seoul court will rule May 28 on whether former President Yoon Suk Yeol committed perjury over testimony tied to his Dec. 3, 2024 martial-law declaration. ...Read more

#southkorea, #yoonsukyeol, #perjury, #martiallaw

David Sandlin recovers from leadoff homer to dominate in White Sox debut

Rookie David Sandlin allowed a leadoff homer but retired the next 18 batters, pitching six strong innings in the White Sox's 14-2 win over the Twins. ...Read more

#baseball, #whitesox, #mlb, #debut

Satellite Finds Warm Pacific Wave Off South America, Reinforcing Likely El Niño in 2026

Satellite data show a warm Kelvin wave reaching the South American coast, bolstering forecasts that El Niño is likely to form later in 2026. ...Read more

#elnino, #climate, #satellite, #pacific

Webb Measures Massive Black Hole in Tiny Galaxy 700 Million Years After Big Bang

Webb's NIRSpec mapped gas in a z=7.04 'Little Red Dot', finding a 10^7–10^8 solar-mass black hole that may outweigh its primitive host. ...Read more

#astronomy, #blackhole, #jameswebb, #cosmology, #earlyuniverse

GAO: U.S. Electric Aircraft Still Years From Routine Use; FAA Hasn’t Certified a Manned Model

A GAO report finds FAA has not certified a manned electric aircraft and U.S. airport charging plans are limited, slowing electric aviation’s rollout. ...Read more

#electricaviation, #faa, #gaoreport, #airports