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FTC Begins Enforcing TAKE IT DOWN Act, Opens Portal for Complaints

FTC begins enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act on its one-year anniversary and opens TakeItDown.ftc.gov for victims to report platform noncompliance. ...Read more

#ftc, #takeitdown, #privacy, #deepfakes, #platforms

GAO: DOE Nuclear Cleanup Office Lost One-Third of Staff Since FY2023, Now Faces 45% Vacancy Rate

GAO finds Energy Department’s cleanup office lost a third of federal staff since FY2023, leaving about 45% vacancies in mission-critical cleanup roles. ...Read more

#doe, #nuclearwaste, #workforce, #environmentalcleanup, #gaoreport

Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store Worldwide Except Australia as Epic Pushes App-Store Fight

Fortnite returns to Apple’s App Store in the U.S. and most markets after nearly six years as Epic presses its global legal fight over App Store fees; Australia remains excluded. ...Read more

$AAPL, #fortnite, #apple, #epicgames, #appstore

Reports: Sony to Keep PlayStation Narrative Single‑Player Games Console‑Exclusive, Reversing PC Push

Reports say Sony will keep narrative single-player PlayStation games off PC, reversing a years‑long strategy of porting big first‑party titles to Windows. ...Read more

$SONY, #sony, #playstation, #pcgaming

Ukraine says Russia launched 209 drones overnight; military branches give differing tallies

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia launched 209 drones overnight; Air Force published a lower tally. Differences reflect varied reporting windows and methods. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #military

Echo Protocol halts eBTC cross‑chain transfers after unauthorized mint of 1,000 tokens

Echo Protocol suspended cross‑chain eBTC transfers after an unauthorized mint created 1,000 eBTC (~$76M nominal); on‑chain tracing shows only ~ $870k converted. ...Read more

#crypto, #defi, #ebtc, #monad

Wembanyama’s 41-24 Lifts Spurs Past Thunder in Double-Overtime Game 1

Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points and grabbed 24 rebounds as the Spurs beat the Thunder 122-115 in double overtime to take a 1-0 Western Conference Finals lead. ...Read more

#nba, #spurs, #wembanyama, #playoffs

Blackstone and Google form U.S. joint venture to sell Google TPUs as cloud service with $5 billion backing

Blackstone and Google will create a U.S. JV with an initial $5B equity commitment to offer Google’s TPU AI chips as cloud compute starting in 2027. ...Read more

$BX, $GOOGL, #blackstone, #google, #ai, #tpu, #cloud

Preprint: JWST spectra of K2-18b still consistent with Hycean ocean‑world models

A May 18 arXiv preprint finds JWST transmission spectra of K2-18b can be reproduced by self-consistent Hycean (H2‑rich ocean) atmosphere models without invoking DMS. ...Read more

#exoplanets, #jwst, #hycean, #k2-18b

Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch Issued for Northeast Kansas, Southeast Nebraska

A PDS tornado watch covered parts of northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska Monday, warning of several tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. ...Read more

#tornado, #severe-weather, #kansas, #nebraska

SEC Rescinds Decades-Old 'No-Deny' Settlement Policy and Will Not Enforce Past Provisions

The SEC removed Rule 202.5(e), ending decades of 'no-deny' settlement provisions and saying it will not enforce existing no‑deny clauses. ...Read more

#sec, #securities, #regulation, #enforcement

Steelers sign Aaron Rodgers to one-year deal as OTAs open

Aaron Rodgers signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is expected to practice at OTAs, preserving continuity after last season’s AFC North title. ...Read more

#aaronrodgers, #steelers, #nfl, #contract

Reports: José Mourinho Agrees Two-Year Deal to Return to Real Madrid, Club Yet to Confirm

Reports say José Mourinho has verbally agreed a two-year deal to return to Real Madrid; Benfica and Real had not formally confirmed the move. ...Read more

#football, #real-madrid, #jose-mourinho, #benfica

Russia Launches 524 Drones and 22 Missiles in Overnight Attacks Across Eight Ukrainian Oblasts

Russia launched 524 drones and 22 missiles overnight, striking eight Ukrainian oblasts; civilian infrastructure hit in Dnipro and Odesa and dozens wounded. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #airdefense, #odessa

UK’s FCA and Bank of England set roadmap for tokenisation and longer settlement hours

FCA and Bank of England launch joint consultation on tokenised securities, outline RTGS sync service for 2028 and staged steps toward near-24/7 settlement. ...Read more

#tokenisation, #bankofengland, #fca, #settlement