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U.S. Launches 'Project Freedom' to Escort Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces began "Project Freedom" on May 4 to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz after disruptions trapped thousands of mariners. ...Read more

#straitofhormuz, #usmilitary, #maritimesecurity, #oil

Trump Grants Presidential Permit for Bridger Cross‑Border Pipeline; Project Still Faces Reviews and Legal Challenges

President Trump granted a permit April 30 for Bridger’s cross-border pipeline into Montana, but federal and state reviews and legal fights remain. ...Read more

#pipeline, #energy, #montana, #environment, #infrastructure

SEC Proposes Letting Public Companies File Semiannual 10-S Instead of Quarterly 10-Qs

The SEC proposed letting U.S. public companies swap quarterly 10-Qs for a single semiannual 10-S, aiming to reduce filings while preserving 8-K disclosures. ...Read more

#sec, #disclosure, #filings, #regulation

White House Says MFN Drug Pricing Could Cut U.S. Drug Spending by $529 Billion Over 10 Years

White House and Council of Economic Advisers project $529B in 10-year U.S. drug savings from Most-Favored-Nation policy, including $64.3B for Medicaid. ...Read more

#drugpricing, #healthcare, #whitehouse, #mfn

DHL Teamsters Ratify Four-Year National Contract by 92%, Winning 20% Raises and AI Protections

Teamsters ratified a four-year national DHL deal, securing a 20% wage increase, higher benefits and explicit safeguards against AI routing and autonomous vehicles. ...Read more

#labor, #teamsters, #dhl, #union, #ai

NIST’s CAISI Signs Agreements With Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to Expand U.S. Frontier-AI Testing

NIST’s CAISI struck pacts with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to expand U.S. frontier-AI testing, including pre-release, classified and reduced‑safeguard evaluations. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $MSFT, #ai, #nist, #google, #microsoft, #xai

Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1: Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2 and several day-one releases announced

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Wave 1 for May 2026 adds Forza Horizon 6 and several day‑one releases, and lists five games leaving on May 15. ...Read more

$MSFT, #xbox, #gamepass, #microsoft, #forzahorizon6, #gaming

Pfizer Keeps 2026 Outlook as Q1 Revenue Rises 5%; COVID Sales Slide

Pfizer posted 5% revenue growth in Q1 and kept its 2026 outlook, as gains from newer drugs offset steep declines in Comirnaty and Paxlovid sales. ...Read more

$PFE, #pfizer, #earnings, #pharma

ArXiv preprint proposes nuclear-spin laser method for >90% single-pass isotope enrichment

An unreviewed arXiv paper proposes using nuclear-spin–sensitive ultrafast lasers to achieve >90% single-pass isotope enrichment in simulations; no experiments yet. ...Read more

#laser, #isotope, #separation, #nuclearphysics, #arxiv

Study: Possible Thin Atmosphere Detected Around Small Trans‑Neptunian Object 2002 XV93

A May 4 Nature Astronomy paper reports a tenuous atmosphere around plutino (612533) 2002 XV93 based on a single 2024 occultation; independent verification needed. ...Read more

#transneptunian, #astronomy, #occultation, #pluto

Reanalysis finds no evidence of planetary‑mass primordial black holes in Andromeda data

Independent reanalysis finds 12 short events in Subaru observations of M31 are ordinary stellar variability, not planetary‑mass primordial black holes. ...Read more

#darkmatter, #primordialblackholes, #astronomy, #andromeda

NRO Selects EarthDaily, ICEYE and Pixxel for Expanded Commercial Earth‑Observation Program

The NRO on May 4 added EarthDaily, ICEYE and Pixxel to its Commercial Solutions Opening, broadening access to electro‑optical, radar, RF and hyperspectral data. ...Read more

#nro, #earth-observation, #commercial-space, #iceye

Hantavirus Suspected Aboard m/v Hondius Cruise Ship; One Lab-Confirmed Case, Five Suspected, Three Deaths

WHO coordinates response to suspected hantavirus outbreak on m/v Hondius off Cape Verde; one lab-confirmed case, five suspected, three deaths. ...Read more

#hantavirus, #cruise-ship, #public-health, #who

Academy Says Only Human Performers and Human-Authored Screenplays Eligible for 99th Oscars

For the 99th Academy Awards, the Academy will only accept credited acting by human performers and screenplays that are human‑authored, though limited AI use remains under review. ...Read more

#academy, #oscars, #artificialintelligence, #film

Bank of Canada study: Canadian ports' global connectivity fell sharply from 2016 to 2023

Bank of Canada staff research finds a 28% drop in deadweight tonnage through Canadian ports and a marked fall in maritime network connectivity from 2016–2023. ...Read more

#canada, #shipping, #trade, #bankofcanada, #ports