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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

About $1.3 Billion Dark-Pool Block of BlackRock’s IBIT Traded as Bitcoin Fell

A roughly $1.3bn dark-pool block of BlackRock’s IBIT changed hands May 26 as Bitcoin dipped and U.S. spot ETFs saw net outflows. ...Read more

$IBIT, $BLK, #bitcoin, #etf, #blackrock, #darkpool

CD PROJEKT RED announces 2027 expansion 'Songs of the Past' for The Witcher 3; PC requirements rise

CD PROJEKT RED will release Songs of the Past, a 2027 expansion for The Witcher 3 starring Geralt; PC minimum requirements will increase. ...Read more

$CDR, #witcher3, #cdprojektred, #gaming, #pc, #expansion

Square Enix Renames Dragon Quest XII to 'Beyond Dreams' as Development Reset Is Reported

Square Enix revealed Dragon Quest XII — Yume no Kanata e (Beyond Dreams) on May 27; Japanese reports say development was restarted under a 'new structure'. ...Read more

#dragonquest, #squareenix, #videogames, #gaming

Apparent Infinite‑Mint Exploit Creates 5.4 Trillion vsdCRV on Arbitrum; Attacker Swapped ~43.8 ETH

Security feeds report an apparent infinite‑mint exploit on Arbitrum's vsdCRV, creating ~5.4T tokens; attacker swapped about 43.78 ETH (~$90k). ...Read more

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

ECB warns Middle East war-driven energy shock heightens euro-area financial stability risks

ECB's May 27 review says energy-supply shocks from the Middle East could push inflation, slow growth and strain banks, non-banks and sovereigns. ...Read more

#ecb, #euroarea, #energycrisis, #financialstability