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CBO Says ‘Iron Dome for America’ Would Cost About $1.2 Trillion Over 20 Years

CBO finds a notional 'Iron Dome for America' system would cost about $1.2 trillion over 20 years — far above the administration's public estimates. ...Read more

#defense, #missile-defense, #cbo, #pentagon

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, 29, has died, the team and his agency said. Clarke spent seven seasons with Memphis; cause not announced. ...Read more

#brandonclarke, #memphisgrizzlies, #nba, #obituary

Google puts Gemini AI at the heart of Android, rolling out to Galaxy and Pixel phones this summer

Google will embed Gemini Intelligence into Android starting this summer on new Galaxy and Pixel phones, adding multi-step automation, smarter Chrome browsing and expanded Autofill. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #android, #ai, #gemini

U.S. Inflation Eases Monthly but Annual Rate Rises to 3.8% as Shelter and Gasoline Push Prices Up

Consumer prices rose 0.6% in April; annual inflation accelerated to 3.8% as gasoline and shelter drove gains, while core CPI rose 2.8%. ...Read more

#inflation, #cpi, #consumerprices

Hub Group Expands Scope of Accounting Problems, Says 2023 and 2024 Audited Statements 'Should No Longer Be Relied On'

Hub Group's audit committee says audited financial statements for 2023 and 2024 were materially misstated and should not be relied on. ...Read more

$HUBG, #hubgroup, #accounting, #restatement, #sec, #nasdaq

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