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The 'Big Three' asset managers use auditor-sharing for portfolio management
The "Big Three" institutional investors—BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)—have burgeoned into load-bearing pillars of the U.S. economy. With great power comes great responsibility, as well as a risk-averse investment strategy that favors common
Water drops on soap bubble films act like merging galaxies
Water droplets on soap films orbited and merged like colliding galaxies, a technique that could help scientists study the cosmos.
Combinations of climate extremes may prompt carbon budget rethink
Combined extreme climate events are likely to become more common in the future if carbon emissions continue to rise, a paper in Nature suggests. The study finds that the frequency of compound events—such as concurrent hot–wet and drought–heat extremes—is linked to cumulative
Even For Marvel Rivals, The New Skimpy Magneto Skin Is Crazy Work
The Untamed Overlord skin literally frames his bulge
Discovery of antimicrobial peptides in ant venom has far-reaching implications
In addition to serving as biochemical weapons for offense and defense, the venoms produced by ants in the subfamily Formicinae also fulfill additional roles. For example, the ants use it to protect their nests from pathogens. It has long been assumed that the primary
Large-scale eDNA survey reveals hidden factors that affect regional fish communities
As climate change and human activities continually ramp up, fish are forced to find ways to adapt. As fish move around to find more suitable habitats as ocean conditions shift, regional fish distributions change—which can have huge downstream effects on local ecosystems.
Rafa Nadal opens his museum in Mallorca and rules out role in Real Madrid elections
The new Rafa Nadal Museum has opened in Manacor as an immersive tour of the great Spanish tennis player's career. But his sporting past was slightly overshadowed as he denied any links with Enrique Riquelme's candidacy in the Real Madrid elections and expressed his respect for
Trump: China has committed to withholding military equipment from Iran
President Trump said Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to withholding military equipment from Iran during the bilateral meeting between the two leaders. "He said he’s not going to give military equipment. That’s a big statement. He said that today,” Trump
James Franco Makes Mark in Cannes, Says Making His New Film ‘Foster’ Felt Like “Old-Fashioned L.A.”
The actor has emerged as a Cannes regular in recent years, and he attended a market showing of his action thriller in the Palais this week: “It’s just a fun action movie that we got to shoot in L.A.”
Chile Surges at Cannes With a Milestone Presence, Driven by Fast Emerging Key Production Players
Chile boasts a milestone presence in Cannes this year with new or consolidating companies leading the charge. Among them is Fernando Bascuñán’s Planta with three projects — two competing in Directors’ Fortnight: Domingo Sotomayor’s drama about a woman adopting a stray dog, “La
Clarence Carter Dead At 90
Clarence Carter, the blind Alabama soul singer and producer who made a string of hits in the '60s and '70s, has passed away. Rolling Stone reports that Carter passed away today after a stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. Carter was 90. The post Clarence Carter Dead At 90
Justice Department sues DC authorities over efforts to discipline Jeff Clark, Ed Martin
The Justice Department (DOJ) is suing the Washington, D.C., Office of Disciplinary Counsel after it brought disciplinary proceedings against two of President Trump's allies, Jeffrey Clark and Ed Martin. Clark, the former DOJ official who urged the department to intervene and
See Odessa A’zion Dance With De-Aged Rolling Stones in ‘In the Stars’ Music Video
Band also reveals track list for upcoming Foreign Tongues album
Cannes: ‘La Frappe’ Set to Premiere in Critics Week with Charades on Board as Sales Agent (EXCLUSIVE)
Charades has acquired world sales rights to “La Frappe” (“The Blow”) from writer-director Julien Gaspar-Oliveri. The film will premiere during Cannes’ Critics Week. The film which will have its world premiere on May 15, follows siblings Enzo and his sister Carla who have been
Marvel Rivals has added a literal T. rex to the game alongside nerfing some Strategists and I don't know what's more surprising
It can't see you if you stay completely still.
Taiwan emerges as major tension in Trump-Xi summit
Presented by Google Cloud {beacon} PRESENTED BY Happy Thursday. Washington got hit with one of its first big thunderstorms of the season last night. That means summer is coming! The Council of the District of Columbia posted a cool video of the storm rolling in. Thanks
Israel to sue NY Times over Palestinian prisoner rape allegations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his country's foreign ministry said Thursday they will sue The New York Times, accusing the outlet of defamation after it published a column alleging that Israeli prison guards sexually abuse and assault imprisoned Palestinians.
Cuba out of fuel oil, diesel under US sanctions, energy minister says
Cuba’s energy minister said Wednesday that the country has run out of oil and diesel amid a sustained U.S. blockade that has choked off fuel supply and pushed the island’s energy system to the brink. “We have absolutely no fuel, and absolutely no diesel,” Vicente de la O Levy
Israeli nationalists hold parade marking their capture of East Jerusalem
By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, May 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of Israeli nationalists marched on Thursday through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's walled Old City under heavy security, in an annual event marking Israel's capture of the city's east in a war nearly six decades
Mathematicians prove existence of Kaleidocycles then unlock their exact motion
Kaleidocycles are flexible polyhedral structures composed of rigid tetrahedra connected along their edges to form rotating rings. Each tetrahedron is a solid 3D polygon with four triangular faces (like a triangular pyramid), and the hinges connect neighboring units, enabling a
Kylie Jenner explaining Zelda: Breath of the Wild is perfect, actually
The Kardashians reality TV star may have picked them up from Timothée Chalamet, but that's fine.
Subnautica 2 sells 1 million copies in first hour after launch
Subnautica 2 is off to a great start in early access, selling one million copies in its first hour on Xbox and PC.
Bill Lawrence to Be Honored As Project Healthy Minds Storyteller of the Year (EXCLUSIVE)
Bill Lawrence will receive the 2026 Project Healthy Minds Storyteller of the Year Award. The TV creator will be honored at Project Healthy Minds’ annual World Mental Health Day Gala on October 8 at Spring Studios in New York. Lawrence currently serves as the executive producer
9 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Subnautica 2
The early access game is an odd mix of too much handholding and then just forgetting to mention stuff entirely
IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war
The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation. Last month, the multilateral lender's World
China stole my sister. Trump can bring her home.
As President Trump sits across from Xi Jinping, I am not just asking for a diplomatic miracle; I am asking the leader of the free world to look a dictator in the eye and demand the return of my sister, a soul who has been stolen by the machinery of hate. Someone must stand
10 Chilean Standouts at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
As Chile boasts a milestone presence in Cannes this year with new or consolidating companies leading the charge — including Domingo Sotomayor’s drama about a woman adopting a stray dog, “La Perra,” and Lisandro Alonso’s “Double Freedom” (“La libertad doble”) both competing in
Astrophysicists use 'space archaeology' to trace the history of a spiral galaxy
Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled in gas and small companion galaxies, slowly building up the bright central region and sweeping spiral arms we see today.
Will future missions to the moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask
There's a new space race to the moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to stay. NASA's Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface in the 2030s. China, India, Japan and a number of private companies all have lunar
String theory is uniquely derived from basic assumptions about the universe, physicists show
If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by subatomic particles like protons and the quarks and gluons that make them up. You might think you hit the bottom, but, according to string theorists, if you
How much is a bat worth? Their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy
Most Americans tend to think about bats only around Halloween, but the U.S. economy benefits from these furry flying mammals every day.
African fans face World Cup issues despite visa bond U-turn
The Trump administration waives a $15,000 visa bond for fans from five countries who have World Cup tickets, but African fans still face challenges.
While I can barely find two sticks of 16 GB to rub together, Micron unveils a 256 GB memory module destined for AI servers
The module is apparently "capable of speeds up to 9,200 megatransfers per second."
Why Putin will have been watching the Trump‑Xi summit nervously
The opening headlines from the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing signal an openness on the Chinese side towards stabilizing relations with the US. In his opening remarks, the Chinese president noted that China and the US “should be partners not rivals.” But
Senate adopts measure to suspend senators’ pay during future shutdowns
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to suspend senators' pay during future government shutdowns, a new rule that could give lawmakers in the upper chamber a powerful incentive not to block funding bills ahead of key
Grand Theft Auto 6 leak says preorders begin next week
An errant Best Buy email sent to multiple content creators and influencers may have blown the big surprise.
The latest Nvidia drivers reportedly fix stutters when using frame generation and VSync, so you can generate to your heart's content
Capcom games seem among the biggest beneficiaries.
Massie trails Trump-backed Gallrein in Kentucky House GOP primary: Poll
A new poll from Quantus Insights has Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) trailing challenger Ed Gallrein, just days before the May 19 Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. The survey, conducted Monday and Tuesday, found that 48.3 percent of 908 respondents backed
How to get a tadpole submarine in Subnautica 2
Where to find tadpole fragments locations and unlock the tadpole submarine blueprint in Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2 pulls over 370,000 concurrent players in its first 30 minutes on Steam as it cannonballs into early access
We might need a bigger ocean.
