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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for a two-day visit, where young Chinese flag-wavers and officials welcomed him at the airport ahead of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Microsoft Took a Step Toward Human Rights Accountability. Google and Amazon (and Others) Should Pay Attention!
For years, civil society organizations, workers, journalists, and human rights experts have warned that major technology companies risk enabling grave human rights abuses when they provide cloud computing, AI, and surveillance infrastructure to governments implicated in
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
Google has big promises for its AI-powered future - and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it claims will make your life easier. Gemini Spark, Google's always-on AI agent, can help organize an upcoming event, while Daily
Hironobu Sakaguchi Shares His Surprise At Everyone Hating On Final Fantasy 6 Remake AI Slop
He followed up his tweet praising an AI-generated fan trailer for a Final Fantasy VI remake with AI-sloppified work of his own
Seaweed study unlocks surprising solution for cattle nutrition and sustainable agriculture
Cows eat grass...everyone knows that. But climate change is forcing producers and scientists to rethink some of our long-held assumptions about livestock nutrition. Crop costs are climbing. Traditional pastures are under pressure. And researchers are casting a wider net for
Mining 231,705 Roblox reviews reveals which user problems need fastest fixes
Service quality improvement requires a holistic approach to analyzing customer reviews and identifying relevant, actionable issues. Researchers from South Korea have addressed this by developing a model that integrates service-specific aspects and customer actions, which are
Indonesia clings to fuel subsidies despite oil price surge, worrying economists
Economists urge slashing fuel subsidies, raising interest rates and targeted cash aid.
61 stabs and beyond: How a Kelantan murder thrust femicide into focus in Malaysia
Femicide is a term used to describe the intentional killing of women because of their gender.
A Persian Garden Blooms on Governors Island
Bahar Behbahani convened artists and cultural practitioners for a four-hour event, blending performance and dialogue with rest and community.
‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 Casts Francesca Scorsese
Francesca Scorsese is set to star in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” Season 2, Variety has confirmed. Scorsese will appear alongside previously announced cast members Mark Eydelshteyn and Talia Ryder. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps. It is also believed that Season 1 stars
MAGA Voter Demolishes Trump’s Major Iran Claim on Live TV
MAGA voters are becoming more and more disillusioned with the president’s performance. “Matt from Las Vegas” tore into Donald Trump during a call-in segment on Real America’s Voice Tuesday, furious with the White House about how it has handled the Iran War—and the narrative the
Migrating charges unlock hard-to-reach C-H bond edits in organic molecules
A team at the University of Vienna, led by chemist Nuno Maulide, has developed a new method for controlling chemical reactions in a more targeted and efficient manner. At the heart of this is the concept of "cation sampling": specially selected groups (ketones), in a sense,
Tom Courtenay Could Have Been a Star. He Chose to Be an Actor
At 89, the British New Wave icon — knighted, Berlinale-decorated, still working — revisits 1983’s 'The Dresser' and the lifelong lessons of a career spent in the company of legends.
Stan Bush Re-Recorded “The Touch” For The Transformers Soundtrack 40th Anniversary
In 1986, long before Transformers was a live action blockbuster franchise from Michael Bay, there was an animated movie about Optimus Prime and his fellow morphing robot vehicles based on the popular cartoon TV series. This summer, Reigning Phoenix Music and toy company Hasbro
Hasbro Kills Star Wars Jedi Director’s Dungeons & Dragons Game Just One Year After Announcing It
Stig Asmussen's studio is no longer developing a big single-player action game set in the fantasy universe
Persistent violence gaps hit Black and multiracial women hardest in California, analysis shows
Rates of violence against women have remained largely unchanged in California for nearly two decades, with Black and multiracial women facing the highest risks, a sweeping new analysis by UC Berkeley public health researchers has found.
Field-ready tool identifies rare and zoonotic parasitic worms missed by standard tests
Parasitic nematodes (commonly known as roundworms) are a large, diverse and poorly studied group of disease-causing organisms that severely impact the health of humans and animals. They infect almost one-quarter of the global population and significantly impair child growth and
Greenland Gives Trump Envoy the Literal Middle Finger
Call it a Nordic hello. When Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry—who is, for some reason, President Donald Trump’s new special envoy to Greenland—touched down in the capital city of Nuuk on Sunday, he got a frosty reception, including a middle finger from one resident, The New York
Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ Receives Warm Response at Cannes
The melodrama, which premiered in competition at the French festival, marks the 76-year-old director’s return to his native language after making his English-language debut with the Venice-winning 'The Room Next Door.'
Where to find redjade ginseng in Arknights: Endfield
You can find redjade ginseng in several areas in Arknights: Endfield's Wuling. You can also just opt to buy the food that uses ginseng instead.
Here are our favorite Memorial Day tech deals so far
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the holiday’s sales include plenty of deals on gadgets that can help you make the most of the season. If your plans involve beach days, pool parties, or backyard barbecues, now’s a great time to pick up a portable Bluetooth
IRS barred from auditing Trump's old tax returns
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is “forever barred” from examining President Trump’s old tax returns, according to an addendum to the Justice Department's settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, which was made public Tuesday. Signed by Acting Attorney
Rihanna Shooting Suspect’s Attempted Murder Case Halted for Competency Probe
Ivanna Ortiz has been referred to mental health court for an evaluation of her ability to stand trial
UAE, France renew defense pact after Rafale jets controversy
Last month, French newspaper La Tribune reported that the UAE had withdrawn from a proposal to jointly fund development of the Rafale F5 fighter jet.
New Biopic Will Depict The Adventures Of Young Billy Joel
Before he became famous as a solo artist, Billy Joel was one half of Attila, a psychedelic rock duo from Long Island. Joel's bandmate in Attila (and, before that, the Hassles) was drummer Jon Small, the other guy in the photo above. Small was married to a woman named Elizabeth
The Latest MTG Secret Lair Drop Was Such A Mess, Even Its Creator Couldn’t Buy Anything
Goblins are for the people
Hybrid projector delivers super-resolution images across extended depth with 16-fold gain
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a novel image projection system that delivers super-resolution images over an extended depth of field. By combining a neural network-based digital encoder with a passive all-optical diffractive
Chemists use sea sponge bacteria to create new molecules for drug discovery
Florida State University chemists have synthesized new molecules derived from bacteria found in a Pacific Ocean sea sponge, a breakthrough for the future of drug development, particularly for rare forms of cancer.
Feds Blame Ebola as They Refuse to Bring Back Wrongly Deported Woman
The Trump administration is fighting a court order to bring back a Colombian immigrant it deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo, claiming it can’t do so because of the country’s Ebola outbreak . Gothamist reports that the Department of Homeland Security is arguing that
World Cup bike lane sparks fury from Mexico City sex workers
A new World Cup bike lane in Mexico City is sparking outrage among sex workers, who say it's pushing them off the streets and threatening their livelihoods.
Hayden Panettiere Says a ‘Well-Respected’ Oscar Winner Flashed His Testicles at Her When She Was 19
Hayden Panettiere wrote in her new tell-all that when she was 19, a “well-respected” and “Oscar-winning actor and director” exposed himself to her at a party. Revealing the story in her new memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” the “Nashville” and “Scream” star wrote that she was
New Turkish ICBM signals nuclear deterrence ambitions beyond NATO
Turkey’s flashy unveiling of the Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) revealed less about the missile itself than about the country’s accelerating drive toward strategic autonomy in an increasingly unstable Middle East. Reports this month on Yildirimhan’s debut
Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power
A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, previewing how they might go after Trump administration antitrust deals if they win back
Fed to hike? When traders see a rate increase coming
Traders on prediction market platforms see increasing odds that an interest rate hike from the central bank comes by July 2027.
CDC requiring some former cruise passengers to stay in hantavirus quarantine
The Trump administration is forcing two American passengers who were exposed to the hantavirus to stay in a special quarantine facility in Nebraska. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a social media post it has issued quarantine orders for two of the
US sanctions Iran currency exchange house, 19 vessels
The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on an Iranian currency exchange and 19 vessels accused of helping financially prop up the regime, the latest move in the Trump administration’s campaign to exert enough economic pressure on Tehran that it capitulates to U.S. conditions for
Struggling Witcher spinoff brings acclaimed Destiny 2 narrative veteran onboard as new lead writer
Kwan Perng was the narrative lead on The Final Shape, arguably Destiny 2's best expansion.
TriPcides target MRSA, suppress infection and kill dormant bacteria to open a new front against antibiotic resistance
In a new study, researchers show how so‑called TriPcides can target the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including antibiotic‑resistant strains such as MRSA. The compounds disrupt the bacteria's ability to cause infection and can also kill dormant bacterial cells, which are
Growing pains: Structural strategies that neglect emotions block corporate innovation, says study
Why do so many corporate renewal efforts fail, despite following current best practices?
Tom Brady’s Production Company Launches Celebrity Trivia-Based YouTube Show ‘Chasers’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Tom Brady is going social with his next series. His Shadow Lion production shingle is behind “Chasers,” which it’s dubbing “the world’s first trading-card trivia format.” Brady will appear in the premiere episode, which launches May 20 on YouTube. Kevin Bonner hosts “Chasers,”
O'Reilly: Trump willing to 'give up the little things' in dealing with China
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly defended President Trump’s recent trade deal with China that will allow the country to purchase U.S. farmland, which marked a reversal from the president's 2024 campaign promise that has angered parts of the MAGA base. Trump ran on an
Florida sheriff: No reason to be concerned after report of Cuban missile threat
Rick Ramsay, the sheriff of Monroe County in the Florida Keys, said Sunday that residents should not be “concerned” by a report that the Cuban government has acquired hundreds of military drones. “I am monitoring the situation, but I have not been contacted by any government
Carney downplays Pentagon pulling out of US-Canada military board
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday downplayed the Pentagon's abrupt decision to suspend a joint defense board the day prior, saying his country will continue defense cooperation with Washington but also will look to work with other partners. Speaking at a news
Leaked IRS Memo Proves How Blatant Trump’s Slush Fund Theft Really Is
The Internal Revenue Services’ own lawyers wanted to convince the Justice Department to dismiss Trump’s $10 billion case against them, outlining several massive issues with the lawsuit that could have served as defense against the suit, according to The New York Times . The DOJ
Harry Styles Team Addresses Fan Complaints About Obstructed Views
Following a special one-off Manchester gig in March, Harry Styles has officially commenced his tour in support of his recent album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally . So far he's played two nights in Amsterdam, with setlists that include almost all of his new songs, a
“Gaza Love” Monument Unveiled in Paterson, NJ
Kyle Goen’s artwork anchors the city’s recently dedicated Gaza Square.
Ugreen’s new soccer ball-shaped tracker has up to 7 years of battery life
Ugreen has announced a new Apple Find My-compatible tracker with a novel design that limits where you can hide it, but greatly benefits battery life. Inspired by "major football tournaments" the company doesn't call out by name, the Ugreen FineTrack 2 is shaped like a soccer
Harvard asks judge to dismiss Trump antisemitism suit
Harvard University on Monday called on a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration's lawsuit accusing the university of antisemitism by failing to protect Israeli and Jewish students. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division filed the lawsuit in March,
Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘lawfare’ fund is making Republicans nervous
Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he was “not a big fan” of the new “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
