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Bond Market’s Warsh Trade Falls Apart as Oil Fans Inflation Risk — Not long ago, the Treasury market thought it had the Kevin Warsh trade figured out: Simply bet on the multiple interest rate cuts that the nominee had been expected to deliver if he got the job to lead the Federal

Galaxy S26 review: Samsung’s still-compact flagship Android — Small top-tier Android is great to use, being fast, AI-loaded and with reasonable battery life, but falls short of rivals on camera

Pop Mart Sales Growth Decelerates Amid Sharp Overseas Slowdown — Pop Mart International Group Ltd. reported slower sales growth for the first quarter, marking a deceleration from its rapid expansion last year amid waning momentum for its blockbuster Labubu toys.

Essays — Ann Packer's 'The Children,' a story about what parents owe their kids when ideology collides with love. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/08/the-children

Essays — Ann Packer's 'The Children,' a story about what parents owe their kids when ideology collides with love. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/08/the-children

MNF opener pits division champion Broncos against Chiefs — The defending AFC West champion Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs will square off Sept. 14 in the first "Monday Night Football" game of the coming season.

Gwern Branwen — 'Gwern.net.' Deep research essays on everything from anime to statistics; a model of rigorous thinking on the internet. https://gwern.net

Gwern Branwen — 'Gwern.net.' Deep research essays on everything from anime to statistics; a model of rigorous thinking on the internet. https://gwern.net

Inside an 'incredible day of luck': How Wizards won the NBA draft lottery — ESPN was granted behind-the-scenes access to Washington on the day the franchise secured the No. 1 pick of the 2026 NBA draft.

Hisense M2 Pro review: Ditch the TV and go with a portable projector — What wall-mounted TV can adjust from 65 inches up to 200 inches?

EQT Makes Final Intertek Bid as Investors Urge Deal Talks — EQT AB has made a fourth and final bid to acquire Intertek Group Plc as the British product-testing company comes under increasing pressure from its investors to pursue a deal.

Stephen Colbert reacts to Trump's UFO files using only Céline Dion clips — There were certainly moments of gold and flashes of light.

Jess Phillips: safeguarding minister's resignation letter in full — The prominent Labour MP has resigned as safeguarding minister over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

Canvas hack: company pays criminals to delete students' stolen data — The company behind Canvas says it has "reached an agreement" with the hackers who disrupted thousands of colleges and universities.

Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built — SpaceX cleared an important milestone Monday on the road to launching a new version of Starship.

Mitsubishi Heavy Sees Global Gas Turbine Demand Staying Strong — Global orders for gas turbines will “decline slightly” this year from 2025, but remain strong due to the build-out of data centers, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., a major manufacturer of the equipmen

Strictly Come Dancing: Zoe Ball confirms she will not be show's new presenter — The broadcaster says she was "so chuffed to even be in the mix" for the job on the BBC One show.

eBay rejects GameStop's offer, calling it 'neither credible nor attractive' - Engadget — The reaction may set in motion a hostile takeover attempt from GameStop.

2021 World Track Cycling Championships: Katie Archibald wins omnimum gold for Great Britain — Great Britain's Katie Archibald wins a dominant gold medal in the women's omnium at the 2021 Track Cycling World Championships after earlier narrowly avoiding being taken out by a "nasty

AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines | TechCrunch — Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.

Noah Calouri targets England summer Test debut in July — Saracens' teenage star Noah Caluori believes he is now ready for the step up to international rugby after a stunning breakthrough season.

Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children — The lawsuit comes amid increased scrutiny over platform features like auto-play that deliver endless content to users.

USA’s Johnny Cardoso expected to miss World Cup through ankle injury — Atletico Madrid midfielder Cardoso is the latest name in the growing list of injured players for tournament cohosts USA.

Premier League relegation battle: Will it be Tottenham or West Ham who survive? — With two games remaining of the Premier League season, Tottenham and West Ham are the two horses left in the race to avoid relegation.

Everything Kelsey Impicciche uses for streaming and filming while playing 'The Sims' — And she never forgets a back-up mic.

Over 370 Afghans killed in Pakistan conflict in first 3 months of 2026: UN — Fighting between the Taliban and Pakistani forces intensified in February, with many civilians killed in air raids.

The Creators of ‘Hacks’ Really, Really, Really Hate AI — Ahead of the hit show’s finale, cocreators Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello talk about media consolidation, the perils of censorship, and why they find AI “deeply disturbing.”

Inside the rivalry and friendship between Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama — The French big men have been friends for a decade and now face off against each other in a 2-2 series.

Venkatesh Rao — 'Breaking Smart.' How technology doesn't determine the future; how we use it does. https://breakingsmart.com

Venkatesh Rao — 'Breaking Smart.' How technology doesn't determine the future; how we use it does. https://breakingsmart.com

NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for May 12, 2026 — Stuck on any of the clues? We have the answers you need.

Save 75% on Voibe, the offline dictation app for faster typing — Spend less time typing.

Danny Rohl confident of Rangers future after board talks — Danny Rohl says he has been assured of his position as Rangers head coach by the Ibrox board.

Best portable power station deal: Save over $1,000 on Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus — Power your home for over two weeks on a single charge.

PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move — PCOS will now be known as PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome), and for Alice Klein, who has the conditon, it's been a long time coming

Starmer vows to ‘get on with governing’ as scores of MPs urge him to quit — The British prime minister is under pressure after his Labour Party suffered election losses.

Merab Sharikadze: Ex Georgia captain banned for 11 years for cheating anti-doping rules — Former Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze is banned for 11 years for violating anti-doping rules, with five team-mates handed suspensions of up to six years.

Be like water: Rethinking the design process with AI — What Bruce Lee can teach us about structure, flow, and intention.

T-Mobile just dropped the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to claim — No trade-in needed.

Henry Zeffman: PM puts himself back in the game for now — The prime minister has told the Cabinet a leadership contest had not been triggered, and that he wouldn't be resigning.

Plex's remote streaming paywall is actually fine—here's who should pay and who should switch — Many users will pay less.

Best robot vacuum deal: Save $350 on Roborock Qrevo S5V — This limited-time deal won't stick around for long.

Spotify Party of the Year(s) is your all-time Spotify Wrapped - 9to5Mac — If you’ve enjoyed your Spotify Wrapped look back at your last year’s listening habits, the streaming service has an even...

Report alleges Israel operated covert outpost in Iraq during war on Iran — According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel operated a military base in the Iraq during the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The FBI may have reset your wireless router; if so, you should replace it — The FBI and NSA jointly announced that Russia has been systematically compromising the security of home and small office routers...

The Steve Jobs $1 coin goes on sale today starting at $61 for a roll - Engadget — It features the Apple co-founder with the California landscape in the background.

Stephen Colbert interviewing Kimmel, Fallon, Meyers and Oliver at the same time is beautiful chaos — So much hectic energy in one room.

iPhone 17e review: Apple upgrades its cheapest new smartphone — Mid-range handset gets chip, storage and MagSafe upgrades to offer more essential iOS features for less

Munich Re Flags Up to €2.5 Billion Private Credit Exposure — Munich Re said it has investments of as much as €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in private credit, an asset class that has been facing fund redemptions and scrutiny of underwriting standards.

‘Potential security risk’: Unpacking the UK’s trust issues with Palantir — Analysts say it is challenging to track whether Palantir is sticking to the terms of its NHS contract.

Video: Philippine senator flees ICC arrest over role in drug war — Philippines Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has taken refuge in the country’s parliament, as police sought to detain him.

GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as ‘neither credible nor attractive’ — Online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing proposal

German Firms’ Outlook in China Improves Despite Geopolitics — German businesses’ outlook on the Chinese economy improved from last year despite the Iran war impacting their operations and persistent geopolitical tensions.

Can China counter US sanctions with its trade power? — From sanctions to rare earths, the economic rivalry between the US and China is intensifying.

Learn Something Old Every Day, Part XXI: VGA Memory Access Is Complicated | OS/2 Museum

AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals | TechCrunch — Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.

Title turning point: Can Man City still edge Arsenal to win Premier League? — With their grip on the Premier League title race slipping away, City face Crystal Palace in a must-win fixture.

Best Pokémon TCG deal: Chaos Rising ETB preorders are just over $119 — Walmart and TCGplayer are under that price, as well.

Anne-Marie Slaughter — 'Unfinished Business.' Why women still can't have it all, and what we'd need to change. https://www.annemarieslaughter.com/

Anne-Marie Slaughter — 'Unfinished Business.' Why women still can't have it all, and what we'd need to change. https://www.annemarieslaughter.com/

Epson Bakes Google Gemini Into Its Latest Projector and It’s Actually Useful — The Lifestudio Grand Plus isn’t without quirks, but the ultrashort-throw home cinema projector delivers a rich picture quality in movies and games, up to a 150-inch screen size.

Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans — Universities have become generic, one professor and former dean argues. In the A.I. era, students may demand something they can’t get elsewhere.

China’s ‘Invoice Economy’ Crackdown Leaves Copper Trade Reeling — At Asia’s biggest metal industry gathering last week, a single word dominated almost every conversation — fapiao, China’s humble tax receipt.

Why Soccer Still Defies Statistical Analysis — Sarah Rudd, who once ran analytics for Arsenal, made her name applying the tenets of probability theory to movements on the pitch. Even she admits not everything can be solved with data.

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