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NEW: California files an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order to stop the Trump admin from using "the federalized California National Guard and active duty Marines for law enforcement purposes on the streets of a civilian city." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The lack of diversity of thought here is really hurting usage. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side - The Washington Post

The EU will work more closely with national militaries and the NATO defense alliance to respond to large-scale cyber attacks, national ministers decided today.

From @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.

Oil prices on track for solid weekly gains as China and U.S. resume trade talks reut.rs/45bq0kk

46 years on, a hobbyist has shrunk down the system hardware to a size that would have seemed like science fiction to its original users.

look at all those chickens

Paris Saint-Germain reach the holy grail. After coming so close in 2020, they finally win the Champions League for the first time in their history, demolishing Inter 5-0 to become the 24th club to lift old big ears.

Dodgers transfer Tyler Glasnow to 60-day IL, claim Chuckie Robinson off waivers reut.rs/3ZbUQ8C

Microsoft releases a bold new update for Notepad

Dutch intelligence unmasks previously unknown Russian hacking group 'Laundry Bear' #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy therecord.media/laun...

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2024, microbial water quality readings in the Chicago and Calumet rivers showed that conditions remained good or low-caution for recreational users on 78 of 101 summer days, according to a report released Friday by local water innovation hub Current.

McDonald's says it's closing down CosMc's, a new restaurant format it began piloting in the U.S. last year.

China's Bilibili launches $575 million convertible notes offering reut.rs/4ku7Zlp

Apple is trying to get ‘LLM Siri’ back on track

OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT

The US Army is getting in on right-to-repair

Somewhere over the Atlantic, a gleaming private jet gifted by Qatar soars high, while EU leaders experience severe altitude envy down on earth. Our Declassified weekly humor column unpacks the reactions to Donald’s new plane 👇

CRISPR-associated transposase variants with enhanced gene integration were generated via phage-assisted continuous evolution, enabling insertion of large DNA cargos at therapeutically relevant genomic sites in human cells without double-strand breaks. #NBThighlight www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

ADDICTED TO ICE: A growing number of communities are convinced their economies depend on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside w/ @pollymosendz.bsky.social @folaak.bsky.social @elenamejia.bsky.social & many others bloom.bg/4j28jqp

Google’s Gemma AI models surpass 150M downloads

Power outage hits London Underground - as lines suspended

Japanese stocks rose, with the Topix heading for a 12-day rally, on optimism trade tensions between the U.S. and China may begin to deescalate after two days of talks over the weekend.

Polish officials say a massive fire that destroyed a large shopping center in Warsaw last year was the result of arson ordered by Russian intelligence services.

Preliminary research suggests that camelina-based jet fuel could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 75%. minnesotareformer.com/2025/05/07/w...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an "atmospheric river" event is set to hit Florida and other parts of the Southeast. The weather event typically occurs in the West.

Breaking: The U.S. is in talks to accept a luxury plane from Qatar as a gift for Trump's use during and potentially beyond his term

The employee's credentials have appeared in multiple public leaks from info-stealer malware, a strong indication that devices belonging to him have been hacked in recent years.

BREAKING: The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and deliver a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

These are real images of exoplanets. Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away. These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark. And we can see them.

Absolutely incredible investigation by the team @bellingcat.com, TjekDet, Politiken, and CBC that uncovered the identity of the owner of the most prominent deepfake sexual abuse site. This feels like the beginning of justice for victims. I am grateful 🙏 www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...

U.S. Steel has applied for two-year exemptions from hazardous air pollutant rules for integrated iron and steel, coke and taconite iron ore process, according to a form sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

NEW: A close look at Nike’s massive supply chain offers a case study in the possible ripple effects of the escalating global trade war and shows how vulnerable factory workers could get squeezed. With @oregonian.com

A look at the airspace over Pakistan and India. https://www.flightradar24.com/21.94,76.06/4

Rivian, which is gearing up to launch its new midsize R2 electric SUV, is building a $120 million supplier park near its Normal plant to facilitate increased production. The announcement Monday will add a 1.2 million-square-foot supplier park and about 100 jobs to the expanding production operation.

OpenAI abandons plan to be controlled by for-profit board

Bad Bunny: anuncio de su nuevo tour mundial es inminente elcomercio.pe/luces/musica...

Trump directs Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz reut.rs/3Slbpek

Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

I'm from the UK so... 4th of May be with you