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OpenAI Poaches 4 High-Ranking Engineers From Tesla, xAI, and Meta -
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OpenAI has hired four high-profile engineers away from rivals,
including David Lau, former vice president of software engineering at
Tesla, to join the companys scaling team, WIRED has learned. The news
came via an internal Slack message on Tuesday sent by OpenAI cofounder
Greg Brockman, who runs the scaling team.

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Timekeepers may subtract a second from clocks as soon as 2029 as
planet spins slightly faster
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Ice melting at both of Earth's poles has been counteracting the
planet's burst of speed and is likely to have delayed the global
second of reckoning by about three years.

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AI challenge to find lost Amazonian civilizations draws critics
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Scientists, ethicists, and officials worry the OpenAI-sponsored
contest sidesteps archaeological norms

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US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to make
unsubscribing easier
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Rule would have kept businesses from forcing customers through lengthy
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These Donkeys Carry Children's Books Throughout Rural Columbia
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Luis Sorriano straps his books to two trusted donkeys and brings the
classroom to children in hard-to-reach towns.

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The Wild Russian Plot to Burn a London Restaurant and Kidnap Its Owner
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Court proceedings revealed how a criminal gang in Britain were
directed to target Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a dissident Russian who owns
Hide, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Mayfair.

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Ukraine urges investigation into alleged Russian chemical weapons use
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Ukraine asked the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague on
Tuesday to investigate the alleged use of banned toxic munitions by
Russia against its forces.

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Trump criticizes Putin after approving more weapons for Ukraine
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending U.S.
defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions
on Moscow, underscoring his frustration with Russian President
Vladimir Putin over the growing death toll in Russia's war with
Ukraine.














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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Just Launched a Messaging App That
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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is launching a new messaging app that
he claims needs no internet or phone numbers. Its an apparent play on
the entrepreneurs fondness for decentralized technology.

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The Death and Life of the Straight White Man's Novel
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The seeming decline of a certain type of novelist is much discussed
and debated in the literary world. But the bigger question is whether
it matters.

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What Goes Wrong When We Write Ghazals in English by Anthony Madrid
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June 24, 2025 - "All this is bigger than ghazals, of course. Bigger
than haiku. I'm saying we have to graduate from pastiche and mimicry
to something higher."

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In Hiroshima, search for remains keeps war alive for lone volunteer
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Dozens of times a year, Rebun Kayo takes a ferry to a small island
across from the port of Hiroshima in search of the remains of those
killed by the atomic bomb 80 years ago.














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Imposter used AI to pose as Marco Rubio and contact foreign ministers
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The State Department says it is investigating the incident, in which
an "unknown individual" impersonated Rubio through the app Signal.

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IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
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Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly
endorsing political candidates.

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Devastation and Debris in Texas - The New Yorker (No paywall)
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How did this happen? The question remains unanswered in the aftermath
of last weeks floods in the Texas Hill Country, which left more than a
hundred dead and dozens still missing. And more questions will likely
arise in the coming days and weeks, as search-and-rescue efforts
continue and hope for finding survivors begins to wane.

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Peter Jackson joins Colossal Biosciences to resurrect New Zealand's
moa bird from extinction
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Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand
bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known
for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species.
Colossal Biosciences on Tuesday announced an effort to genetically
engineer living birds to resemble the extinct South Island giant moa
with $15 million in funding from Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh.
Outside scientists say the idea of bringing back extinct species onto
the modern landscape is likely impossible, although it may be feasible
to tweak the genes of living animals to have similar physical traits.














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Telegram CEO gives his view on Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark
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Telegram cofounder and CEO Pavel Durov offered a quick personality
assessment of some of his biggest tech rivals in a recent interview,
calling Elon Musk "very emotional" and saying Sam Altman may not have
the technical chops.

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Trump threatens to impose up to 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals 'very
soon'
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Trump suggested that those levies would not go into effect
immediately, saying he will "give people about a year, year and a
half"

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Trump is on a roll, but he shouldn't get overconfident - WSJ (No
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Six months into Donald Trump's second presidential term, he continues
to notch important victories while his opponents wait for the MAGA
right to self-destruct. Any day now, Democrats tell themselves, the
presidents base will abandon him, his poll numbers will nosedive, and
the left will be dancing on his political grave. Thats possible,
insofar as most anything is possible, but its also a strategy that
elevates hope over experience.

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The Sequoia investor whose anti-Mamdani posts set off a Silicon Valley
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Shaun Maguire has built a reputation as Sequoia Capitals link to Elon
Musk. The tech investor also shares Musk's penchant for sparring on
social media, and his X posts about Zohran Mamdani have ignited a
Muskian storm.














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I pitted an AI robot massage against the real thing - WSJ (No paywall)
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The spa attendant ticked off a few instructions ahead of my 11:15 a.m.
massage. Change into this wetsuit-like outfit. Pull your hair back.
Hit the start button whenever youre ready.

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ER docs are too quick to assume cannabis users are experiencing this
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Human health is complex and diagnostic tools and their limitations, so
missing a diagnosis is sometimes unavoidable. But every missed
diagnosis has the potential to cause harm to a patient, as is
demonstrated by a dangerous trend Ive noticed within emergency
departments: a tendency to attribute symptoms too readily to cannabis
hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) without adequate diagnostic work-up.

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Army and Navy have both asked for right to repair, now Senators want
to give it to them
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You want that military contract? Then no more proprietary
repairability clauses!

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Scientists 3-D printed a tiny elephant inside a cell
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The first structures ever 3-D printed inside living cells point to
applications for biology research.














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Alligator Alcatraz detainees allege inhumane conditions at immigration
detention center
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Detainees claim they are enduring inhumane conditions, including lack
of access to water, inadequate food and denial of religious rights.

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Three Missing After Flash Floods Hit Southern New Mexico - Forbes (No
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At least three people were reported missing after heavy rains
triggered flash floods on Tuesday in and around the village of
Ruidoso, New Mexico, which was scarred by the South Fork and Salt
wildfires a year ago.

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VMware must support crucial Dutch govt agency as it migrates off the
platform, judge rules
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Court says State arm cannot be left without maintenance, patches and
upgrades because of Broadcom's new licensing model

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say
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AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1
billion valuation led by IVP.














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The Real AI Race - Foreign Affairs (No paywall)
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America Needs More Than Innovation to Compete With China

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Trump delayed reciprocal tariffs after Bessent wanted more time on
deals - WSJ (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=209461&nl=daily]
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President Trump decided to delay the implementation of his so-called
reciprocal tariffs to Aug. 1 after advisers including Treasury
Secretary Scott Bessent told him he could get trade deals with more
time, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Putin's strategy of paying lip service to peace falters as Trump loses
patience - WSJ (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=209461&nl=daily]
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KYIV, UkraineFor months, Russia has courted President Trump, deploying
flattery, promises of economic cooperation and protestations of its
desire for peace in an effort to splinter Western support for
Ukraineall while intensifying its assault on its smaller neighbor.

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Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a
breakthrough for tidal energy
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Submerged in about 40 meters of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine
has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of
ocean tides and generate electricity. The trade association Ocean
Energy Europe says keeping such a large turbine operating in the harsh
sea environment that long is a record that demonstrates the
technology's commercial viability. Tidal energy technologies are still
in the early days of their commercial development, but their potential
for generating clean energy is big. The MeyGen tidal energy project
has four turbines that power up to 7,000 homes annually.













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Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented
budget cuts
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The entire past leadership of NASA's science activities have released
a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the
agency's science activities in the White House's fiscal year (FY) 2026
budget proposal.

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Plato warned that some pleasures separate us from reality
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The contemporary obsession with feeling good might mean we're losing
sight of what makes life genuinely meaningful

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AGI may be impossible to define, and that's a multibillion-dollar
problem
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Several definitions make measuring "human-level" AI an exercise in
moving goalposts.

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Can you trust climate information? How and why powerful players are
misleading the public
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Powerful corporations, governments and political parties intentionally
spread false information about climate change to avoid ending
greenhouse gas emissions.



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Semiconductor industry could short out as copper runs dry
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Climate risks threaten to fry the supply chain for essential
chipmaking metal

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What Trump's Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve - Foreign Policy (No
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Africa Brief: What Trump's Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve

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Elon Musk's Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust - The Atlantic (No
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The year is 2025, and an AI model belonging to the richest man in the
world has turned into a neo-Nazi. Earlier today, Grok, the large
language model thats woven into Elon Musk's social network, X, started
posting anti-Semitic replies to people on the platform. Grok praised
Hitler for his ability to deal with anti-white hate.

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Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to 'fund war and
weapons', report finds
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Exclusive: most of defense department's discretionary spending from
2020-2024 went to outside military contractors



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Africa wants its critical minerals to yield jobs, not just dollars -
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KAMPALA, Uganda: Trump administration officials seeking deals for
critical minerals in Africa are in for a surprise: Governments here
are increasingly reluctant to export raw ore, betting instead theyll
keep more jobs and revenue if they insist on processing the material
at home.

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Trump administration seeks to ban China from buying US farms - WSJ (No
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday the administration
will work with state lawmakers to ban sales of U.S. farmland to buyers
from China and other countries of concern, citing national-security
interests.

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Trump DOJs Full Epstein Video Is Missing One Minute - Intelligencer
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When discussing the Trump administrations promise to declassify
various Jeffrey Epstein materials back in May, FBI deputy director Dan
Bongino told Fox & Friends there is video that confirms the sex
offender died by suicide and the public would soon get to see it.

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Humans and animals can both think logically - but testing what kind of
logic they're using is tricky
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How researchers measure the logical reasoning of monkeys, pigeons,
rats, fish and wasps shapes how they understand mental processes in
animals - and in people.



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Dyson's vertical farming revolutionizes strawberry growth
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Discover Dyson's innovative vertical farming with robots and giant
wheels, producing strawberries efficiently in the UK.

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Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action
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Survey findings released in June from 13 countries representing almost
half the world’s population found that 77% of people are more
willing to support a political candidate who prioritises taxing
polluting companies such as oil, gas and coal firms and the
super-rich, who have huge carbon footprints.

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How do airplane toilets work?
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The engineering is surprisingly simple and remarkably clever.

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Biotech startups see VC funding dry up under Trump
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Cuts in federal funding and upheaval at the FDA under Trump have
funders keeping their wallets closed — and executives "sounding the
alarm"

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Record-Setting Dark Matter Detector Comes Up Empty - and That's Good
News
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LUX-ZEPLIN's latest result sets the most stringent limit on WIMPs to
date.

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Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's
mercenary group Wagner
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Five men have now been convicted for their part in the arson attack,
which caused £1m of damage.

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