Botswana warns citizens are being lured overseas with fake jobs, enlisted in the Russian army, & deployed to frontlines in Ukraine.

Will Macron call a referendum by December 31?

AI dating startup Ditto reveals 160,000+ students have signed up for its app that automatically picks their match & sends them a fully planned date itinerary.

U.S.-Canada trade talks reportedly collapse at the last minute, triggering 50% U.S. tariffs on ~$20 billion of Canadian goods.

Log Cabin Republicans formally drop the “T” from LGBT.

Pentagon fires publisher & editor in chief of the U.S. military’s government-funded newspaper.

U.S. judge strikes down Trump policy suspending immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries.

YC startup Meteoric launches drones designed to disperse clouds over solar farms, claiming they can boost annual power output by up to 30% without chemicals.

Nashville hospital says "sorry" for injecting potassium chloride into the spines of those getting routine surgeries, paralyzing them.

Defense rests in Lindsay Clancy murder trial after psychiatrist testifies she was psychotic and “did not have control of her own body”

SEC charges former senior Bank of America investment banker with insider trading, alleging he tipped a friend who made $18.5 million in illegal profits.

It’s been revealed the vast majority of AI datacenter resources are spent serving requests for robots vs humans.

Türkiye demands the arrest of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down by end of the year after “months of tension” with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. — WSJ

U.S. cuts Colorado River water allocations to Arizona, California, & Nevada by roughly 25% over the next two years amid severe drought.

Australia charges man accused of joining Ukraine’s military to obtain sensitive information & pass it to people he believed were Russian intelligence.

Five U.S. deportees reportedly refused to leave a plane after being sent to Liberia, prompting officials to fly them to another country, Equatorial Guinea.

TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle U.S. allegations that it illegally collected children’s personal information without parental consent.

Solana projected to reclaim $100 by the end of August. 58% chance.

President Trump reveals the U.S. military has been seeking a White House ballroom for "100 years"

Mark Cuban reveals he's a "huge fan" of James Talarico for U.S. Senate.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp hosts Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon at the company’s office.

World’s oldest living person, Ethel Caterham, celebrates her 117th birthday — says secret to longevity is “never arguing with anyone.”

U.S. blockade is reportedly "rapidly" choking off Iran’s oil supply to China.

Bitcoin surges to new 3-month high.

𝕏 launches new "Ads MCP," allowing AI agents to directly create & manage advertising campaigns through conversation.

Former Pentagon UFO scientist claims the U.S. government is secretly holding bodies from “a minimum of four” different alien species in classified military facilities.

Dr. Fauci’s lawyers launch a legal defense fund as he faces a growing number of federal and state investigations over his handling of COVID-19.

Jim Cramer tells investors to “go buy Bitcoin.”

U.S. electricians union leader calls for more data centers, arguing the AI infrastructure boom is creating a “generational” opportunity for blue-collar workers.

U.S. dollar plunges to its weakest level against the euro in three months.

OpenAI to cut GPT-5.6 Sol API & credit pricing by over 20% for the next three months.

NASA opens applications for students to design & build their own rovers, with selected teams set to compete on a lunar-style obstacle course in April 2027.

Texas appeals court slashes Alex Jones’ $50 million Sandy Hook damages by 97%, to just $1.5 million.

Boston is reportedly considering “noise cameras” that detect excessively loud cars, capture their license plates, & issue fines by mail.

Drake reportedly rented out an entire Gothic Revival castle for his private sushi date with “goth baddie” Pinkchyu.

40,000 South Korean Hyundai workers launch their first full-day strike in a decade, demanding higher pay & job protections against AI & humanoid robots.

FDA & CDC investigate E. coli & salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts, with 55 cases across 15 states.

FDA authorizes 11 new Philip Morris nicotine pouches, including “higher-strength” Zyn Ultra products.

Judge allows Uber to proceed with RICO claims alleging “unscrupulous” lawyers & doctors worked together to generate fraudulent injury claims.

Apple cuts 200+ jobs across Siri & Vision Pro, largely shutting down the team focused on gaming for its $3,699 headset as it shifts resources toward AI & new devices.

OpenAI is hiring a “Community Engagement Lead” in Ohio tasked with monitoring public sentiment & reducing opposition to new AI data centers.

AEI analysis warns global birth rates are collapsing rapidly, with humanity potentially already below replacement level.

Supreme Court temporarily allows construction of Trump’s new White House ballroom to continue.

French police clash with migrants on a beach as they try to stop a dinghy from leaving for the UK.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launches website for residents to report concerns about AI data centers, vowing to stop developers who “bully their way into our communities.”

UN claims the U.S. owes it more than $4,000,000,000.00.

Dutch regulator fines Uber €825 million for using automated systems to suspend drivers without “adequate human oversight.”

Ken Griffin reveals Citadel has already unwound more than 80% of the risk tied to the Situational Awareness portfolio it acquired last month.

Oura faces class-action lawsuit alleging its $300+ rings have a “coin flip’s chance” of accurately determining sleep stages.

Trump administration brings in former JPMorgan COO Matt Zames to help overhaul the Social Security Administration’s decades-old technology systems.

Sinaloa governor accused by the U.S. of conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel returns to office after three months on leave.

Eric Swalwell criminally charged?

Blackwater founder Erik Prince launches new air-defense startup to protect data centers, energy infrastructure, & military bases from drone attacks.

CNN's Scott Jennings is now favored to be picked as Trump's next White House Press Secretary. 34% chance.

ACE Robotics chairman predicts humanoid robots could have their “ChatGPT moment” by the end of 2027.

80 y/o Senator Ed Markey says it “doesn’t make any difference” whether AI is Siri or Claude while debating AI regulation.

Ukraine asks Elon Musk for approval to use Starlink-guided drones against Russian missile launchers.

Legal AI startup Harvey launches its first AI model specifically post-trained for legal work, built on Kimi K3.

Chamath Palihapitiya declares AI leaders have “failed miserably” at winning public trust, as backlash against AI data centers spreads across the U.S.

Starbucks to lay off 224 corporate employees at its Seattle HQ, including around 120 IT workers who declined to relocate to Nashville.

Walmart to add “Tap to Pay” to all U.S. stores by end of year, ending its longtime resistance to contactless payments.

Apple reportedly paid about 40% of its worldwide income taxes to Ireland last year.

Lindsay Clancy GoFundMe surpasses $1 million.

U.S. business activity expands at its fastest pace in more than four years.

Pope Leo XIV warns AI must not become “a rival to humanity.”

Bitcoin market sentiment surges into “greed”