South Korea launches its first commercial test voyage to Europe via the Arctic, using a route opened by melting sea ice.

South Korea proposes using profits from its chip boom to fund youth housing, jobs, families, & AI investment.

Trump hints at his pick for White House press secretary in new Truth Social post.

Kim Jong Un’s sister calls South Korea a U.S. “puppet army” after Trump ordered joint military drills scaled back.

Trump declares a “Golden Age of Space Transportation,” targeting more than 1,000 U.S. launches & reentries annually by 2030.

Americans are now more accepting of nearby coal plants than data centers, new study finds.

Developer warns an uncensored Qwen 3.8 27B model on his Mac immediately explained how to make meth, with no guardrails.

Cameroon’s 93 y/o president returns home after an unexplained 74-day absence in Switzerland.

Alibaba quarterly profit plunges 75% as the company ramps up spending on AI infrastructure & computing capacity.

DOJ to reportedly question FBI officials involved in the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search.

Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, & other tech giants face lawsuits alleging they used thousands of hours of human voices without permission to train AI.

Republican Mike Rogers endorses a one-year data center moratorium in Michigan as he campaigns against Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate.

Pentagon orders Harvard, MIT, & 28 other top U.S. colleges to review & terminate partnerships tied to China, Russia, & Iran, or risk losing federal research funding.

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U.S. sanctions 10 Ecuadorian fishing vessels accused of smuggling cocaine to cartel speedboats headed for Mexico.

JD Vance warns Democrats will “nuke the filibuster immediately” if they regain power.

Panama Canal to cap daily ship transits starting in September as severe El Niño threatens water levels.

JD Vance reportedly raised more than $5 million at a Hamptons fundraiser, as he builds his donor network ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run.

Man dressed as Darth Vader appears before San Diego City Council to defend its 550+ Flock cameras — declaring, “This is what the emperor needs.”

Michael Saylor vows to "spread Bitcoin to 8 billion people around the world"

Bitcoin now projected to reclaim $80,000 by end of year. >60% chance.

ChatGPT launches Apple Messages integration on Mac, allowing it to access & analyze users’ entire message history & send texts on their behalf.

Startup launches a magazine that prints saved articles, blogs, & Substacks into a personalized monthly issue for $19.

U.S. imposes sweeping new sanctions on Cuba, targeting government officials & entities across the country’s mining, metals, & construction sectors.

Broadcom is reportedly seeking more than $60,000,000,000.00 in debt for a massive AI chip financing deal.

Bitcoin surges above $73,000.

Canada reveals it is “very close” to finalizing a tariff deal with the U.S. following hours of negotiations in Washington.

Biohacker Bryan Johnson reveals he has acquired a dog after learning dog owners have a 24% lower risk of early death.

Jim Cramer visits Micron’s R&D chip facility in Boise, Idaho, after declaring the stock can "double" from current levels.

OpenRouter data reveals AI token volume processed through its platform is doubling roughly every 11 weeks.

Women now hold 176,000 more U.S. payroll jobs than men, reversing a gap that favored men by nearly 7 million jobs in the 1990s. — WSJ

SBA moves to expand its definition of “small business,” making roughly 110,000 more U.S. companies eligible for loans & government contracts.

It’s been revealed that the alleged underboss of Penn State’s frat cocaine syndicate was set to attend law school on a $188,000 scholarship — which has now been revoked along with his admission.

New poll reveals American opposition to local data centers has surged 33 points in one year, reaching 75%.

Leopold Aschenbrenner warns China could "take over the world" if they achieve AGI before the United States.

Homemade Chinese animated film “Niu Lai” surpasses $4 million at the box office on a reported budget of $200.

Trump administration waives summer-blend gasoline requirements early as average U.S. gas prices climb to $4.10 per gallon.

“The Howard Stern Show” reportedly expected to shut down in 2028.

JD Vance to deliver speech in his Ohio hometown Friday as Republicans ramp up midterm campaigning.

Anthropic is reportedly preparing to publicly file for its IPO as soon as the end of this month.

FBI arrests woman with alleged ISIS ties over plot to bomb the New York State Capitol using an explosive disguised in a DoorDash bag.

Karmelo Anthony’s new judge has until Monday to decide whether to overturn his murder conviction & 35-year sentence.

U.S. begins deportation flights to Haiti after the Trump administration ended temporary protections for about 350,000 Haitians.

Nvidia to reportedly begin shipping a new AI chip designed for China by the end of 2026.

FBI raids Eric Swalwell’s home & seizes his electronic devices amid sexual misconduct investigation.

North Korea fires more than 10 ballistic missiles toward the sea as U.S.-South Korea military drills near their end.

FDA upgrades recall of frozen blueberries sold at Publix to its highest health risk level over potential E. coli contamination.

West Virginia proposes directing 50% of revenue from hyperscale data centers toward reducing or eliminating the state income tax.

𝕏 outpaced Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, & Reddit in web traffic growth last month. — Similarweb

Slack launches “Slack Code,” allowing humans & AI agents to code together in shared channels.

Academic who raised plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday has been suspended by his university & investigated for discrimination.

James Talarico now favored to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat blue for the first time since 1988. 52% chance.

U.S. approves potential $4.5 billion sale of up to four Boeing KC-46A military refueling aircraft to Qatar.

Mark Zuckerberg purchases a 19th-century Gothic castle in Ireland reportedly worth up to $35 million.

Texas has now halted up to 1,800 data center projects.

Lindsay Clancy murder trial abruptly halts for the day as the judge individually questions every juror for undisclosed reasons.

China & Switzerland agree to expand their free trade deal, eliminating tariffs on 99.8% of Swiss exports to China.

Chamath Palihapitiya warns growing resistance to AI data centers could wipe 200–300 basis points off annual U.S. GDP.

Franklin Templeton receives U.S. regulatory clearance to bring tokenized assets into traditional investment funds.

Amazon announces a multibillion dollar robotics manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, creating up to 500 jobs.

USS George Washington carrier strike group arrives in the Middle East.

Affluent parents are spending up to $100,000 on “premium gap years” for their kids before college, offering luxury travel, networking opportunities, & unique experiences to help them stand out in the job market. — Bloomberg

UK cinemas begin banning Meta AI & other camera-enabled smart glasses amid a surge in film piracy.

Walmart stock plunges -9%.

Over 100 demonstrators gather in support of Lindsay Clancy outside Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts.

Dario Amodei out as Anthropic CEO before IPO?