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- UFC Perth Fight Card Set With Early Start Time
This weekend's UFC Perth fight card is headlined by Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates. The event has a special early start time.
- TAAF’s 2026 Heritage Month Summit To Honor Ke Huy Quan, Neal Mohan And More
The Asian American Foundation announces its 2026 Heritage Month Summit with plans to honor Neal Mohan, Ke Huy Quan, Jeremy Lin and Sheila Lirio Marcelo on May 14 and 15.
- Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid oil price surge, but Trump seems unlikely to accept
With a fragile ceasefire in place, the U.S. and Iran are locked in a standoff over the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas passes in peacetime.
- ‘Capitalism works because the losers die’: Kevin O’Leary says it’s a ‘really bad idea’ for the federal government to bail out Spirit Airlines
The Shark Tank star and multimillionaire investor says the Trump administration's reported $500 million rescue plan props up "bad management" and undermines the free market.
- Daughter of former Uzbek president accused of masterminding $100 million crime ring known as ‘The Office’
Swiss prosecutors say Karimova developed and ran a crime ring known as “The Office” that involved several dozen people and multiple companies.
Technology
- National Science Board eviscerated; Trump admin fires all 22 members
Members had planned to release report that US is ceding scientific ground to China.
- Next El Niño could be tipping point for a hotter climate
Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.
- Gateway manufacturer finally acknowledges issue, fails to mention "corrosion"
"At this time, further comments would be premature."
- Rebuilding the data stack for AI
Artificial intelligence may be dominating boardroom agendas, but many enterprises are discovering that the biggest obstacle to meaningful adoption is the state of their data. While consumer-facing AI tools have dazzled users with speed and ease, enterprise leaders are discovering that deploying AI at scale requires something far less glamorous but far more consequential: data…
- The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer prompts…
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