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- Netanyahu Criminal Trial Will Resume After Iran Ceasefire—But He Wants To Delay Testimony
Netanyahu’s lawyer claimed Friday the leader can’t testify due to “classified security and diplomatic reasons” connected to the Iran War.
- Trump’s gift to China: a booming market for cheap, state-of-the-art EVs amid the Iran War
“In many markets that are structurally well suited for EVs, adoption has been slow simply because consumers lacked urgency."
- Japan’s Prime Minister welcomes Deep Purple, capping 50-year love affair with heavy metal: ‘You’re my god’
“I express my deepest respect for you for making rock history and continuing to take on new challenges and producing even more compelling music today."
- Seeking to save Gen Z from foreign influence, China has quietly banned K-Pop for a full decade
The government banned effeminate-looking men from TV in 2021, a look that Chinese pop stars likely picked up from South Korean and Japanese performers.
- David Blitzer Expands Sports Empire With Bet On Golf’s Next Generation
Billionaire David Blitzer's Bolt Ventures has made two significant golf industry investments during Masters week aimed at the game's next generation of fans and players.
Technology
- YouTube increases Premium price again, says 90-second unskippable ads are a bug
An individual plan now cost $15.99 per month, and the free tier comes with buggy ads.
- Oldest octopus fossil found to not be an octopus
Supposed “first octopus” was something else entirely.
- What leaked "SteamGPT" files could mean for the PC gaming platform's use of AI
AI tools could help moderators sift through mountains of suspicious incidents
- What’s in a name? Moderna’s “vaccine” vs. “therapy” dilemma
Is it the Department of Defense or the Department of War? The Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America? A vaccine—or an “individualized neoantigen treatment”? That’s the Trump-era vocabulary paradox facing Moderna, the covid-19 shot maker whose plans for next-generation mRNA vaccines against flus and emerging pathogens have been dashed by vaccine skeptics in…
- Here's what to expect from the fiery, 14-minute return of Artemis II
"Let’s not beat around the bush—we have to hit that angle correctly."
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