Action RPG The Awakener: Battle Tendency Launches on May 5 for PC
Taner Games announced that its musou‑style action RPG The Awakener: Battle Tendency will launch on May 5 for PC on Steam, featuring local two‑player co‑op. The title combines hack‑and‑slash combat with a loot‑driven, affix‑based build system and promises 20‑50 hours of hand‑crafted content plus higher‑difficulty challenges. Unlike many modern releases, the game eschews live‑service features such as battle passes or daily quests, offering a single‑purchase experience. It is positioned as a spiritual successor to classic titles like Diablo while continuing the studio’s broader Awakener roadmap, which still includes The Awakener: Risen.
Spacewalk Glove Survives Debris, Backup Tank Ready
Damaged spacewalking glove. The Space Station gets bombarded by space rocks and debris, and is covered with small, sharp impact scars. It's easy to snag your glove on one. We pause every 45 minutes (at sunrise or sunset) to inspect...
Measles Is Back. What Comes Next Will Be Worse.
Measles cases in the United States have surged to over 1,700 this year, a stark rise from the roughly 70 annual cases seen in the early 2000s, and three children died last year. Health officials warn the outbreak signals broader...
U.S. Negotiators To Go to Islamabad, but Iran Says No Direct Talks
U.S. senior negotiators are set to travel to Islamabad this weekend to explore a diplomatic pathway for ending the regional conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and unsettled global markets. The delegation will meet Pakistani officials, who are acting...
Hone Health Survey Shows 70% of Midlife Adults Feel More in Control of Health Than in Their 30s
Hone Health’s nationwide survey of 1,000 U.S. adults ages 35‑65 reveals that nearly three‑quarters now feel more in control of their health than they did in their 30s. The data highlights a surge in proactive health behaviors across midlife, challenging...
Sweden’s West Coast Pushes Sustainable ‘Blue Foods’ to Attract Eco‑Travelers
Sweden’s west coast is marketing sustainable “blue foods” – oysters, mussels and seaweed – as a centerpiece of eco‑tourism. Pioneers like Lars Marstone guide visitors through low‑impact marine farms, highlighting the role of ocean‑based protein in food security and climate‑friendly...
Registered Dietitian Warns Protein‑Maxing May Undermine Endurance Athletes
A registered dietitian published a warning that the growing “protein‑maxing” trend may impair endurance performance. The piece cites social‑media hype, GLP‑1 medication effects, and the new Dietary Guidelines as drivers of the shift, and argues that high‑protein processed foods can...
Polish Tall Ship Dar Mlodziezy Opens to Public on Isle of Man This Weekend
The Polish training vessel Dar Mlodziezy will be docked in Douglas harbour on Saturday and Sunday, inviting the public to board between 9 am‑12:30 pm and 3:30‑4:30 pm. Operated by Gdynia Maritime University, the 100‑metre‑plus ship carries up to 130 sea cadets and...
Lamborghini Rolls Out Ultra‑Limited Urus SE ‘Tettonero’ Capsule at Milan Design Week
Lamborghini unveiled the limited‑edition Urus SE ‘Tettonero’ capsule at Milan Design Week, capping production at 630 units. The plug‑in hybrid SUV delivers 800 bhp and offers more than 70 exterior and interior configuration options, underscoring the brand’s push toward hyper‑personalisation in...
Spotify Unveils First-Ever Most‑Streamed Lists, Led by Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny
Spotify announced its first-ever global most‑streamed artist and song rankings, with Taylor Swift claiming the top artist spot and Bad Bunny leading the most‑streamed songs list. The rollout provides a fresh benchmark for measuring streaming success and underscores the platform’s...
Park Chan-Wook to Direct $60M Western "The Brigands of Rattlecreek" With McConaughey and Pascal
Acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook is set to helm the $60 million Western thriller "The Brigands of Rattlecreek," starring Matthew McConaughey, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler and Tang Wei. The film will be sold at Cannes by Legendary’s 193 label and marks...
Michelin Adds Jalisco, Puebla, Yucatán to 2026 Guide, Expanding Mexican Coverage
Michelin announced that its 2026 guide will evaluate restaurants in three new Mexican states—Jalisco, Puebla and Yucatán—bringing the total covered territories to nine. The star‑awarding ceremony will be held in Guadalajara on May 20, marking the first time the event...
Valeria Luiselli Unveils New Novel 'Beginning Middle End' In EL PAÍS Interview
Valeria Luiselli spoke to EL PAÍS about her forthcoming novel 'Beginning Middle End', slated for a May 6 release in Spanish and a July debut in the United States. The interview marks her first public discussion of the book and...
NYC Pushes $5 Million Pied‑à‑Terre Tax, Aiming to Raise $500 M Annually
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a proposal to tax luxury second homes in New York City valued over $5 million, projecting $500 million in annual revenue. The plan, still awaiting legislative approval, has ignited fierce opposition from wealthy owners...
DOJ Hires Intelligence Analysts to Hunt $500m Timber Trafficking Networks
The U.S. Department of Justice launched its first dedicated timber‑trafficking intelligence unit, placing two analysts inside the Environment and Natural Resources Division. The move follows a $500 million loss to American forest‑product firms and targets a global illegal‑logging market valued at...
Avista Capital Partners Acquires Bentec From Greyrock and Hermitage in Healthcare Deal
Avista Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Bentec, a provider of specialty medical devices, from Greyrock Capital Management and Hermitage Capital. The deal adds a new platform company to Avista’s growing healthcare and life‑sciences fund, underscoring ongoing consolidation in...
Researchers Reveal SIM Signaling Flaw Enabling Covert Location Tracking
Citizen Lab disclosed two surveillance campaigns that abuse SS7 and Diameter signaling to locate phones without user consent. The attacks leveraged infrastructure of three telecom operators, showing that even VPNs cannot shield users from SIM‑level tracking. Industry leaders are scrambling...
MCS Gearup’s Brand‑First Play Fuels Rapid Growth in Tactical Gear Market
MCS Gearup, based in Bonita Springs, Florida, has used a purpose‑driven brand promise of quality, affordability and guaranteed service to accelerate its market share in the tactical gear space. The company’s focus on curated product selections, aggressive pricing and a...
Disney Shifts to Plastic‑Free Packaging for Princess Dolls, Citing Design Hurdles
Disney announced a plastic‑free redesign for its Classic Princess dolls, launching 15 figures in paper‑only boxes that use 40% less material. Vice President Stefanie Majoras said the biggest hurdle was preserving the dolls' visual appeal without a plastic window, highlighting...
Eli Lilly to Acquire Kelonia Therapeutics for Up to $7 Billion, Boosting In‑Vivo CAR‑T Portfolio
Eli Lilly agreed to purchase Kelonia Therapeutics for up to $7 billion, adding an in‑vivo CAR‑T platform to its cell‑therapy portfolio. The acquisition, pending regulatory clearance, underscores Lilly’s push into next‑generation immunotherapies and marks one of the largest biotech deals of the...
Report Highlights Three Emerging Techniques to Boost U.S. Critical‑Mineral Production
A CleanTechnica report spotlights three licensable technologies that could expand domestic production of rare earths, graphite and other critical minerals. The methods—seawater and waste‑water extraction, algae‑based polymer collectors, and low‑cost graphite recycling—aim to reduce reliance on foreign sources and ease...
XPeng Unveils Full‑Stack Physical AI Ecosystem at Auto China, Boosting Smart Manufacturing
XPeng presented a full‑stack Physical AI ecosystem at Auto China, tying together AI hardware, software and factory‑level integration. The rollout sparked a 118% month‑over‑month jump in Ultra series orders and introduced the GX robotaxi prototype built with in‑house Turing chips,...
Warner Bros Discovery Shareholders Approve $110 B Paramount Merger Amid Industry Outcry
Warner Bros Discovery shareholders voted overwhelmingly to sell the company to Paramount Skydance for roughly $110 billion, clearing a major hurdle for the merger. The deal now faces antitrust reviews in the U.S. and abroad while industry groups, lawmakers and unions...
Verisure Exercises Greenshoe, Ends IPO Stabilisation Early, Adding 33 M Shares
Verisure announced that Morgan Stanley, on behalf of the underwriters, fully exercised the 15% overallotment (greenshoe) option, adding 33,042,453 shares and ending the IPO stabilisation period early. The move follows strong share‑price performance since the Nasdaq Stockholm debut on Oct. 8,...
Tech Due Diligence Becomes Deal‑Maker or Deal‑Breaker in Real‑Estate Private Equity
Private‑equity investors in real‑estate and property‑technology firms are making technology assessments a central part of deal underwriting. CBIZ warns that overlooked IT risks can erode value, while thorough tech reviews can unlock higher purchase prices and smoother integrations.
AI Adoption Soars to 69% Among Lawyers as Access‑to‑Justice Gaps Widen
The 2026 Legal Industry Report reveals that 69% of individual legal professionals now use general‑purpose AI, more than double last year’s figure. Yet the same data shows access‑to‑justice conditions are stagnant or deteriorating, underscoring a growing tension between rapid technology...
2U Secures Growth Recapitalization to Accelerate AI‑Focused University Partnerships
2U completed a growth recapitalization, injecting fresh capital from existing owners and refinancing its credit facilities to fund expanded AI‑focused university partnerships. The move, praised by advisors, underscores confidence in the platform’s role in closing fast‑growing AI skills gaps.
Benevity’s SPLC‑Based Filter Draws Enterprise Backlash Over Conservative Nonprofits
Benevity, the employee‑giving platform used by nearly 1,000 enterprises, is under fire after it was revealed that many of its clients rely on a Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) hate‑list filter to block conservative nonprofits. Critics say the practice exposes...
Google to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic, Accelerating AI for DevOps
Google, through Alphabet, announced a staged investment that could total $40 billion in AI startup Anthropic, beginning with $10 billion and valuing the company at roughly $350 billion. The funding is tied to performance milestones and is aimed at fast‑tracking Anthropic’s next‑gen models...
Yubaraj Sharma Honored in Marquis Who’s Who for Renewable Energy Leadership
Yubaraj Sharma, EVP of Advisory Services at Anza Renewables, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who, a distinction that spotlights his contributions to renewable power, energy storage and transmission. The honor underscores the growing importance of seasoned executives...
QXO to Acquire TopBuild in $17 Billion Deal, Creating Second-Largest Building Products Firm
QXO announced a $17 bn acquisition of TopBuild, propelling the combined entity to the No. 2 spot among publicly traded building‑products developers in North America. The deal, highlighted on the Motley Fool Money podcast, follows QXO's recent $2.25 bn purchase of Kodiak Building...
OceanFirst Q1 2026 Earnings Surge 23% as COO Lebel Drives Growth
OceanFirst Financial Corp. reported a 23% increase in core earnings per share to $0.43 for Q1 2026, driven by robust loan originations and deposit inflows. President and COO Joseph J. Lebel credited operational initiatives, including AI‑enabled process automation, for the...
11th Circuit Vacates $8.2 Million Roy Moore Defamation Verdict
A three‑judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an $8.2 million defamation judgment for former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore after finding the Senate Majority PAC’s 2017 ad did not meet the actual‑malice standard. The decision sends...
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ties Up with U.S. Hedge Fund Hunter Point Capital to Expand Alternatives
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank has sealed a capital partnership with U.S. hedge fund Hunter Point Capital, aiming to deepen its alternative‑investment platform in real estate and private equity. The move targets Japanese institutional and retail investors seeking higher yields as...
Boston’s Iconic Mullen Agency Shuts Down, Ending 50‑Year Era
Mullen, the Boston‑based advertising firm founded in 1970, closed its doors after its parent IPG was absorbed by Omnicom last fall. The shutdown, marked by a farewell gathering of roughly 200 industry peers, underscores a broader decline in large‑scale Boston...
Port of Montreal Opens 2026 Cruise Season, Targeting Luxury Hotel Market with 50,000 Passengers
The Port of Montreal kicked off its 2026 cruise season on April 24, debuting Victory I and projecting nearly 50,000 passengers across 39 sailings. The upscale itinerary, featuring luxury vessels and extended berths, is set to drive high‑end hotel bookings...
Mortal Kombat 1 Tournament Placer Xandderr13 Releases New Tier List
Mortal Kombat 1 veteran competitor Xandderr13 has published a new tier list, the first major update since the December 2025 hotfix. He identifies ten characters—Havik, Johnny Cage, Cyrax, Homelander, T‑1000, Geras, Reiko, General Shao, Nitara and Smoke—as clear tier‑one options. The bulk of the...
Project Maven Boosts US Targeting to 1,000 Daily, LLMs Push to 5,000
The Department of Defense’s Project Maven has scaled its AI‑driven targeting system to hit roughly 1,000 enemy sites per day, and with large‑language models now integrated, the pace could climb to 5,000 daily. CIOs are watching the rapid data‑pipeline build‑out,...
Hyundai to Supply 50,000 IONIQ 5 Robotaxis for Waymo
Hyundai announced a partnership with Waymo to deliver up to 50,000 IONIQ 5 electric vehicles that will be converted into robotaxis. The cars will be built at Hyundai’s Ulsan megafactory, then up‑fitted by Magna, with production slated to begin by the...
New “You Asked to See” Label Clarifies AI‑tailored Feed
Interesting update when you tailor your feed in Discover. As pointed out by @AndellDam, the new cards being displayed based on your prompt when tailoring your feed now show a label saying "You asked to see" with a small "tailor...
Oil Inventories Near Record Lows Despite Potential Hormuz Reopening
The world’s oil buffers are rapidly being depleted, with crude inventories poised to reach the lowest levels on record even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens in full by the end of this month: GS’s Daan Struyven & team https://t.co/Z3i0GtxRlv
SK Hynix Posts $25 B Q1 Operating Profit, Five‑Fold Rise on AI‑Fueled Memory Demand
South Korean memory‑chip leader SK Hynix announced a first‑quarter operating profit of $25 billion, up five times from a year earlier, as AI‑related demand for DRAM and NAND surged. The results highlight the CFO’s role in steering capital allocation, cost control,...
Distribution Beats Creation: Market Your Content Relentlessly
"Create great content and they will find you" Nah... They really won't. Market your content relentlessly. Promote your work consistently. Distribution is the only answer.
China Weaponized Rare Earths Against Japan in 2010
Will set aside the debate over the merits of Lighthizer's trade war with China in 2018 China clearly weaponized rare earths against Japan in 2010. This Chinese move wasn't simple a response to the 301 1/2
FDA Clears Regeneron's Otarmeni, First Gene Therapy to Restore Hearing
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval for Otarmeni, the first gene therapy targeting inherited hearing loss caused by OTOF mutations. The one‑time treatment restored hearing in 16 of 20 pediatric trial participants and will be offered free of charge to eligible...
Questioning Finland's NATO Entry, Urging Exclusion of Hostile States
Why did we let Finland into NATO? Any nation who hates us more than Turkey should go fend for themselves.
NVO Shows Fewer AEs; LLY Wins on Lower COGS
The $NVO drug has fewer AEs (based on comparative discontinuation rates) - only real advantage $LLY has here is much lower COGS (small molecule vs poorly absorbed peptide).
Autonomous Buses, Summer Travel Chaos, and Golf Umbrellas
🆓 Saturday links: autonomous buses, Summer travel chaos, and the case for golf umbrellas. https://t.co/frRL9vbTBR image: https://t.co/5rGSA3QumS https://t.co/gDskylIW6H
Single-Family Rentals Redefine Starter Homes, Challenge Homeownership Myth
“Single-family rentals are a modern version of a starter home, which have gone nearly extinct in the United States. But their existence challenges the American ideal that suburban single-family houses are meant for homeowners.” https://t.co/dA4eZdCiPZ
France Adds 1.41 GW Solar Capacity in Q1
France deploys 1.41 GW of solar in Q1 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/oL044RiK7a