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ATR Study Shows Real‑Time fMRI Neurofeedback Cuts Depressive Rumination in 68 Participants
Researchers at ATR's Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory demonstrated that real‑time fMRI neurofeedback can train participants to normalize brain‑region coupling, reducing rumination and depressive symptoms in a 68‑subject study. The greatest gains appeared in those who trained on consecutive days with higher financial incentives.
Michelin Guide's 'Best Chicken Rice' List Sparks Heated Debate in Singapore
On May 12, the Michelin Guide posted its first-ever Instagram list of the "best chicken rice in Singapore," naming ten stalls including Tian Tian and Margaret Drive Sin Kee. The selection provoked a flood of criticism from Singaporean diners who...
Former AFL Star Darcy Mulquiny Details ACL Recovery Milestones and Mental Strategies
Darcy Mulquiny, a former Australian Football League player, revealed his progress and key lessons from a six‑month ACL rehabilitation in a May 13, 2026 interview. The former Strathfieldsaye midfielder credits a simple piece of advice, a disciplined pacing plan, and...
Orforglipron Enables Over 70% Weight‑Loss Maintenance After GLP‑1 Injections, Phase 3 Trial Shows
In the ATTAIN‑MAINTAIN phase 3 trial, adults who switched from injectable semaglutide or tirzepatide to the oral GLP‑1 agonist orforglipron kept over 70% of their weight loss after one year. The study, presented at the European Congress on Obesity, highlights...
Alix Higgins Turns Australian Fashion Week Into an Intimate Studio for Resort 2027
Sydney designer Alix Higgins unveiled his Resort 2027 collection at Australian Fashion Week, converting the China Heights Gallery into an immersive studio space. The show, his fifth at the event, featured collaborative prints with artist Daniel Faust, recycled fabrics and...
MoMA PS1 Launches $0 ‘Greater New York’ Survey, Showcasing 53 Artists Through August 2026
MoMA PS1 opened its sixth ‘Greater New York’ survey on April 16, 2026, presenting 53 artists across media. Curated by Ruba Katrib and Connie Butler, the show offers a five‑year pulse check on the city’s art world amid rising rents...
Princeton's Yiyun Li Wins 2026 Pulitzer for Memoir "Things in Nature Merely Grow"
Princeton University professor Yiyun Li was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Memoir for her book *Things in Nature Merely Grow*. The memoir, a stark account of losing two sons to suicide, also earned a Time 100 honor and multiple...
BlackRock Predicts 6%+ Yields for Diversified Bond Portfolios as Geopolitical Shocks Reshape Markets
BlackRock’s second‑quarter 2026 Fixed Income Outlook projects that diversified fixed‑income portfolios can generate yields above 6%, outpacing the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index’s 4.6% return. The firm attributes the upside to higher starting yields, active management opportunities and a strategy...
Pittsburgh’s Parkway East to Shut for Nearly a Month for Repairs
Pennsylvania officials announced that the Parkway East in Pittsburgh will be closed for nearly a month to complete extensive repairs. The month‑long shutdown is expected to disrupt commuter traffic and affect regional mobility across the city.
Sun Belt Housing Growth Slows as New Supply Curbs Prices and Rents
A surge in apartment construction across Sun Belt cities like Austin, Phoenix and Denver is slowing home‑price appreciation and tightening rent growth, prompting tenants to negotiate lower rents and raising affordability worries. Industry analysts warn the trend could reshape migration...
Opendoor's Volume‑First Strategy Boosts Sales Amid Stock Surge
Opendoor Technologies' stock has climbed 647% over the past year as the company pivots to a volume‑driven acquisition model. The new strategy, backed by AI‑enabled automation, has raised acquisition contracts to a 2022 high and narrowed its gross‑margin gap, though...
Senate Introduces Let Kids Play Act to Ban Private‑Equity ‘Vulture Practices’ in Youth Sports
Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Chris Deluzio unveiled the Let Kids Play Act, a federal bill that would prohibit private‑equity firms from imposing so‑called “vulture practices” on youth‑sports leagues. The legislation mandates full refunds of junk fees, cancels predatory contracts...
Marc Rowan Flags 35% Correction Risk, Backs Berkshire Hathaway as Safe Bet
Marc Rowan, founder of Apollo Global Management, warned that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq could face a 35% correction despite record highs. He urged investors to add Berkshire Hathaway to their portfolios, pointing to its $400 billion cash reserve and decades...
FedEx to Spin Off Freight Unit, Delivering $4.1 Billion Dividend and New NYSE Listing
FedEx Corp. said it will spin off its FedEx Freight trucking business, with the new common stock beginning to trade on the NYSE on June 1 under the symbol FDXF. Shareholders will receive one Freight share for every two FedEx shares...
Eli Lilly’s Weight‑loss Dominance Challenged by Oral GLP‑1 and Dose‑reduction Options
Eli Lilly announced Phase 3b results showing its oral GLP‑1 drug Foundayo and lower‑dose Zepbound can preserve most weight loss after switching from higher‑dose injectables. The data intensify competition within Lilly’s own portfolio and signal rising pressure from oral agents and rivals...
Ramaco’s Brook Mine Opens in Wyoming, First New U.S. Rare‑Earth Project in 70 Years
Ramaco Resources has opened the Brook rare‑earth mine in Wyoming, the first new U.S. rare‑earth operation in more than seven decades. The project, part of a broader critical‑minerals strategy, targets pilot‑plant production by 2027 and seeks to shore up domestic...
Emma Roberts and Evan Peters Appear Together at Disney Upfronts, Rekindling AHS Spotlight
Emma Roberts and Evan Peters stepped onto the Disney Advertising Upfront stage on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, to announce the addition of Paul Anthony Kelly to American Horror Story season 13. Their joint appearance, seven years after their breakup, sparked...
Charles Schwab Bank and Marcus by Goldman Sachs Top J.D. Power Online Banking Rankings
Charles Schwab Bank earned the highest score (750) for online checking accounts, while Marcus by Goldman Sachs led the high‑yield savings category with a 749 rating in J.D. Power’s 2026 Direct Banking Satisfaction Study. The results, based on more than...
Kurita Water Industries Reports $106M Profit Drop as Demand for Water‑treatment Gear Slows
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. posted a full‑year net profit of JPY15.96 billion (≈$106 million), down from JPY20.31 billion (≈$135 million) a year earlier, while revenue grew 3.6% to JPY402.89 billion (≈$2.69 billion). The decline reflects weaker demand for its water‑treatment equipment amid a broader slowdown in...
ClearPoint Q1 Revenue Jumps 43% on EraFlow Acquisition
ClearPoint Neuro reported first‑quarter revenue of $12.1 million, a 43% rise driven by organic growth and the recent EraFlow product‑line acquisition. The deal now contributes roughly a quarter of total sales and underpins the company’s full‑year outlook of $52‑56 million.
Twilio CFO Viggiano Says AI Will Turn Platform Into Enterprise ‘Nervous System’
Twilio chief financial officer Katherine Viggiano told Fortune that the company is moving beyond its communications roots to become the connective tissue for AI agents. She highlighted a 20% jump in Q1 revenue to $1.41 billion and a raised full‑year outlook...
Quisitive Becomes Microsoft Frontier Partner to Drive Secure AI Transformation
Quisitive announced it has achieved Microsoft Frontier Partner status, joining an elite group of firms with deep AI expertise on the Microsoft Cloud. The milestone follows its recent Microsoft Copilot Specialization and aligns with the launch of Microsoft 365 E7,...
KGI to Issue Over 1,100 Derivative Warrant Series as Thai Market Volatility Spurs Demand
KGI Securities announced it will issue more than 1,100 derivative warrant (DW) series this year, having already launched 370—the most in its history. Turnover in DWs has risen to 3‑4% of total market trading value, driven by heightened equity volatility...
Roblox Appoints Former Amazon Exec John Ciancutti as First Chief Growth Officer
Roblox announced the hiring of John Ciancutti, a former Amazon Music product leader, as its inaugural Chief Growth Officer. The role will oversee the platform’s discovery algorithm, international expansion and new AI‑driven initiatives as the company seeks to boost revenue after...
Bright MLS Debuts Embedded Listing Ads Tool as ATTOM Rolls Out AI‑Ready Data Framework
Bright MLS introduced Bright Promote, an integrated advertising suite that lets agents launch digital and mail campaigns directly from the MLS. At the same time, data provider ATTOM unveiled ATTOM Intelligence, a new framework built for AI‑driven property analytics. Both...
Sterne Kessler and Thomson Reuters Launch AI Patent Claim Eligibility Analyzer
Sterne Kessler and Thomson Reuters announced a co‑development partnership that produced the Patent Claim Eligibility Analyzer, an AI‑driven workflow for Section 101 patent eligibility analysis. The tool promises to deliver assessments in minutes rather than days, giving litigators faster, precedent‑backed...
Opexus Termination Slip Triggers Deletion of 96 U.S. Government Databases
Opexus, a Washington‑area contractor that supplies case‑management software to more than 45 federal agencies, failed to disable the accounts of twin engineers after firing them, enabling a rapid sabotage that erased 96 government databases. The incident underscores the high stakes...
Valve's Steam Controller Emits Wilhelm Scream When Dropped, Users Confirm Easter Egg
Valve's Steam Controller, priced at $99, contains a hidden Easter egg that triggers a Wilhelm scream when the controller is dropped with gyro enabled. The discovery, first reported by Reddit user RF3D19 and confirmed by GamesRadar, VideoGamesChronicle and Engadget, has...
Russia’s Human Rights Council Chief Says Total VPN Ban Is Impossible, Warns of Economic Fallout
Valery Fadeev, head of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council, told RBC that a complete ban on VPNs is technically impossible and would devastate the country’s digital economy. His admission underscores the tension between Kremlin censorship goals and the practical need...
Temporal Hits 3,000 Paying Customers with Crash‑Proof Workflow Engine
Seattle‑based Temporal announced it has surpassed 3,000 paying customers for its crash‑proof workflow engine, a milestone that underscores growing demand for resilient, serverless automation in enterprise AI workloads. The company’s Durable Execution framework, built on a fork of Uber’s Cadence...
Docker Launches Governed AI Runtime for Developer Laptops
Docker announced a governed AI runtime on May 12, giving security teams a single console to set policy for AI agents on developer laptops. The move targets the most exposed node in enterprise environments and pits Docker against a crowded...
Fervo Energy’s $1.9B IPO Powers Geothermal Surge for AI Data Centers
Fervo Energy completed an upsized $1.89 billion IPO, pricing shares at $27 and sending the stock 33% higher to a $10 billion market cap. The debut underscores investor appetite for enhanced geothermal systems that can supply baseload electricity to AI‑driven data centers.
Anthropic in Early Talks for $30 B Funding Round Valued at $900 B
Anthropic is in early-stage discussions to raise at least $30 billion, which would place its valuation at roughly $900 billion. The prospective financing, described as the largest AI‑sector deal ever, is expected to involve major investment banks for structuring and placement, though...
EchoStar Q1 2025 Earnings Show COO-Led Operational Gains Amid Revenue Dip
EchoStar reported Q1 2025 revenue of $3.9 billion, a 3.6% decline, while COO John Swieringa highlighted operational improvements that lifted wireless subscriber growth and OIBDA per Pay‑TV subscriber. The results underscore a shift toward efficiency in satellite and wireless services.
Google Launches Premium Googlebook Laptops, Positioning AI‑first Hardware Against Chromebooks
Google announced the Googlebook, a new high‑end laptop series that runs on a proprietary AI‑focused OS and integrates Gemini Intelligence across the desktop. The line, built with five major OEMs, aims to offer a premium alternative to Chromebooks and expand...
Inflation Surge Sends Dow Crashing While S&P Holds, Raising Large‑Cap Concerns
U.S. core CPI jumped 0.4% month‑over‑month to 2.8% year‑over‑year, prompting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to tumble 277 points while the S&P 500 edged higher. Analysts warn the surge could test the resilience of large‑cap stocks that have lingered near...
Aviva General Insurance Premiums Jump 19% to £3.4bn, Boosted by Direct Line Deal
Aviva reported a 19% rise in general‑insurance premiums to £3.4 billion in Q1, largely from the Direct Line acquisition. The boost contrasts with a 39% drop in retirement sales, highlighting divergent pressures across its portfolio.
California Mayors Threaten Lawsuit Over High‑Speed Rail Tax‑Capture Plan
Nine California mayors, led by Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, have warned they will sue the California High‑Speed Rail Authority if it proceeds with a proposal to capture a share of local property and sales‑tax growth and to assume zoning authority...
Capital Consolidation Tightens Around Top 50 Alternative Managers, Hedge Funds Surge to 22% of NAV
Canoe Intelligence’s Q4 2025 report reveals the top 50 alternative managers now command 51% of total investor NAV, a six‑point jump from the previous quarter. Hedge funds expanded their share of institutional NAV from 15% in mid‑2024 to 22% by...
LinkedIn Unveils Leaner Marketing Playbook Amid Layoffs and AI Push
LinkedIn announced a restructuring that trims its marketing workforce, cuts paid‑media budgets and accelerates AI‑driven workflows. The changes accompany company‑wide layoffs and a shift toward instructor‑generated learning content, signaling a tighter operating model for marketers.
Roundhill AI ETF Posts 138% Gain, Doubling Fidelity Tech’s 60% Return
Roundhill Investments' Generative AI & Technology ETF (CHAT) posted a 138% total return over the trailing 12 months, eclipsing Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)'s 60.5% gain. The outperformance comes with a higher expense ratio, a concentrated 52‑stock portfolio...
UAE Leaves OPEC, Redrawing Oil‑Market Power and West Asia Security
The United Arab Emirates announced its exit from OPEC and the OPEC+ alliance, ending its adherence to collective output limits. The move gives Abu Dhabi the freedom to boost production, but it also threatens price stability and adds a new...
Resideo Posts 8% Revenue Rise on Smart‑Home IoT Growth, Announces ADI Spinoff
Resideo (REZI) posted $1.9 billion in Q1 revenue, up 8% YoY, driven by a 9% surge in its smart‑home Products & Solutions line. The company also confirmed a pending spinoff of its ADI Global Distribution unit and warned of modest margin...
Morgan Stanley Raises MSCI Europe Target to 2,700, Flags Hormuz Risk
Morgan Stanley upgraded its MSCI Europe index target to 2,700 points, signaling roughly an 11% upside to June 2027 and a 16% total return when dividends and buybacks are included. The bank warned that a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure...
JBS Posts Record $22 Billion Q1 Sales as CFO Details Profit Drivers and Cash Flow Challenges
JBS announced a record $22 billion first‑quarter 2026 revenue, up 11% year‑over‑year. CFO Guilherme Cavalcanti explained that higher capex, a negative free‑cash‑flow of $1.5 billion and mixed segment performance drove profit outcomes, while the company pledged a $1 billion dividend and pursued IFRS...
Oregon’s Anti‑Consolidation Law Remains Unused After Five Years
Oregon’s 2021 statute that empowers the state health department to block hospital, hospice and medical‑practice deals has not blocked a single transaction or issued fines in five years. The law, hailed as a national model, has only prompted the withdrawal...
Satya Nadella’s $190 B AI Infrastructure Bet Signals a New Era for Microsoft
Microsoft announced a $190 billion capital‑expenditure plan for 2026, anchored by a $625 billion commercial backlog. The spend, focused on GPUs, data‑center land and renewable power, reflects CEO Satya Nadella’s strategy to lock in AI revenue for years to come.
Logitech G Study Shows Over Half of Gamers View Esports as Legitimate Career
Logitech G’s new global study reveals that 55% of gamers now consider professional gaming a legitimate career, while 67% of Gen Z respondents want formal education pathways. The findings highlight a shift in perception that could reshape curricula and industry...
Uber Q1 2026 Earnings Call Shows 20% Revenue Growth Amid Push for an “Everything” App
Uber’s Q1 2026 earnings call revealed a 20% year‑over‑year revenue increase and a strategic shift toward an “everything” app that bundles rides, deliveries, hotels and more. Analysts highlighted both the growth potential and the risk of over‑extension as rivals like...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Urges Graduates to Lead AI’s Industrial Era
At a rain‑soaked Carnegie Mellon commencement, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang told the Class of 2026 they are entering an unprecedented AI industrial era. He urged graduates to harness the technology responsibly, emphasizing its reach beyond software to every trade and...