Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig
Mayor Burkhard Jung said a suspect was detained and the motive was unclear.
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As X shuts down Communities, Acorn debuts an alternative that puts creators in control
A new project called Acorn has launched a way for organizations and creators to build their own online communities as an alternative to centralized social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Threads. It uses the same underlying technology that powers the decentralized social media app Bluesky, allowing communities to build their own homepages, create starter…
Macron Says Companies Aren’t Making Undue Profits on Iran War
French President Emmanuel Macron said that energy companies aren’t making undue profits as a result of the crisis in the Hormuz strait, even as he warned that European Union members could react if that changed.
British Gaza flotilla activists say they needed hospital care after Israeli forces’ abuse | Gaza flotilla
Two British activists have said they were admitted to hospital after being beaten by Israeli forces who intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla last week. Alice Chapman and Zak Khan were among 180 members of the Global Sumud flotilla detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in international waters near Crete late on Wednesday. Khan, a…
Kevin Jonas announces new single ‘Little Things’
Kevin Jonas has announced that he’ll be releasing his brand new solo single, ‘Little Things’, on May 15. The Jonas Brothers member made his solo debut last year with the track ‘Changing’ after performing the song live during the group’s tour. Galvanised by the response and the energy of an entirely new creative season, Kevin…
US releases Touska container ship crew: Why it matters | US-Israel war on Iran News
The United States has transferred 22 crew members from the Iranian container ship, the Touska, to Pakistan, in what Islamabad describes as a “confidence-building measure” during tension in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman, Captain Tim Hawkins, said the crew had been handed over for repatriation. Pakistan’s foreign ministry confirmed the transfer,…
Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services
On Monday, Anthropic announced a joint venture focusing on deploying enterprise AI services. Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs will be founding partners in the new venture, which is backed by a group of VCs, hedge funds, and private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green, and Sequoia Capital. The…
Why NASA’s Artemis moon program could fall victim to SpaceX’s AI ambitions
SpaceX, the world’s biggest space company, announced a deal in April with Cursor, an AI-code-writing start-up based in San Francisco, signaling the rocket firm’s intention to acquire it for $60 billion. That’s more than twice NASA’s current annual budget—and also about how much capital SpaceX could raise from its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in…
Democrats aim to reclaim House majority by boosting eight ‘top-tier candidates’ | Democrats
Democratic officials added eight new candidates to their slate of top contenders vying to reclaim a Democratic House majority during midterm elections this fall. The candidates will receive a boost in fundraising and campaign support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) as part of a “Red to Blue” program that seeks to help competitive…
Once a ‘sickly’ child, Olympic medalist Brittany Brown now has a mural
Brittany Brown looks strong. She looks confident. She looks capable of achieving her dreams. That’s how Brown looks in the mural painted in her honor at Vista del Valle Elementary — and it’s how the 31-year-old U.S. sprinter feels in real life nearly two years after winning a bronze medal in the women’s 200-meter at…