How the ancient art of candle making is creating a brighter future for refugees
Refugees in the US are employed making candles to earn income, practice English, and develop work experience. The program combines traditional candle-making techniques with job training and language skills development.
Digital-native startups are ditching rigid databases for their agentic stacks
Digital-native startups are abandoning traditional relational databases for MongoDB Atlas to support AI agents that require variable schemas, vector embeddings, and real-time retrieval without manual migration management. Three startups, Huntr, Modelence, and Tavily, adopted this unified platform featuring native vector search and hybrid search capabilities to handle simultaneous operations at multi-tenant scale.
Wall Street Unleashes Wave of Bullish SpaceX Ratings
SpaceX shares sold for $135 per share during its initial public offering, with Wall Street banks subsequently issuing analyst ratings suggesting an average price target of $236. The roughly 75 percent upside projection comes from sell-side analysts at major banks that participated in the offering.
Tencent Releases Hy3: An Open 295B Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) Model with 21B Active Parameters and 256K Context
A 295B Mixture-of-Experts model with 21B active parameters per token and 256K context window was released under Apache 2.0 license. The model achieves 78.0 on SWE-Bench Verified and targets reasoning, agentic, and long-context tasks.
AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductors
Machine learning combined with quantum physics identified two new superconductors and accelerated the search process for discovering more. The method substantially speeds up research toward finding a room-temperature superconductor, a goal scientists have pursued for decades.
OpenAI Releases GPT-Realtime-2.1 and GPT-Realtime-2.1-mini for Low-Latency Voice Agents in the API
OpenAI released two new Realtime models to its API and reduced p95 latency by at least 25% through improved caching. GPT-Realtime-2.1-mini is priced like the earlier gpt-realtime-mini and supports WebRTC connections for voice agents.
USA’s World Cup run ends in heartbreak after defensive failures
The United States lost 4-1 to Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 match at Lumen Field in Seattle. Belgium scored multiple goals against USA goalkeeper Matt Freese during the match.
'Gutsy' win at Braves returns Mets to Citi Field with momentum after series split
The Mets defeated the Braves 7-6 in 10 innings on Monday, splitting their four-game series. Juan Soto and Luis Torrens delivered clutch moments in the victory that sent New York back to Citi Field with momentum.
Ramos homers twice and has 5 RBIs to help Roupp and the Giants beat the Blue Jays 10-1
Heliot Ramos hit two home runs and drove in five runs as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1. Ramos also tripled and scored on an error in the first inning, with his three-run homer coming off reliever Tommy Nance in the sixth.
Damning Folarin Balogun stat sums up USA’s defeat to Belgium as World Cup run ends
The USMNT lost to Belgium 4-1 in Seattle, eliminating them from World Cup 2026 and preventing their first quarter-final appearance since 2002. Folarin Balogun had minimal impact in the match despite being on the field.
New biobased polymers exhibit excellent tensile properties beyond polyolefins
Biobased poly(ester amide)s made from inedible biorenewables were developed with tensile properties exceeding those of commodity plastics. These polymers can be easily chemically recycled and perform better mechanically in film applications than polyolefins.
How an interstellar comet sheds light on universe's 'cosmic noon'
An interstellar comet designated 3I/Atlas entered our solar system last year, providing astronomers with data about distant galaxies and cosmic origins. NASA's detailed observations confirmed it was a natural comet rather than an alien spacecraft and revealed information about its ancient extraterrestrial composition.
Bitcoin Rebounds to $64,000 After Strategy Selloff as Options and ETFs Turn Bullish
Bitcoin rebounded to near $64,000 following a significant selloff from Strategy. Options markets and ETF flows shifted to bullish positioning ahead of Federal Reserve minutes.
Chinese Firms Leave Nvidia for Local AI Suppliers, Survey Shows
Chinese companies are switching from Nvidia's advanced accelerators to domestic silicon suppliers due to US tensions. A survey shows this shift is reshaping AI infrastructure development and advancing China's goal of reducing dependence on American technology.
Bitcoin Rebounds As Softer Jobs Data Lifts Rate-Cut Hopes
Softer U.S. jobs data increased expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. Bitcoin rose on this development as investors shifted toward riskier assets in anticipation of monetary easing.
AI system translates protein sequences into text, helping reveal functions of unknown proteins
An AI system called BetaDescribe translates protein sequences into natural-language descriptions, revealing protein functions. The system was developed by researchers from Technion and Tel Aviv University and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Himalayan pangolin emerges as distinct species, 189 years after first described
A Himalayan pangolin identified 189 years ago has now been confirmed as a distinct species separate from previously known pangolins. The animal has distinctive ears and significantly more trunk scales than any other recorded pangolin species.
‘They have Messi, but we have Salah’: Egypt prepare to take on Argentina
Egypt advanced past Australia in a penalty shootout to face Argentina in the World Cup Last 16. Mohamed Salah converted a scuffed penalty in Dallas after missing in Egypt's previous two shootouts, including a World Cup qualifier against Senegal four years ago.
The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human
An AI agent executed a ransomware attack's technical components for the first documented time, though a human selected the target, established infrastructure, and provided stolen credentials. The attack demonstrates AI's capability in automated exploitation while revealing that human decision-making remained essential for victim selection and initial setup.
Thrive Holdings Raises $2 Billion to Buy and Rewire Services Firms With AI
Thrive Holdings is raising approximately $2 billion from investors including Altimeter Capital, D1 Capital Partners, and SoftBank to acquire and restructure traditional services businesses using AI technology. The one-year-old holding company was founded by Thrive Capital, an OpenAI investor.
SEC Names JPMorgan Veteran Paul Knight as COO
Paul Knight, a JPMorgan veteran and former SEC official, was named the Securities and Exchange Commission's new chief operating officer. The SEC is prioritizing faster action on cryptocurrency, market structure, and investor protection initiatives.
Klarna’s Bid Tests Whether FinTech Scale Needs a Charter
Klarna filed applications with Utah and federal regulators to establish a federally insured industrial bank. The Swedish fintech company seeks authority to operate Klarna Bank USA as a Utah-chartered industrial bank.
As East Africa’s oceans change, coastal women build new livelihoods
Climate change and industrial fishing are depleting fish stocks across East Africa's coastline, threatening ocean-dependent livelihoods. Coastal women in Kenya are transitioning to community tourism and mangrove restoration projects as alternative income sources.
Ripple Secures Full MiCA License, Completing EU Compliance
Ripple obtained full Crypto Asset Service Provider authorization from Luxembourg's financial regulator, completing its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation compliance requirements. The license enables Ripple to offer crypto services across the European Union under the MiCA framework.
Anthropic's new "J-lens" reveals a silent workspace inside Claude that mirrors a leading theory of consciousness
Anthropic researchers discovered that Claude language models have developed an internal "J-space," a small zone of reportable concepts surrounded by larger automatic processing, mirroring the global workspace theory of human consciousness. The finding uses a new mathematical technique to reveal this privileged internal structure that the company says is already reshaping how it monitors AI systems for safety risks.
‘Best host in the world’: Mexico keep spirits up after England heartbreak
Mexico exited the tournament after losing to England in the last 16, despite having previously drawn 1.4 million people to the streets following a victory over Ecuador. The country maintained high spirits and pride despite the defeat, with fans continuing celebrations in bars and smaller streets throughout Mexico City.
Stripe’s Stablecoin Infrastructure Platform Bridge Secures MiCA and EMI Authorizations Across EU Member States
Bridge, Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure platform, obtained CASP authorization under EU's MiCA regulation and an EMI license from Luxembourg. These dual approvals allow Bridge to operate its services across all 27 EU member states.
Klarna Applies for US Banking License
Klarna submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the FDIC to establish Klarna Bank USA as a Utah-chartered industrial bank. The proposed bank will operate as a new entity separate from Klarna's existing digital banking and buy-now-pay-later services.
Judge upholds the verdict that Musk defrauded Twitter investors
A federal judge upheld a jury's finding that Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors during his $44 billion takeover in 2022. The judge denied Musk's motion to overturn the verdict, which a San Francisco jury reached in March regarding two of his May 2022 tweets.
US Treasury Report Warns AI Bubble Could Trigger Economic Disruption
A U.S. Treasury draft report warns that an AI market collapse could cause economic disruption similar to the dotcom bubble from 25 years ago. Career Treasury analysts found that AI firms are more deeply entrenched in the economy than dot-com companies were.