30 May 2026
Last year’s MacBook Pro is now back down to its lowest price in Amazon deal
When it comes to lightweight and yet powerful laptops, Apple has quite a prolific lineup just for that job. With their own latest M5 processor, a great option for efficiency on their own OS, giving them plenty of performance and longevity. So if you’re looking to pick one up for yourself or a senior, you can get some great savings on it.
30 May 2026
‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies
On a Friday evening in late April, Cathy Tie, the Canadian serial entrepreneur and self-styled “Biotech Barbie”, is centre stage at New York City’s famous Carnegie Hall, performing Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No 2 on a gleaming Steinway grand piano, accompanied by an orchestra. Her floor-length pink tulle gown shimmers with gold sequins; her dark hair cascades in waves over her caped shoulders.…
30 May 2026
Labor share of income hits record low as corporate profits soar
Workers at the Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit Workers’ share of US economic output has fallen to its lowest level since the government began keeping records in 1947, according to data the Commerce Department released Thursday. The share captured by corporate profits rose to the highest since 1950.
30 May 2026
Elon Musk strikes down reports on SpaceX IPO rumors
Elon Musk has firmly denied recent media reports suggesting that SpaceX has reduced its target valuation for an upcoming initial public offering. The denial came directly from the SpaceX and Tesla frontman on his social media platform X, where he responded with a single word, “False,” to a post from ZeroHedge that cited Bloomberg sources.
29 May 2026
Anthropic’s Seven Cofounders Are Now Worth A Combined $116 Billion
When Anthropic announced on Thursday that it had raised $65 billion at an eye-watering valuation of $965 billion, it didn’t just become the most valuable AI startup in the world, eclipsing $852 billion-valued archrival OpenAI. It also ballooned the individual fortunes of Anthropic’s seven cofounders — more than doubling their net worths to $16.6 billion apiece, Forbes estimates.
29 May 2026
Meta lays off more than 2,000 from Menlo Park headquarters
A visitor stands by a sign in front of Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images New records show thousands of Bay Area employees are on Meta’s chopping block, all part of a 10% layoff announced last week expected to affect 8,000 worldwide.
29 May 2026
The Apple Car Is Finally Here
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29 May 2026
Chinese AI Models Lead OpenRouter Traffic: Coding Gains Come With China Data Risk
Three days after OpenRouter raised a $113 million Series B and disclosed that weekly traffic on its platform had reached 25 trillion tokens — five times higher than six months earlier — the most important question for developers choosing between its 400-plus listed models is not which model runs fastest. It is which model brings a legal obligation to share data with a foreign government.
29 May 2026
Blue Origin explosion threatens to delay NASA's moon program
The destruction of Blue Origin's unmanned New Glenn rocket in a catastrophic launchpad explosion, along with apparently severe damage to the company's only launch pad, sent shock waves through the U.S. space community Friday.
