Anthropic’s co-founder will speak at the Vatican launch of the pope’s AI encyclical
Pope Leo XIV will personally present his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on 25 May at the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and one of the speakers alongside him
Omnia and Casa dos Ventos sign $2bn power deal anchoring TikTok’s Brazil data centre
The Pátria-controlled data-centre developer is buying renewable power from Brazil’s largest independent generator to underwrite a 200 MW campus in Pecém, the first ByteDance facility
World Cup 2026: Will violence and protests test Mexico’s cohost status?
Fans and rights groups have raised safety concerns in Mexico, which opens the FIFA World Cup on June 11 .
Philippines launches VP Duterte impeachment trial amid political division
Senate court established despite following House leadership changes and a shootout.
A blast from the past: The “interstitium,” the inspiration for that recent awful NYT acupuncture article
I’m on vacation this week and decided to repost a 2018 article that I had written for my other blog (but never published on SBM)
What we know about Israel’s interception of Gaza aid flotilla
Israeli forces have intercepted multiple vessels from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters.
Pop singer Shakira acquitted by Spanish court of tax fraud
A Spanish court acquitted Colombian singer Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return some $87 million Cdn in fines and interest
Canadians among activists detained on Gaza flotilla after Israeli interception
Israel’s navy intercepted an activist flotilla in waters off Cyprus on Monday, halting the group’s latest effort to challenge a blockade of Gaza.
At least 100 deaths reported in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo as six Americans exposed
One of the six Americans is experiencing symptoms, according to media reports. One province in Congo reports 390 cases.
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon passes 3,000, officials say
It marks a grim milestone in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since March, despite a nominal ceasefire.
Judge rules gun and writings are admissible in Luigi Mangione’s New York murder trial
Other items found with Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s will not be allowed to be presented in court, the judge ruled.
What is Ebola and why is stopping this outbreak so difficult?
An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare strain and is in an area affected by conflict.
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test
Canada’s national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive
2 arrested after breaking into Punch the monkey enclosure in Japan, zoo says
Two people were arrested in Japan after breaking into the viral macaque Punch’s enclosure, according to the zoo.