California jury in Elon Musk lawsuit unanimously sides with OpenAI
A U.S. jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world’s richest
World Gymnastics lifts all restrictions on Russian, Belarusian athletes
World Gymnastics has lifted all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, allowing them to return to international competitions under their national flags with immediate effect
Challenges and missteps early in Congo’s Ebola outbreak likely delayed detection, sources say
Burial rituals allowed the virus to spread before alarms were raised, while testing missteps delayed detection, according to sources. Experts say delays could hurt efforts
Breaking down claim Trump admin is evicting bison from federal land
The rumor is based on decision by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to revoke federal grazing permits for bison owned by one conservation group.
Forest Service, timber companies are spraying weedkiller glyphosate on forests. We dug into proof
While the EPA insists the benefits of glyphosate outweigh potential risks, the World Health Organization’s cancer center is skeptical.
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.