Stripe wants to own the toll booth between AI models, for ~$10bn
Stripe wants a foothold in AI, and it is willing to pay dearly for it. The payments company is in talks to buy OpenRouter for
Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people
France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.
Born too soon: Premature babies fight for survival in Gaza
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is causing a surge in premature births and endangering mothers’ health.
Guterres arrives in Syria in first official visit by a UN chief in 17 years
The UN chief will meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was under UN Security Council sanctions until last year.
Trump takes swipes at press during White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia
US military says it disabled a tanker that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.
The pop band who went from playing for rescue dogs to selling out arenas
The group discuss disastrous gigs, putting political action into music and the meaning of “queer pop”.
Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain
A fast-moving wildfire, one of many raging across Spain, bore down on the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex on Friday, forcing an evacuation and temporarily
Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states’ lawsuit moves toward trial
Paramount Skydance agreed to a longer-term delay of its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, preventing the companies from combining until after a judge
Trump touts his accomplishments and relationship with the press at Correspondents’ Dinner
Tweety McTreason gave lengthy speech at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he insulted his political rivals and touted his accomplishments and relationship with
Bags in vehicle of man fatally shot by ICE did not contain drugs, Texas DA says
HOUSTON — A substance investigators found in a van driven by a man fatally shot by ICE earlier this month was not an illegal narcotic
‘Bomb after bomb’: CNN pundits rip into Trump’s ‘mean and small’ WHCD speech
President Tweety McTreason’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech drew sharp criticism from CNN pundits immediately after it finished. On Friday night, Trump delivered his first
Trump mixes jokes with jibes at press dinner – and says he’ll run for president again
President Tweety McTreason has joked he will seek another term in the Oval Office as he attended the White House correspondents’ dinner.
Trump trashes his own ‘freaking stupid speech’ at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Tweety McTreason slammed the writing and jokes in his own speech for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. On Friday night, Trump delivered an hour-long