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Berkshire Hathaway AI strategy: Greg Abel bets on data-center power
Greg Abel explains Berkshire's Alphabet bet, data-center power plans, and cautious view of the US housing market.
Waymo expands driverless robotaxi service to 3 major US cities
Alphabet-owned Waymo has opened public robotaxi access in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, bringing its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to 14 cities.
Google defeats US bid to force ad tech sale
Google defeated the U.S. Department of Justice's effort to force a sale of its online advertising exchange in Virginia, marking a key antitrust ruling.
HHS spins a tale of a would-be content creator child
The next DSM and the algorithm, an unexpected discovery on alpha-gal syndrome, and more health news from Morning Rounds
Berkshire CEO Abel sees opportunity for energy business from AI
Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Greg Abel said on Wednesday he sees significant opportunities for the conglomerate's energy business from the buildout of AI data centers, after Berkshire made Google parent Alphabet its third-largest common stock holding.
Berkshire CEO Abel sees opportunity for energy business from AI
NEW YORK, Sep 2 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Greg Abel said on Wednesday he sees significant opportunities for the conglomerate's energy business from the buildout of AI data centers, after Berkshire made Google parent Alphabet its ...
Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)
"None of us will be here when this journey ends, and that is the point."
ESA, NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Navigation, Science Maintenance
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:40 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to replace a retroflector, install jumper cables, prepare the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer for future maintenance, and replace a high-definition camera.
If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?
The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri.
Why Alphabet (GOOGL) Is Proving AI Can Strengthen Its Search Business
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, an investment management company, released its “Value Equity Fund” Q2 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund delivered a 4.32% total return in Q2 2026, underperforming the 13.87% gain for the Russell 1000 Value Index and the 15.20% return for the S&P 500, while […]
As Nvidia rumors swirl, Hugging Face unveils a $399 robot
Hugging Face unveils Microduck, a $399 AI robot for hands-on learning.
China's Internet celebrates Z.ai claiming ownership of Ox Alpha
Chinese fans rejoiced at Z.ai claiming ownership of Ox Aloha, lauding the startup's new model and its use of domestic AI chips.
Alpharetta Mall May Convert to Mixed-Use Entertainment Center
The North Point Mall may be transformed into a sports-adjacent, mixed-use entertainment center. In a major move for professional sports in Georgia, the Alpharetta City Council voted to approve a vision to transform North Point Mall into a sports-adjacent, mixed-use entertainment district. Its all contingent on the NHL awarding a franchise team to the North Point ...
Jordan Smith is the "alpha" on Arkansas basketball roster
Jordan Smith isn't just a great athlete; he's a winner.
AMC Entertainment: Watch The Share Count
AMC Entertainment's unit economics have improved, with breakeven free cash flow at ~$10.4B domestic box office. Read why AMC stock is a Buy.
Alpharetta OKs North Point sports and entertainment district
A plan to transform North Point Mall into a massive sports and entertainment district received city council approval Aug. 24, paving the way for a potential National Hockey League franchise in Alpharetta. In a 4-3 vote, council members approved a master plan amendment, rezoning, a conditional use permit and variances for a mixed-use development anchored by a 20,000-seat hockey arena.
Lone Star vibes: Six Flags Entertainment is returning to its Texas roots
Six Flags (FUN) will move its HQ to Arlington, Texas in 2027, boosting support for its parks network and operations—get the latest stock and strategy...
North Point Mall: Redevelopment plan for hockey arena, entertainment district approved
The Alpharetta City Council has approved a plan to redevelop North Point Mall into a massive entertainment district.
Alpharetta weighs North Point sports, entertainment district
Jamestown, a developer, is seeking approvals for a sports and entertainment district that would transform Alpharetta’s North Point Mall. The requests cleared the city’s planning commission in a 4-3 vote Aug. 6.
Who made Ox Alpha? The mystery AI is turning heads in Silicon Valley.
Ox Alpha, a mysterious AI model, debuted on OpenRouter on Thursday. Its origins are unknown, though some suspect a Chinese lab.
Multilingual people may have brains up to 13 years younger
People who speak several languages may have brains that age more slowly, with four-language speakers showing brains that appeared about 13 years younger than those of monolinguals. Starting earlier and becoming highly fluent were also linked to a stronger effect.
Zigazoo taps entertainment veteran as CEO to lead Gen Alpha expansion
Zigazoo, creator of the world’s largest social platform for kids, has just named veteran kids‑entertainment executive Ashley Mady as its new CEO, a move the
Google to buy Spirit Airlines business data for $10 million
Alphabet's Google is acquiring internal business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for $10 million, saying it plans to use the data for product development and training its AI models.
Jodi's Journal: Generation Alpha and the summer of squishies
The youngest generation of consumers is speaking -- and beginning to enter the workplace. What Gen Alpha's viral toy moment shows about the broader way to engage them.
Wiregrass farmers embrace new ag tech as HudsonAlpha program brings science to the field
Grant-funded program tests soil product and integrates drone imaging on four Wiregrass farms.
Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding, agent workflows
Alphabet's Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash on Thursday, its latest AI model designed for software coding and automated business tasks, but offered no details on when its flagship Pro model will be released.
Carl Icahn bid $34 a share for Caesars Entertainment last month
Carl Icahn’s $34-per-share bid for Caesars beat Tilman Fertitta’s $31 deal and was the only go-shop offer.
Alphabet's AI Story No Longer Runs Through The Business That Funds Everything Else
The advertising line management once pointed to for AI money has been speeding up, not slowing down.
Much-wishlisted 100-player shooter Wardogs gets an early access release date and promises refunds for anyone unhappy with the closed beta
Indie multiplayer shooter Wardogs will soon be available to anyone who doesn't want to wait around of a closed alpha invite.
Quantum trade moves beyond science fiction: AlphaCheck
Two newly public quantum computing companies are about to report earnings. Their results will test the appetite for the budding technology that has captivated some corners on Wall Street.
Starz Entertainment's Stock Is Powerful, But It Still Rates As A Hold
Starz Entertainment Corp. stock outlook: technical momentum vs. leverage and cash flow risks. Click for this STRZ update.
Business Restructuring Review Vol. 25 No. 4 July-August 2026
In This Issue New York Bankruptcy Court: Premature Allegations of Creditor Mistreatment Insufficient to Deny Chapter 15 Recognition of Foreign Restructuring Proceeding In In re ARD Finance, S.A., No. 25-12794 (MG), 2026 WL 817458 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York was presented with a petition seeking chapter 15 recognition of Luxembourg's recently enacted bankruptcy law governing judicial reorganization proceedings. The court granted the petition, turning aside challenges to recognition voiced by a creditor group arguing that recognition should be denied based upon allegations of unfairness to creditors in the Luxembourg proceeding that would make recognition manifestly contrary to U.S. public policy. According to the bankruptcy court, recognition was warranted because: (i) the rules and procedures governing the proceeding under Luxembourg law were fundamentally fair; (ii) the petition otherwise satisfied chapter 15's recognition requirements; and (iii) the creditor group's allegations were premature, given the fact that the Luxembourg court presiding over the debtor's restructuring proceeding had not confirmed a restructuring plan, and all creditors had the right to participate fully and voice their objections in the proceeding (including the right to appeal an order approving a plan). [read more …] Florida Bankruptcy Court Examines Scope of Discovery in Chapter 15 Cases In In re Banco Master, S.A., No. 25-24568-SMG, 2026 WL 931729 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Apr. 6, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida granted in part and denied in part post-recognition motions filed by an insider of a foreign debtor seeking to bar or limit discovery sought by the debtor's foreign representative concerning allegedly voidable transfers involving the debtors' U.S. real property. According to the court: (i) although chapter 15 includes its own discovery provisions among the relief that may be granted to a foreign representative, the expansive discovery available in cases under other chapters of the Bankruptcy Code is also available in chapter 15 cases; (ii) the discovery sought by the foreign representative was permissible; (iii) discovery regarding matters that were the subject of a pending adversary proceeding had to be undertaken under the more restrictive rules applicable to such proceedings; and (iv) a discovery request would be barred to the extent that it sought production of documents or testimony from a subpoenaed entity that exceeded the geographic limitations specified in such rules. [read more …] Delaware District Court Affirms Chapter 15 Recognition Order Enforcing Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases In U.S. Int'l Dev. Fin. Corp. v. Credito Real S.A.B. de C.V. SOFOM, E.N.R. (In re Credito Real S.A.B. de C.V. SOFOM, E.N.R.), 677 B.R. 192 (D. Del. 2026), appeal filed, No. 26-2356 (3d Cir. June 5, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware affirmed a bankruptcy court order granting chapter 15 recognition to a Mexican "concurso mercantile" proceeding and enforcing nonconsensual third-party releases approved by the Mexican court. Agreeing with the bankruptcy court that the releases were not manifestly contrary to U.S. public policy, the district court concluded: "It is well settled that U.S. bankruptcy courts can give effect to foreign orders in recognized foreign proceedings pursuant to the authority granted in Chapter 15, even when those orders contain relief unavailable under U.S. law. [The appellant's] arguments misconstrue the Supreme Court's narrow holding in Purdue, applicable in Chapter 11 cases, as well as the statutory framework of Chapter 15 and its core policy objectives. Accordingly, I will affirm the Enforcement Order." The ruling has been appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. [read more …] Fifth Circuit: Bankruptcy Court, Not State Court, Had Jurisdiction to Allow or Disallow Administrative Expense Claim In Storey Minerals Ltd. v. EP Energy E&P Co., LP (Matter of EP Energy E&P Co., LP), 169 F.4th 609 (5th Cir. 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed lower courts' rulings disallowing a creditor's administrative expense claim. It also rejected the creditor's argument that, because the claims were predicated on state law, a state court should adjudicate the merits of the state law causes of action before the bankruptcy court could allow or disallow the claim as an administrative expense. According to the Fifth Circuit, even though the causes of action were based on state law, the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction to determine whether the creditor's claims should be conferred with administrative expense priority in the debtors' chapter 11 case. [read more …] New York Bankruptcy Court: Dismissal of Involuntary Chapter 11 Case Filed Prior to Commencement of Foreign Restructuring Proceeding Unwarranted In In re Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd., No. 25-10745 (PB), 2026 WL 592250 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3. 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York considered the bona fides of an involuntary chapter 11 petition filed by certain holders of U.S. dollar-denominated notes against a holding company for a group of Chinese property development companies that filed a restructuring proceeding in the Cayman Islands after the noteholders filed the involuntary chapter 11 petition. The court denied the debtor's motion to dismiss the chapter 11 case. Given the timing of the filing of the Cayman Islands restructuring proceeding, the absence of any progress in the proceeding for seven months, the debtor's need to restructure notes governed by U.S. law, and the debtor's lack of any meaningful contacts to the Cayman Islands, dismissal of the chapter 11 case was unwarranted under the applicable provision of the Bankruptcy Code, international comity, or the doctrine of forum non conveniens. [read more …] Bankruptcy Court Evaluates Trustee's Authority to Sell Avoidance Actions and Right of Target Defendants to Object In In re Law Enf't Officers Sec. Union, No. 24-70277-JAD, 2026 WL 560452 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. Feb. 27, 2026), a chapter 7 trustee sought court approval to sell certain avoidance actions to a creditor of the debtor's estate. Potential targets of the subject avoidance actions objected, arguing that such claims were nontransferable powers of the trustee rather than saleable estate property and urging the court to approve their competing settlement with the trustee. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania disagreed with the potential defendants, holding that they lacked standing to object to the proposed sale, that avoidance actions are indeed estate property, and that the sale—rather than the settlement—best served the estate's interests. [read more …] U.S. Supreme Court Bankruptcy Roundup in Brief In Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction Inc., No. 25-6, 2026 WL 1686028 (U.S. June 11, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Fifth Circuit decision judicially estopping a chapter 13 debtor from asserting a personal injury claim against a construction company because the debtor failed to disclose the claim during his bankruptcy case. In so ruling, the Court held that "[t]he Fifth Circuit erred by artificially narrowing its inquiry to whether the debtor had knowledge of the underlying facts or a potential motive to conceal the claim." It represents the first time that the Court has applied judicial estoppel in the bankruptcy context, although it has suggested in other contexts that it may be inappropriate where an inconsistent legal position resulted from "inadvertence or mistake." Also in June, the Court denied petitions for certiorari in a few notable bankruptcy cases. [read more …] Newsworthy Heather Lennox (Cleveland/New York) (Star Individual), Bruce Bennett (Los Angeles) (Senior Statesperson), Kevyn D. Orr (Washington) (Eminent Practitioner), Gregory M. Gordon (Dallas) (Band 1), Carl E. Black (Cleveland), Corinne Ball (New York) (Senior Statesperson), Brad B. Erens (Chicago), Jeffrey B. Ellman (Atlanta), T. Daniel Reynolds (Cleveland), and Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York) were recognized as leading lawyers in the practice area Bankruptcy/Restructuring in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business. The 2026 edition of Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers ranked the following lawyers: Corinne Ball (New York) (Hall of Fame), Bruce Bennett (Los Angeles), Carl E. Black (Cleveland), Jeffrey B. Ellman (Atlanta), Brad B. Erens (Chicago), Gregory M. Gordon (Dallas), Heather Lennox (Cleveland/New York), Joshua M. Mester (Los Angeles), and Kevyn D. Orr (Washington). Fabienne Beuzit (Paris) and Jasper Berkenbosch (Amsterdam) were among the "Leading Individuals" ranked in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA guide in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency or Insolvency. Rodolphe Carrière (Paris) was named a "Next Generation Partner" in the practice area Insolvency. Sid Pepels (Amsterdam) was selected by Global Restructuring Review's 40 under 40 2026. He was identified as a Rising Star within the global cross-border restructuring community. Global Restructuring Review is a leading digital subscription service, news outlet, and information platform dedicated exclusively to cross-border insolvency and corporate restructuring law. Fabienne Beuzit (Paris), Rodolphe Carrière (Paris), and Isabelle Maury (Paris) were recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in France™ in the practice area Insolvency and Reorganization Law. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "Comity and Fairness are Critical to Granting Additional Assistance under Chapter 15: A Canadian Reverse Vesting Order and Related Releases in Proceedings Involving Canadian and U.S.-Affiliated Companies Are Approved" was published in the June 24, 2026, edition of the New York Law Journal. An article written by Caitlin K. Cahow (Detroit) titled "New York Bankruptcy Court Weighs In on Adequate Assurance of Future Performance under Assigned Leases and Chapter 11 Plan Exculpation Provisions" was published on June 8, 2026, in Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Trisha L. Mowbray (Real Estate; Chicago) and Ryan Sims (Washington) titled "Chapter 11 Plan that Abridged Non-Debtor Lessee's Rights to Remain in Possession After Rejection Unconfirmable as Having Been Proposed in Bad Faith" was published on June 16, 2026, in the Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable. An article written by Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York), Corinne Ball (New York), Isel M. Perez (Miami), and David S. Torborg (Washington) titled "Texas Bankruptcy Court Adopts Barnet Rule Requiring Foreign Debtor to Have U.S. Assets to Be Eligible for Chapter 15 Relief" was published on June 10, 2026, in Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Daniel J. Merrett (Atlanta) and Nathaniel Parr (Atlanta) titled "Southern District of Texas Clarifies Post-Purdue Course for Consensual Third-Party Releases and Gatekeeping Provisions" was published on June 11, 2026, in Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "LMEs, Sophisticated Investors and Equitable Mootness: The Fifth and Third Circuits Warn Against Testing the Limits of Chapter 11" was published in the June 2026 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. Nicholas J. Morin (New York) was quoted in an article titled "Serta Ruling Offers Damages Road Map in Lender-on-Lender Disputes," published by Bloomberg Law on July 7, 2026. The article discussed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez's July 7, 2026, ruling that participating lenders in Serta Simmons Bedding's 2020 non-pro rata uptier exchange breached the credit agreement's ratable-sharing provision, and awarding excluded lenders more than $261 million in damages. The opinion resolves six years of litigation related to Serta's 2020 transaction, where it raised $200 million in new financing and exchanged $1.2 billion of term loans for $875 million in superpriority debt. Judge Lopez found that the debt-for-debt exchange constituted a "payment" under the credit agreement, requiring proportional sharing among lenders, and dismissed various defenses raised by the participating lenders. The case is Serta Simmons Bedding LLC v. AG Centre Street Partnership (In re Serta Simmons Bedding LLC), 2026 WL 1968535 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Jul. 7, 2026). The New York Law Journal has recognized Andrew M. Butler (New York) as a 2026 "Rising Star" in Restructuring/Bankruptcy as part of the New York Legal Awards. The Rising Star category recognizes New York's most promising lawyers age 40 and under who have distinguished themselves through exceptional legal work, leadership, and contributions to the profession. Lawyer Spotlight: Daniel J. Merrett Dan Merrett, a partner in the Atlanta Office, has spent nearly 20 years representing all manner of stakeholders in complex corporate restructurings and chapter 11 reorganizations. His practice extends to related transactions and disputes involving acquisitions; divestitures; credit facilities; securities; environmental obligations; and vendor, employee, and governance matters. Dan has substantial experience managing mass tort liabilities, including the restructurings and related chapter 11 cases of affiliates of Georgia Pacific and Johnson & Johnson, implemented to resolve asbestos and talc liabilities. He also represents key parties in energy and infrastructure matters, including facility owners, EPC contractors, and joint-venture parties. Dan was a key player in the restructuring teams in the historic bankruptcies of the City of Detroit and Chrysler. His other significant representations in chapter 11 cases include AFA Foods, Alpha Natural Resources, Dana Corporation, M&G Chemicals, McDermott International, Monster/CareerBuilder, Transtar Industries, and Westinghouse. He is licensed in both the United States and England & Wales and recognized in restructuring by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers.
Flutter Entertainment: Let's Not Only Focus On U.S. Sportsbook Growth
Flutter Entertainment plc reported weak Q2 results and a slight downgrade to the 2026 financial guidance. Click here to read an analysis of FLUT stock now.
Google shakes up AI leadership. Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO.
Some of Google's top AI leaders are leaving their roles, with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis taking another role at Alphabet and Jeff Dean leaving.
Curt Cignetti talks like college football's alpha, but Indiana's schedule says otherwise
The reigning national champion Hoosiers are not scheduled to face a Power Four opponent or Notre Dame in non-conference until 2030
Flutter Entertainment officially ends its London Stock Exchange listing
Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) delists from the London Stock Exchange and trades only on the NYSE. Get the reasons and what to watch before Aug.
Why Tesla selling its China business could be a negative for shareholders
Tesla China spin-off rumors: analysts warn a sale could erase humanoid/robotaxi upside and cut TSLA value.
Google pulls AI feature after users create fake satellite images
Google paused a new AI feature in Google Earth after it created realistic fake satellite images.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment: The Calendar Is Becoming The Growth Engine
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is now more of an earnings-driven story, with valuation upside hinging on operational improvements. See why MSGE stock is a buy.
Alphabet rolls back AI image generation in Google Earth over policy violations
Alphabet's Google said on Friday it was rolling back an AI image-generation feature it had introduced in Google Earth just a day ago, after users shared images that appeared to violate the company's policies.
The power plant players unlocking the grid | Investors Lab
History is full of aha moments where an apparent failure was actually the breakthrough people didn't know they needed. Take champagne, discovered when French winemakers kept finding their bottles exploding under pressure. Or sticky notes, developed from a glue that was rejected by leadership at 3M for being too weak, but later redeployed for the purpose we all know and love. Nuclear fusion just experienced another of these serendipitous discoveries. For decades, it wasn't clear how the subatomic particles known as alpha particles would affect the turbulence that drains heat from a reactor's core, preventing the reactor from reaching self-sustaining fusion. Now, new simulations suggest that the particles help. The new research turns what was once viewed as a potential operational hindrance into a critical performance booster. SN's Emily Conover has the info blast.
Google Shuts Down Its Nobel-Prize Winning AlphaFold Project As It Focuses On Gemini
DeepMind's award-winning AlphaFold team is no more.
Google DeepMind dismantles Nobel-winning AlphaFold team in strategy shift
Landmark project that solved protein folding gives way to a wider race to build AI systems for scientific discovery
Data centers: The business structure that's reshaping AI infrastructure finance
Learn how data center REITs fund AI/HPC growth via joint ventures and institutional capital, plus stocks to watch and rising regulation risks—read now.
Strategy buys preferred stock in past week instead of bitcoin, hit to business model signaled
Strategy (MSTR) was trading higher as the bitcoin treasury company announced a repurchase of its preferred stock instead of buying bitcoin in the past week.
Fertitta Entertainment’s buyout of Caesars progresses
Fertitta’s $17.6B all-cash Caesars deal advances after a Nevada Gaming Board hearing.
State senator, law enforcement host brunch to tackle minority mental health, teen and domestic violence
On Saturday, Missouri Sen. Barbara Ann Washington and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated brought community members together to discuss ways to address mental health challenges in Kansas City.
Confusion for residents after Legionella bacteria found in Lower East Side building
Residents are confused about water issues at an apartment Complex in Alphabet City.
Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spending climbs
Alphabet's first cash burn on record has jolted investors awaiting more Big Tech results next week as soaring AI spending strains one of the world's most profitable companies, and the pain is only expected to increase.
Samsung Says Smart Glasses Privacy Concerns Need Industrywide Fix
Samsung Electronics Co. showcased the smart glasses it developed in partnership with Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, offering new details around battery life and durability ahead of a release this fall.
AMC Entertainment's Strong Showing Was Well-Deserved (Upgrade)
AMC Entertainment delivered a strong Q2 FY2026, with revenue up 14.2% to $1.60B and adjusted EPS beating expectations. Read more on AMC stock here.
AMC Entertainment soars after strong earnings, massive weekend for The Odyssey
AMC stock jumps after Q2 earnings beat as revenue hits $1.6B and EBITDA surges 70% on strong box office trends.
Warren Buffett's message to investors: Be careful
Warren Buffett called out widespread gambling on stocks and the huge amounts being spent on AI. He also discussed his Alphabet wager.
What is alpha-gal syndrome? Know the signs, prevention of emerging condition
There’s a type of food allergy you might not expect because it doesn’t come from foods like peanuts, dairy, wheat or soy -- it actually comes from tick bites.
Sphere Entertainment: Too Many Unanswered Questions
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) rated Sell: high capex, unproven sphere demand, $330M depreciation drag and premium valuation. See more details here.
‘Extremely frustrating:’ Alpharetta businesses fed up with years-long Highway 9 construction project
The project includes widening Highway 9 to four lanes.
Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here's how it actually performs
From AI workflows to battery life and security, here's what it's really like to live with Vertu's luxury foldable every day.
Lucky Strike Entertainment: Gutter Ball
LUCK stock outlook: declining brand interest, high debt, and a 22% EV/EBITDA premium despite just 2% forward EBITDA growth: read why it’s a SELL now.
Allston Gordon building: Alpha Management takes over; stores wary
After a longtime landlord sold one of Allston's most iconic commercial buildings, tenants say they are facing steep rent hikes, costly new fees, and the possibility of having to leave the place they've called home for decades.
Google workers rally for job security at Mountain View HQ
Google workers, led by Alphabet Workers Union, held a protest calling for layoff protections and urging CEO Sundar Pichai to address job security.
Google Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal Goals
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is months behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful flagship AI model, because the company has been taking time to try to improve its capabilities, particularly in coding, according to people familiar with the matter.
Alpharetta business owners slam road construction project delays
Alpharetta business owners say they are frustrated that a road construction project has been delayed for years, citing damaged driveways, lane closures and other issues that hinder customers from reaching them.
Amazon's Next Business Is Hiding Inside Its Delivery Network
Amazon launches Supply Chain Services to offer cheaper parcel delivery and boost logistics efficiency. Click here to read my most recent analysis of AMZN.
Protecting yourself against alpha-gal syndrome
Alpha-gal syndrome, sometimes called red meat allergy or tick bite meat allergy, can have an impact far beyond what’s on someone’s dinner plate.
'Soulframe': Sign Up by July 13 for "Unlimited Play Until Official Launch"
©Digital ExtremesTo celebrate TennoCon 2026, Digital Extremes is granting permanent access to the pre-alpha 'Preludes' phase of its new fantasy action RPG, 'Soulframe.Previous...
Seaport Entertainment: Bill Ackman's Hidden Gem
Seaport Entertainment has irreplaceable experiential real estate assets, including NYC’s South Street Seaport and Las Vegas. Read why SEG stock is a strong buy.
College of Public Health Students, Faculty Participates in National Gardening Conference
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health was well-represented at the 2026 American Community Gardening Association National Conference, “Pathways to Food Security: Localizing Solutions.” The college’s Center for Research, Health, and Society and the Community Garden Health Block collaborated with the host…
This 12-year-old created an AI receptionist to help small businesses
Mana Jampala is a Gen Alpha founder who is already building enterprise tools using ChatGPT and Claude Code.
Zoox grows number of active users as robotaxi wars continue
Amazon's Zoox doubles active users in 2026, challenging Alphabet's Waymo in the robotaxi market with expansions in major U.S. cities.
Comcast's Sky to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment unit for up to £1.6B
Sky (Comcast) to buy ITV’s Media & Entertainment unit for up to £1.6B, targeting £200M synergies and a £2.1B content deal—get the key terms now.
Borscht Belt entertainment
Borscht Belt entertainment The growth of comedy and music FALLSBURG, NY — The third and newest in a series of programs on the Borscht Belt by local author and …
Marketers pivot to TikTok, YouTube to target Gen Z shoppers
Top marketers are shifting their platform priorities to target Gen Z and Gen Alpha. They are using Pinterest, YouTube, AI tools, and other methods.
Computer scientists develop a new AI tool that rivals AlphaFold 3 in mapping RNA
The method, called RNAbpFlow, was described in a study published on June 30 in Nature Methods, among the most selective journals in computational life sciences.
Xbox has been promising 'State of Decay 3' for years — and now it faces cancellation, despite its trailers and alpha. What are we even doing here?
Increasingly it looks like Xbox's layoffs are going to be catastrophic.
T-Mobile phasing out older plans, moving customers to 5G offerings
T-Mobile is ending legacy wireless plans and auto-upgrading customers to newer, pricier options.
Google Cloud to Offer Specialist AI Models for Science Research
Alphabet Inc.’s Google will start offering specialist artificial intelligence models from software company SandboxAQ through its cloud service, expanding enterprise and research access to technology designed to accelerate drug discovery, materials science and semiconductor manufacturing.
PENN Entertainment: A Cautious Buy As The Turnaround Takes Shape
PENN Entertainment is transitioning from a digital-betting disappointment to a credible turnaround story. Check out why PENN stock is a buy.
India's Yash Raj Films Backs Rusk Media in Vertical Entertainment Push
Bollywood studio Yash Raj Films invests in Rusk Media to build original vertical microdramas and animation IP for Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences.
India’s Yash Raj Films Backs Rusk Media in Vertical Entertainment Push (EXCLUSIVE)
Yash Raj Films has made a strategic investment in Rusk Media, the digital-first entertainment company behind the Alright! TV platform that specializes in original content for Gen Z and Gen Alpha audie...
Manufacturing business cuts ribbon in Putnam County, set to bring 120 jobs to area
The operation is a joint venture between global engineering group Sandvik and mining company Alpha Metallurgical Resources.
Another look at carrots and eyesight; how to get more fiber; why mosquitoes bite some people and not others; plus other stories with Vanderbilt Health sources
AARP reporter Stacey Colino interviewed Milam Brantley, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, in 2020 for a story about whether eating carrots can improve vision. Sacramento Bee reporter Samantha Agate has now used Brantley’s comments in an AI-curated story created by content specialists on the same topic that has been picked up by MSN and others. Prevention magazine interviewed Heidi Silver, RD, PhD, Founding Director of the Vanderbilt Diet, Body Composition, and Human Metabolism Core, for a story about the importance of fiber and how people can get more of it in their diet. William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including: Women’s Health (tick bites and alpha-gal syndrome); The Washington Post (tetanus); and Healthline (why mosquitoes prefer to bite some people and leave others alone). A visit to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt by some Banana Ball baseball players was covered by The Tennessean and WZTV Fox 17 News, and The Tennessean’s story was also picked up by Yahoo! Sports. Clarksville Now published a story written by the Montgomery County Economic Development Team, whointerviewed Bradley Stancombe, MD, professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Neonatology, about the new energy of Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital and how the facility is recruiting physicians. Healio Allergy/Asthma group editorial director Richard Gawel interviewed Mark Rolfsen, MD, Clinical Fellow in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, for a story about his presentation at the American Thoracic Society meeting on metal health outcomes following ICU discharge. Nashville Scene reporter Hannah Herner interviewed James Crowe, MD, Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Antibody Therapeutics, for a story about his efforts to prepare for the next pandemic by isolating antibodies that can neutralize dangerous viruses. Medscape reporter Kathleen Doheny interviewed Neesha Choma, Associate Chief of Staff of Vanderbilt University Hospital, for a story about how hospitals can reduce readmissions.
How should European scientists respond to the US AI kill switch?
Earlier in June, Europe’s worst fears of technological dependence were confirmed when the White House ordered the AI firm Anthropic to stop non-US citizens using its leading models. This kill-switch moment crystalised anxieties in Brussels that the continent, lagging the US on the creation of leading-edge AI models, is now a technological of vassal of Washington. The shock has specific implications for European scientists and universities. Some governments are now worried that with AI being integrated into labs, Donald Trump now has his finger hovering over an off switch for European science. “Having restrictions on this tool, it can have an impact on our own research,” said France’s research minister, Philippe Baptiste, at the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 18.Baptiste, himself a former academic, said that colleagues in mathematics had recently warned him they were now cut off from leading-edge US models, risking their work. “This model is not available anymore now because of the US restriction, and for the first time this had an impact on mathematics,” a field where large language models (LLMs) are making a significant contribution, said Baptiste. So, should European scientists avoid relying on US models in the future? Or would this be a self-harming overreaction? And how is AI being used in science, anyway? What happened?On June 12, it emerged that Washington, citing cybersecurity concerns, had ordered Anthropic to stop non-US citizens using two models: Claude Mythos 5, and Claude Fable 5, a version of Mythos but with guardrails to prevent abuse. Anthropic said Washington’s concerns were overblown. But forced to follow the order, yet with no way to check who was using the models, the company suddenly shut down access for everyone, US citizens included. There’s still no agreement on how to restore broad access. But last week, Bloomberg reported that select US companies, and the US government, still had access to Mythos despite the ban, but the EU’s cybersecurity agency Enisa had been shut out. Class division of researchersIn the longer term, access outside the US should be restored, said Marcel Salathé, co-director of the AI centre at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), because a permanent restriction would be financially ruinous to US AI firms. “Even Trump will eventually budge to economic pressure,” he said.However, US AI firms might end up operating rather like banks, doing due diligence on users of their leading-edge AI models, he went on.European scientists are unlikely to fall foul of such checks, he said. But having a Chinese postgraduate in their lab, or doing a type of research the US disapproved of, could potentially result in access being denied. “It will create a sort of class division of researchers,” he said. More than frontier modelsHowever, successfully deploying AI in science is about far more than just having access to leading LLMs such as Mythos.Instead, many science-specific tools, most famously Alphafold, which predicts protein folding structures, require “far less” computing power to train than frontier models, well within the capabilities of European supercomputers, according to a recent analysis by the Arq Foundation, a Brussel-based AI think tank. Instead, tools such as Alphafold are possible because certain fields, like protein folding, weather prediction or astronomy, have large, clean, standardised datasets that can be used to train predictive models. Rather than compute, “data is the central constraint for AI for science,” the report says. For example, a less powerful physics model trained on CERN’s data “will be more valuable than the best model without certain data,” said Bengüsu Özcan, author of the report. European advantage?Europe could therefore steal a march by using its scientific data and infrastructure to create models US digital giants cannot. “They might actually match or go even beyond what these big [US] companies are doing,” said Özcan.Indeed, some European start-ups hope to create automated testing labs to create the kind of standardised data that could speed up the discovery of new materials. Materials scientists say there’s currently too little data to train models. AI scientistsHowever, even if the bottleneck for AI in science is often data, rather than compute, being at the mercy of the US for LLM access could still become a problem for European scientists. A new class of “AI scientists” based on leading LLMs is also emerging, Özcan’s report says.Unlike domain-specific tools like Alphafold, these try to automate day-to-day scientific work, by providing an overarching tool that coordinates specific models to synthesise existing literature, generate hypotheses or run analysis of data. The problem for Europe, however, is that these tools are sometimes based on US leading models. Google Deepmind’s AI Co-Scientist, for example, is built on Google’s Gemini LLM. Systematic failureThese scientific automation tools are still in their early stages, and still exhibit “systematic failures on scientific tasks,” Özcan’s report says. One of the problems is that the messy, day-to-day process of scientific discovery is largely not documented, meaning LLMs don’t have a good source of data to learn how scientists actually work. Meanwhile, some tasks, such as literature synthesis, don’t typically require access to leading edge models.However, the performance of AI scientific assistants could improve as companies such as Google pour resources into developing them. Rely on US“Unfortunately, for scientific assistants, there is not much we can do right now except rely on US frontier AI,” said Antoine Bosselut, a natural language processing expert based at EPFL. Chinese-built open models, which can run on local computers, lessening the risk of a shutdown, are touted as one alternative to US dependence. There’s also Mistral, once seen as Europe’s main AI hope, but the Paris-based company has seen its recent models fall behind in performance. But the Chinese alternatives are generally not as capable as US frontier AI models, said Bosselut, unless paired with fiddly, custom tools that allows them to act as independent agents. “Most scientists do not have the time,” he said. Don’t jump ship yetAlthough the kill switch moment is seen a warning shot for European scientists, it doesn’t mean labs should abandon US AI tools immediately. “I do not think the right response is simply to abandon US-based models and systems under the banner of sovereignty or independence,” said Mattias Björnmalm, secretary general of the Cesaer university association. “That would be an overreaction.”Related articlesEuropean sovereignty in AI requires ‘ugly trade-offs,’ say experts Robotic lab start-up makes case for €500M EU-funded materials testing facilityAI in science: is it useful? Instead, European researchers need to ask themselves whether they’re becoming dependent on technology that could be turned off in Washington, said Özcan. “They might not see this today, but they should really start asking this question,” she said. European researchers need a plan B, said Salathé. “I would recommend to every researcher, very proactively explore alternatives.”Own toolsIn addition, Björnmalm and others want European research institutions to develop their own scientific AI tools.Instead of signing AI deals with US digital giants, European universities should be using this money to create their own models, which may end up being superior for research, said Sabine Leonelli, an expert on the use of AI in science at the Technical University of Munich. “Universities in Europe seem to be happy to sign commercial contracts with US companies on the assumption [their AI tools] are better,” she said. But US frontier LLMs are typically opaque, and have been developed without independent scientific input, she said. “This is not good enough for science.”Last year, Swiss researchers released Apertus, an LLM designed to be completely transparent, from its development methods to its training data. The idea is that this makes scientific tools built on top of the model far more reproducible than with closed, commercial alternatives.“Europe needs more of this: serious capacity-building that gives researchers, universities and companies credible options,” said Björnmalm.
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