Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NHL Western Conference Finals kick off tonight (8:30 pm ET, TNT) with the Dallas Stars taking on the Edmonton Oilers (More) | US investment fund takes ownership of Inter Milan soccer club after Chinese owner misses loan payment (More)
> "Kairos," a novel by German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, wins prestigious 2024 International Booker Prize for best work of fiction translated into English (More)
> Director Mohammad Rasoulof will attend Cannes Film Festival screening of his film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" after fleeing Iran following being sentenced to eight years in prison by the Islamic Revolutionary Court (More)
Science & Technology
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> AI startup Anthropic provides deepest study to date exploring why large language models, including the company's Claude 3 chatbot, generate content in response to different prompts (More) | See research deep dive (More)
> Researchers develop a compound with the elusive radioactive element promethium for the first time, allowing it to be studied more easily; with no stable isotopes, only about one total pound of promethium exists in the Earth's crust at any given time (More)
> Bilingual brain implant decodes words in both English and Spanish from analysis of brain waves; AI-powered device demonstrated in stroke patient who lost the ability to speak (More)
Business & Markets
> Markets close down (Dow -0.5%, S&P 500 -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.2%) on signals Federal Reserve may hold off on lowering interest rates (More) | AI chipmaker Nvidia shares rise 3% in extended trading after reporting more than 260% increase in quarterly revenue year-over-year, will carry out a 10-for-1 stock split (More)
> Mining giant Anglo American rejects takeover bid but will enter talks with rival BHP Group on a $50B acquisition offer; bid would be the largest deal in the history of the mining industry (More)
> Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet steps down citing health reasons, will leave company at end of month; organization is one of the top groups offering preseed investment support for entrepreneurs (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Spain, Norway, and Ireland announce plan to recognize Palestinian statehood on May 28; the Palestinian Authority and Hamas praise the move while Israel recalls ambassadors in protest (More) | Which countries recognize a Palestinian state? (More)
> City of Uvalde, Texas, reaches $2M settlement with families of 19 of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting; city also pledges to overhaul the local police force and create a memorial for the victims (More)
> Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley says she will vote for former President Donald Trump in November, consolidating further Republican support behind the presumptive nominee (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
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