At A Glance

Rare snail filmed laying an egg from its neck.

This countertop robot will cook for you.

The high school juniors with $70K-per-year job offers.

The centuries-long history of the Panama Canal.

Pope Francis picked 80% of cardinals who'll elect his successor.

What if the Giving Tree said "no" to the boy?

Take an interactive internet road trip.

The most romantic places to get engaged.

Clickbait: A flesh-eating parasite returns to North America.

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In The News

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) proposes $7.5B federal tax incentive for the film industry in response to President Donald Trump's announcement of possible tariffs on foreign-made films (More)

> Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will skip the Preakness Stakes (May 17) but will run at the Belmont Stakes (June 7), the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown (More)

> Inter Milan tops FC Barcelona to advance to UEFA Champions League final, will face off against the winner of Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain in the other semifinal matchup (More)


Science & Technology
> Engineers develop electronic "Band-Aid" capable of delivering drugs directly to internal organs; battery-free device may provide a platform for advanced health monitoring and therapies (More)

> Brain study reveals humans process faces from other races differently than their own, with less detail and differentiation; results confirm phenomenon known as the "other race effect" (More)

> Researchers demonstrate quantum communication network over a distance of 11 miles using single photons and conventional fiber optics, marking a step forward in realizing "unbreakable" quantum encryption (More)

Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -1.0%, Nasdaq -0.9%) as investors resume caution over global trade and await conclusion of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting today (More) | This Thursday's 1440 Business & Finance newsletter unpacks annuities; join here for free (More)

> DoorDash to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.9B and US hospitality tech company SevenRooms for $1.2B; DoorDash is America's largest food delivery service ahead of Uber Eats (More) | Uber to buy 85% stake in Turkish food delivery platform Trendyol GO for $700M (More)

> EV-maker Rivian posts better-than-expected Q1 results, but slashes deliveries forecast for 2025 amid tariffs (More) | AMD tops earnings estimates, but says revenue will take $1.5B hit from US chip restrictions to China (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Germany’s parliament elects conservative leader Friedrich Merz in second round of voting; Merz becomes first chancellor in Germany’s postwar history to have lost a first-round ballot (More) | Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President Donald Trump, rejects suggestion of US acquisition of Canada (More)

> Supreme Court allows Trump administration to proceed with ban on transgender people serving in the military while litigation continues (More) | The order impacts at least 4,240 service members, roughly 0.2% of the military (More)

> President Donald Trump says the US will stop bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen after Oman confirms a ceasefire was reached with the militant group (More) | Israel says its airstrikes disabled Yemen's main airport in Sanaa following Houthi rebel attack on Tel Aviv's main airport (More)

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Freedom

 

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no-no...
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee... 1971

Being an American is a different kind of freedom that nobody but Americans can feel.  Even as an legal immigrant becoming an American citizen is just not the same as being BORN HERE.

Freedom is not enjoyed nor is it appreciated as much by the wealthy as it is by those Americans who are not wealthy.  Money will let you be free in communist countries and in some cases dictatorships as well...  so, having MONEY is not the same thing as AMERICAN FREEDOMS.

However,

are Americans really free???

Freedom of Speech...   yes, we have, but can we really say/print anything that we want?

• In your own home you can
• In public you cannot
• At work you cannot
• At school you cannot
• In church you cannot
• In the military you cannot
• To law enforcement you cannot

Freedom to own Firearms...   yes, we have, but there are restrictions on person weapons ownership that are more restrictive in blue states than red states.

• In many red states you can carry sidearms in public
• In many blue states you cannot
• Shoot someone inside your home is one thing but shooting them on your land is another
• Owning firearms is good for hunters and collectors
• Owning firearms is not necessarily good for protection

Our American government is currently a DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC which is a little different than just a Democracy...  there are some that want to change our DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC into a SOCIALISTIC form of government which would then change our level of freedoms.

Having American Freedoms means that you can actually vote yourself out of having a Democratic Form of Government...  that is how free we are...  no other country in the world has that kind of freedom.

Once you vote yourself out of a Democracy, then it is damn difficult to vote yourself back in...

Our Founding Fathers were smart, but they were not that smart because they did not anticipate what our society would be like in 2025.

Somewhat Political

 

Figure steps closer to humanoid robots in workplace and home with F.02

California-based robotics outfit Figure has today announced its second-generation humanoid robot, which is initially being aimed at production lines in commercial settings, but the company is promising a bipedal butler in our homes in the near future.


Figure was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Brett Adcock – of Vettery and Archer Aviation – with the aim of bringing a "commercially viable general purpose humanoid robot" to market. We caught up with Adcock last year, publishing a series of three interview pieces, and have followed the progress of its first robot from first steps to learning and performing tasks to joining BMW's workforce, and then gaining OpenAI chattiness.

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Office Hours: Musk’s most dangerous power grab
The richest man in the world keeps moving toward authoritarianism. The dangers he poses to democracy are growing, and he must be restrained.





Friends,

Some people would like to believe that Elon Musk is no longer a danger to democracy because his polls are in the basement and he’s apparently on his way out of Trump’s White House.

They’re wrong. Musk still has Trump’s ear, and even after he leaves he’ll be back in the White House at least once a week. More troubling, Musk continues to expand his power in ways that pose growing threats to democracy in America and around the world.

Today I’d like to discuss these major dangers and get your input about which you believe is the most dangerous and requires most constraint.

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At A Glance

What's on the menu in the papal conclave cafeteria?

Researchers make the case for a hypothetical ninth planet.

The Soviet-era spacecraft soon returning to Earth

The German Society for Nature Photography's award winners.

... and photos from inside musical instruments.

The story behind The Beatles' suit against Apple. (via YouTube)

How running with a stroller affects your form.

Boy uses mother's phone to buy 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops.

Why learning cursive may be making a comeback.

Clickbait: A guide to new slang.

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> President Donald Trump announces proposal to implement 100% tariff on films produced outside the US (More)

> The 2027 NFL Draft to be hosted in Washington, DC, on the National Mall (More) | ... and New York Islanders win NHL Draft Lottery, will get top pick in 2025 NHL draft (More) | Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker released from league amid NFL investigation into sexual misconduct allegations (More)

> NBA postseason continues with the conference semifinals; see latest bracket (More) | ... and NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs second round began yesterday; see latest schedule (More)


Science & Technology
> OpenAI cancels plans to spin out most of the organization into a for-profit company, will restructure as a for-profit public benefit corporation overseen by a nonprofit board (More) | See OpenAI overview (More)

> Physicists capture first-ever image of individual atoms floating through open space, confirming atomic interactions previously theorized but never before confirmed (More)

> James Webb Space Telescope makes most detailed measurement to date of the atmosphere of a "sub-Neptune" exoplanet, the most common type of planet outside of our solar system (More) | JWST explained (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq -0.7%); S&P 500 snaps nine-day winning streak (More)

> Skechers to be acquired for more than $9B by private equity firm 3G Capital, taking the shoemaker private after 26 years; Skechers shares close up 24% on the news (More)

> Ford suspends 2025 financial guidance due to expected $2.5B hit from US import tariffs, which it hopes to offset partially; comes after General Motors projected a $4B to $5B impact from tariffs (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israel's security cabinet reportedly approves government plans to pursue a full reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, moving Palestinians southward (More) | Israel strikes Yemen's Hodeidah Port; attack comes after a missile claimed by Houthi rebels lands near Israel's main international airport (More)

> Trump administration offers undocumented immigrants free airline tickets and $1K to leave the US (More) | Rwanda confirms it is in discussions with the US on accepting deported migrants (More) | ... and the US also reportedly in talks with Angola, Equatorial Guinea (More)

> Romania's nationalist-populist candidate George Simion wins first round of elections on platform of cutting aid to Ukraine, fighting corruption; runoff against Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan is set for May 18 (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

Happiness

 

When was the last time you considered yourself happy with your life, successes, accomplishments, or the goals you may have set for yourself when young?

So, let's unpack that statement...  I am asking about:

1.  your happiness relative to:

• your life
• your successes
• your accomplishments
• your goals

When you were in high school did you think about being happy?

• You were happy if you made the sport's team, unhappy if you didn't.
• You were happy if you had a date for the prom, unhappy if you didn't.
• You were happy if you made good grades, unhappy if you didn't.

There wasn't much to your life back then or your successes, accomplishments, and goals.

As you got older all these things sort of fell into place...  but, as they did, were you consciously aware of your HAPPINESS?

Did we make any decisions to leave the city, or the county, or the state to increase your happiness?

Most of us decided that the last thing we wanted to do was go into the military and be told what to do all the time...  instead, we remained a civilian where we were told what to do all the time...  but did we think about our happiness?

Being happy is a state of mind, a conscious state of mind, that many of us have to work at, define and understand.  We can set different parameters for being happy.  Just because we are not wealthy does not mean we cannot be happy...  if you believe happiness does not come from money.

How do you measure your happiness?

Somewhat Political

 

“Faster Than Anything Ever Seen”: Mind-Blowing Speed of Quantum Entanglement Measured for the First Time in Scientific History

1. Scientists have measured the speed of quantum entanglement for the first time, marking a major milestone in quantum physics.
2. The study uses attosecond precision to track electron motion, offering unprecedented insight into quantum dynamics.
3. Quantum entanglement shows how particles can be interconnected over vast distances, defying traditional physics.
4. These discoveries could revolutionize data security through quantum encryption and advance computational technologies.

Quantum physics continues to amaze us, challenging our understanding of the microscopic world. A groundbreaking study has recently measured, for the first time, the speed at which quantum entanglement occurs—a phenomenon previously believed to be instantaneous. This research, published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters, paves the way for significant advancements in quantum computing and encryption. By exploring these microscopic interactions, scientists are uncovering the intricacies of particles that could revolutionize the way we think about data security and computational processes.

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