Wednesday, May 28
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "It Was Just an Accident" by Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Palme d'Or, top prize at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival; see full list of winners (More)
> Phil Robertson, star of "Duck Dynasty," dies at age 79 following Alzheimer's diagnosis (More)
> Alex Palou becomes first Spaniard to win Indianapolis 500 (More) | Team USA wins men's hockey world championship for first time since 1933 (More)
Science & Technology
> SpaceX to attempt ninth launch of its massive Starship, with window opening at 7:30 pm ET tonight; previous two launches ended in failure (More) | Everything you need to know about SpaceX (More)
> Aerosols from penguin excrement may help trigger cloud formation, reducing solar heating and helping stabilize local areas of the Antarctic climate, study finds (More)
> New theory suggests an ancient asteroid impact on the moon temporarily created a weak magnetic field; study answers longstanding question of why some lunar rocks are highly magnetic (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -0.7%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -1.0%), with Apple stock falling 3% on comments by President Donald Trump that iPhones must be made in the US or face additional tariffs (More)
> White House delays deadline for 50% tariff on European Union goods until July 9 as trade negotiations continue (More)
> Volvo Cars cuts 3,000 jobs—15% of its office-based workforce—as part of $1.9B cost-cutting drive (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Suspect arrested after minivan strikes pedestrians at Liverpool FC victory parade, injuring dozens of people; an investigation into the incident is ongoing, with police ruling out terrorism as a motive (More)
> Former Rep. Charles Rangel (D, NY-13), first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, dies at age 94 (More)
> Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, sending lava up more than 1,000 feet; residential areas not impacted as of this writing (More)
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Time
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Even then, after becoming aware, I still did not think too much about it. Not sure what I actually felt other than time seemed to move quicker for both good as well as not so good events. It was not until I retired, at the age of 67 that I realized TIME seemed to be moving faster than I was aging although I knew that thought was incorrect.
Today, I have been retired for ten years, and it seems that I only retired a couple of years ago. Two years ago, we downsized to a smaller house and yard, and it seems like we have been living here forever, although, I know that too is impossible. TIME is so elusive that it seems to pass by as if it did not exist at all.
As I write this article, I feel like I have just eaten breakfast but when I look at the clock and outside, I realize that was twelve hours ago... My whole day went by, and I am trying to recall what exactly did I do today and what exactly did I accomplish, if anything.
It seems rather foolish to talk about the passing of time since there is nothing, we can do to slow it down and I doubt any of us have the desire to speed it up, however, I would like to know what is on the other side of life, once and for all... but I don't want to speed life up to find out.
What is interesting about all of this is that my days are not spent wasted. I am busy doing something all throughout the day. Maybe being busy helps with not seeing how fast time flies by... I don't know either way... I'm just glad that I am busy.
Morning Brew
Good morning. Telling everyone in your inbox you’d “circle back” after the long weekend did seem like the right move at the time…
If there’s a bright spot, it’s that this week is a short one. And in case you need a reminder, it’s already Tuesday.
—Neal Freyman, Abby Rubenstein
What are Jony Ive and Sam Altman cheffing up?
OpenAI
Last week, Sam Altman stunned the tech world by teaming up with the lead designer of the iPhone to create a new device that could ultimately supplant the iPhone.
His company, OpenAI, shelled out $6.5 billion in equity to acquire io, the one-year-old design firm led by famed former Apple designer Jony Ive. It’s an ultra-expensive bet that interacting with AI is best suited for a new kind of form factor beyond the brick in your pocket.
The return of Ive, who left Apple in 2019, to designing consumer devices has sparked a rumor mill on par with NBA free agency, with experts and amateurs alike floating possible hardware schematics.
So, what could they be building?
At a meeting last week, Altman and Ive told OpenAI staff to expect an AI “companion” that could sit unobtrusively in your pocket or on your desk and be completely aware of what’s going on in your life, the Wall Street Journal reported.What it’s not: Glasses (which have been hyped by Mark Zuckerberg) or a phone (Ive and Altman say they want people to be on screens less often).
Also what it’s not: an iPhone replacement. Altman and Ive are imagining a third device that complements your smartphone and laptop.
The timeline: Altman said he wants to ship the device by late next year.
The sales target: 100 million devices. Altman wants to ship them out “faster than any company has ever shipped 100 million of something new before,” per the WSJ.
Others have speculated on the device, too, floating ideas that range from plausible to downright goofy.The insider tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said his “industry research” suggests that the device will have the compactness and elegance of the iPod Shuffle, will feature microphones and cameras but no display, and could be worn around your neck.
Some people on X have become infatuated with a circular, hockey-puck-looking device for your desk.
Or maybe it’ll be a highly intelligent nail clipper or vape.
Big picture: Whatever Ive and Altman cook up, it’ll have to succeed where others failed. The AI hardware game has seen plenty of high-profile flops over the past few years, such as the Altman-backed Humane pin and the Rabbit R1. We’ll see whether Ive still has his fastball.—NF
Tour de headlines
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Trump pauses 50% tariffs on the EU. Two days after threatening a 50% tariff on the EU come June 1, President Trump said he’d delay the implementation to July 9 after a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. On Friday, Trump sent markets tumbling with his unexpected threat to the EU, saying that trade talks were “going nowhere,” and running down grievances with the bloc’s trade practices. But after the call with von der Leyen, Trump explained, “She said we will rapidly get together and see if we can work something out.”
Chinese EV stocks tumble over “rat race” price cuts. BYD, China’s leading EV maker, fell as much as 8.3% yesterday and dragged down other automakers with it as investors sounded the alarm about an extended price war. To spur more demand, BYD last week announced discounts on 22 of its models for the Chinese market and slashed prices by up to 34%, which is expected to force smaller rivals to also cut prices to match. Chinese officials do not like the direction this is heading, with the top economic planning agency calling the price cuts a “rat race” that would hurt the entire sector.
Trump threatens to send $3 billion of Harvard’s grant money to trade schools. In the latest twist in the president’s feud with the Ivy League university over claims that the school has inadequately addressed campus antisemitism, President Trump wrote on Truth Social yesterday that he was “considering” redistributing $3 billion in grant money from Harvard to trade schools across the country. “What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!” Trump’s post said. Harvard, which declined to comment on the post to news outlets, has sued the Trump administration over billions in grant money that has already been frozen, as well as a move to block it from enrolling foreign students.
World First: US Baby Treated With Personalized CRISPR Gene-Editing
A US infant with a rare condition has become history's first patient to be treated with a personalized gene-editing technique that raises hopes for other people with obscure illnesses, doctors said Thursday.
The wee pioneer is KJ Muldoon, now a 9-and-a-half-month-old boy with chubby cheeks and big blue eyes.
Shortly after birth, he was diagnosed with a rare and serious condition called CPS1 deficiency.
It is caused by a mutation in a gene that produces an enzyme key to liver function, and prevents people with it from eliminating certain kinds of toxic waste produced by their metabolism.
Tuesday, May 27
Robert Reich
Four years of college shouldn’t be the only gateway to the middle class
Thinking about education reform in the Trump era
Friends,
Trump’s latest idiotic idea of redistributing $3 billion in grant money from Harvard to trade schools, which he posted yesterday, masks a larger and more serious issue.
It’s absurd that a four-year college degree has become the only gateway into the American middle class.
Many high school seniors feel compelled to go to college because they’ve been told over and over that a college degree is necessary.
But not every young person is suited to four years of college.
Some may be bright and ambitious but won’t get much out of college.
An estimated half of recent college graduates are in jobs that don’t even require a college degree.
At A Glance
Ancient baby rattles discovered in Syria.
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Inside Singapore's "best airport in the world." (w/video)
See surreal images of black holes.
What dinosaurs may have sounded like.
NASA's photographer of the year awards.
Sardines are gearing up to be the next summer trend.
Clickbait: Was world's oldest fingerprint an emoji?
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