Friday, June 13
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Harvey Weinstein convicted in retrial of one charge of sexual assault and acquitted of another as jury continues to deliberate on final charge (More)
> World's most-followed TikToker Khaby Lame departs the US after being detained by immigration officials at Las Vegas airport for allegedly overstaying his visa (More)
> The 125th US Open golf tournament kicks off today from Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania; see full predictions and preview (More) | World Anti-Doping Agency seeks to shut down next year's "Enhanced Games," a competition that will encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs (More)
Science & Technology
> OpenAI releases o3-pro, the most advanced version of its flagship reasoning model; company cuts price of regular o3 by 80% (More) | Cybersecurity researchers discover first known example of a zero-click attack—requiring no interaction by the user—on an AI agent (More)
> Scientists develop stretchable brain implant that allows the study of neurological development in animal embryos at the earliest stages of life (More) | Brain implants, explained (1440 Topics)
> Window-sized device produces safe drinking water from atmospheric humidity without requiring an external power source; engineers estimate an array could produce enough water for a house, even in the desert (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq -0.5%) as investors weigh US-China trade deal and new inflation data (More) | US consumer price index rose 2.4% year over year in May, from 2.3% in April; excluding food and energy, core inflation rose 2.8% year over year for third consecutive month (More)
> US budget deficit hit $316B in May, down 9% from a year ago, as customs receipts rose to a record $23B under new US tariffs, per Treasury Department report (More) | See how much the US is earning from tariffs (More, w/charts)
> Disney and NBCUniversal sue generative AI company Midjourney over copyright infringement; marks first legal action from Hollywood against the generative AI industry (More) | Generative AI explained (1440 Topics)
Politics & World Affairs
> National Guard and Marines can temporarily detain—but not formally arrest—protesters in Los Angeles, commander overseeing the task force says (More) | See updates on immigration protests across the country (More)
> Fulbright board resigns, alleging political interference from the State Department after it canceled nearly 200 US scholarships; Fulbright is the nation's flagship academic exchange program (More) | Read the board's statement (More) | Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appoints eight new members to vaccine advisory board (More)
> The US authorizes voluntary departure for nonessential staff at the US embassy in Baghdad as concerns over Middle East unrest rise (More) | Denmark approves US military bases on Danish soil amid tensions over Greenland (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
A Life of Changes
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Two years ago, my wife and I downsized our home and yard and went from 4-5 hours of weekly lawn care to 1-2 hours.
Lawncare for me was mowing the yard with the riding lawn mower, then using a push mower cut the grass when the riding mower was not suited, then weed eating the perimeter and around the walkways and driveways.
Our old house was two stories, and this one is all on one level. Changing from 3,000 square feet down to 1,400+ square feet and from 3 garages to two, meaning lots of stuff had to tossed out.
If you have been married to someone for twenty years or more, then you know what accumulation is all about... and if you are like me, I hold onto stuff just in case I might need it one day. Two years ago, those days ended.
We have been together for THIRTY years when we made the move, so you can imagine how much STUFF we had collected.
For instance, I was industrial teacher in the area of quality management and process re-engineering. For Twenty-five years, I collected over twenty file boxes of training manuals and resources to help me in my teachings, and I saved all of them.
It was difficult to take all those boxes to the landfill, but I did. Going through the act of actually throwing my past life away, helped me accept the new life I was headed into.
Life, for me, has been one of constant changes and constant learning. I thought that learning would have stopped after I graduated from college, but that is just when the REAL LEARNING began. Thankfully, college taught me HOW TO TEACH MYSELF which next to learning to type on a typewriter were the two most important skills I acquired.
My mother made me take a typing class in summer school when I was in the eighth grade because she thought my future would be full of some sort of typing. She was CORRECT.
Egypt plans desert city supplied with diverted Nile water
CAIRO, June 1 (Reuters) - Egypt unveiled plans on Sunday to build a desert city that will see about 7% of Egypt's annual Nile River quota rerouted from fertile delta land to pass by upscale glass-fronted housing units and eventually a large agricultural project.
Egypt, facing mounting water shortages, power constraints, and a deepening economic crisis, wants the development to help increase the value of state assets and boost land prices through "non-traditional, innovative ideas," Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a statement announcing the project.
Thursday, June 12
'Alien spacecraft' found at the bottom of Pacific Ocean
For years people have been looking to the skies for signs of alien life - but maybe, they should have been looking at the bottom of the ocean this whole time.
A Harvard physicist has claimed that parts of an alien 'spacecraft' could have been uncovered under the sea.
Professor Avi Loeb set off on a search along the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and found 50 iron pieces which originated from the IM1 meteor.
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