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- Shenzhen-listed RoboTechnik, which claims to be the largest silicon photonics tool maker and whose stock is up 340% over the past year, files for a HK listing (Zinnia Lee/Forbes) [1h]
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics data: employment in 18 AI-exposed occupations fell 0.2% between May 2024 and May 2025, while the broader US labor market rose 0.8% (Matthew Boesler/Bloomberg) [5h]
- LA-based Fasset, which offers stablecoin-powered banking and cross-border payments services across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, raised a $51M Series B (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk) [5h]
- Sources: Kalshi has probed and flagged 400+ suspicious trades YTD, more than 2x the number it investigated in all of 2025; Polymarket has seen a similar uptick (Anirban Sen/Reuters) [6h]
- South Korea's Hana Bank agrees to acquire a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, which runs South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit, for $672.5M from Kakao (Kwanwoo Jun/Wall Street Journal) [6h]
- Power prices on the largest electric grid in the US, operated by PJM, jumped 76% YoY to an average of $136.53/MWh in Q1 due to rampant demand from data centers (John Ainger/Bloomberg) [9h]
- Sources: OpenAI acquired Weights.gg, which offered AI tools to create clones of people's voices, earlier this year; PitchBook: Weights.gg had raised roughly $4M (Mike Isaac/New York Times) [10h]
- Sources detail friction between Samsung's memory and logic chip businesses over higher bonuses for memory chip workers, leading many to leave or apply elsewhere (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters) [10h]
- Seoul-based WIRobotics, which develops wearable and humanoid robots and is collaborating with Nvidia and AWS, raised a ~$68M Series B led by JB Investment (Lee Jaewoon/The Elec) [10h]
- YouTube expands its AI likeness detection program to users over the age of 18, after rolling it out to select creators, politicians, journalists, and others (Mia Sato/The Verge) [12h]
- Filings: YouTube and Snap reached agreements to settle a lawsuit headed to trial in June over claims addiction to social media has disrupted students' learning (Bloomberg) [12h]
- Sources: the US FTC is investigating whether Arm is trying to illegally monopolize parts of the semiconductor market (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg) [12h]
- Professional services firm EY has withdrawn a study on loyalty rewards programs after researchers at GPTZero found apparent AI hallucinations and fake footnotes (Stephen Foley/Financial Times) [13h]
- How tech companies are using open source initiatives to achieve critical strategic goals and how such efforts are reshaping industries like AI, AVs, and more (Bill Gurley/Bill's Substack) [14h]
- In a viral X post that parodies the old Mac vs. PC commercials, General Catalyst posted a "VC vs GC" video, with the VC apparently modeled after Marc Andreessen (Julie Bort/TechCrunch) [14h]
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- 'The way people create has changed': The team behind DaVinci Resolve talk photography, filmmaking, and why it brought Lightroom-style color tools to the latest version of its free video editing software [29m]
- How to watch Chelsea vs Man City: Free Streams, TV channels for FA Cup Final 2026 [34m]
- The Dyson HushJet Compact Air Purifier is powerful, quiet, and proof that good things do come in small(ish) packages [34m]
- This is the VPN to install for your mother – it has the highest Trustpilot score of all and comes with 30 dollars to spend on a gift for her too [1h]
- ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Android 17's showcase to Claude cracking a $400,000 crypto wallet [2h]
- I thought AI girlfriends were unsettling — then I discovered people are building chatbot versions of their ex-partners [2h]
- How to watch Celtic vs Hearts: live streams and TV channels for Scottish Premiership title decider [3h]
- Smart travel tech: Is airport Wi-Fi safe to use during your summer vacation? [3h]
- The Lenovo Legion Go S drops to its lowest-ever price, offering another option to anyone sick of Steam Deck stock issues [3h]
- After testing over a dozen digital notebooks, I’ve realized that the stylus is the real MVP in the e-ink tablet equation [8h]
- 18 unmissable Walmart patio & garden deals to turn your yard into an entertaining haven for Memorial Day [9h]
- The end of deepfakes: A UK startup “fingerprinting” light to prove what’s real could crush global misinformation and $75 billion video piracy market [10h]
- Coros watches get Apple Watch and Garmin-style Voice Control as part of a big new update — which also includes a bunch of other cool features and tweaks [10h]
- Samsung has revealed the prices of its 2026 OLED TVs, and it's clearly gunning for LG [10h]
- “We tried to keep the soul of the original attraction, but level it up” — Disney World transforms Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin into a real-time ride system powered by Unreal Engine [11h]
- Athena goes above and beyond to retain title at Ring of Honor's Supercard of Honor, eyes legendary reign [21m]
- BROADCAST BIAS: Networks spin Trump’s Xi meeting as weakness despite strategic gain [33m]
- Trump family fires back at 'lawfare,' warns the world their political future is wide open [33m]
- Alex Murdaugh defense teases new trial strategy with jury fight, testimony looming [33m]
- MIKE DAVIS: Colorado governor delivers justice to Tina Peters [44m]
- Gunther accuses Cody Rhodes of making his SmackDown arrival about himself ‘just like a typical American’ [55m]
- Oklahoma woman discovers husband was a Canadian man who faked his death 37 years earlier in a barn fire [1h]
- Hunter Biden resurfaces in LA, reacts to questions about Biden tapes, UFO files [1h]
- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Bishop Barron to address 'true threat to democracy' at Trump prayer event [1h]
- Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, leaving 330,000 commuters without service on busiest US rail line [1h]
- After Indiana purge, Trump sets sights on Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy [2h]
- Red-state auditor reports 'explosion' of fraud tips as he targets state employees 'racking up' taxpayer waste [2h]
- Trump says Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, killed in US-Nigerian operation [7h]
- Route 66 centennial spurs tourism in historic small towns [8h]
- Caitlin Clark honored for massive career milestone before Fever fall in overtime thriller [8h]
- Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, May 16, 2026: Rates rise right along with Treasury yields [1h]
- HELOC and home equity loan rates Saturday, May 16, 2026: Rates remain low, but poised to rise? [1h]
- Best CD rates today, Saturday, May 16, 2026: Best account provides 4% APY [1h]
- Best high-yield savings interest rates today, May 16, 2026: Earn up to 4.1% APY [1h]
- Best money market account rates today, May 16, 2026: Best account provides 4.01% APY [1h]
- Take-Two Interactive Software set to deliver in-line quarter as GTA VI update draws focus [17h]
- AI Data Center Play And Chipmaker Broadcom Stock Named Top Pick By Analysts [17h]
- Cameco (CCJ) Remains A Beneficiary Of The Long-Term Upside In Western Nuclear Fuel Infrastructure, According To GLJ Research [17h]
- BWX Technologies (BWXT) Could Present A Case For Strong Upside, Says Ananym Capital Management [17h]
- TD Securities Reiterates “Buy” Rating On Uranium Energy (UEC) Following Q2 Fiscal 2026 Results [17h]
- Citi Reiterates “Buy” Rating On Fluor (FLR) Despite Price Target Cut [17h]
- JPMorgan Stops Short Of Turning Bullish On Oklo (OKLO) Despite Strong SMR Outlook, Check Out Why [17h]
- Roth Capital Factors In Centrus Energy (LEU)’s Long-Term Growth, Raises PT To $230 [17h]
- Is NexGen Energy (NXE) One Of The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks To Buy As SMRs Go Mainstream? [17h]
- NuScale Power (SMR) Is Among The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks To Buy As SMRs Go Mainstream [17h]
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