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- Blue Jays’ 3.93 ERA Pitcher Cuts Ties With Team After Just 8 Games
The Toronto Blue Jays have lost a five-year MLB veteran after a very brief reunion ended in a harsh roster decision.
- Galderma’s $650 million bet on U.S. manufacturing captures Europe’s new investment playbook
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- Saudi fires up Gulf AI race with $15 billion tech deals at LEAP
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
- Science Podcasts Separate Fact From Fiction In A MAHA World
Science podcasts are a vital counter to the surge of misinformation and conspiracy theories, offering rigorous, fact-based content. Amid concerns about official science facing skepticism and social media amplifying false narratives, these podcasts provide a crucial platform for objective truth.
- NASA Bets $700 Million On Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin For Mars Missions
NASA selects Blue Origin for a $700M Mars Telecommunications Network contract, aiming to boost communications and navigation for Mars missions by 2030.
Technology
- Here's our first look—and drive—of the 2027 Range Rover Electric
333 miles of real-world range with uncompromised comfort and off-road ability.
- How AI plotted an interstellar journey to Alpha Centauri
A nonprofit organization called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today that it intends to launch a spacecraft to our nearest star system by the end of 2029. It’s a hugely ambitious mission—if all goes well, the spacecraft could take up to 80,000 years to arrive at Alpha Centauri, which is 4.4 light-years away. And the…
- Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
"Black hole stars," making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more.
- A newborn and child reportedly died of measles; CDC isn't counting them
Historically, state health departments determine cases and deaths, not the CDC.
- New Android Drop adds remembered items in Find Hub, makes anti-nausea dots official
New features are rolling out across the Android ecosystem starting today.
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