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- Hayden Panettiere’s Custody Decision: A Lesson In Putting Children First
Hayden Panettiere’s autobiography, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” gives an unfiltered look at the decision to relinquish custody of her daughter Kaya.
- Trump Doesn’t Deny Senate Republicans Might Be Slipping From His Grip—Despite Midterm Endorsement Wins
Some Senate Republicans have resisted funding Trump’s White House ballroom project and want to block his “anti-weaponization” fund for his allies.
- ‘The Boys’ Creator Says He Tried To Get Queen Maeve To Appear In Season 5
"The Boys" creator Erik Kripke says he attempted to get Queen Maeve actress Dominique McElligott back for the fifth and final season of the Prime Video superhero satire, but she respectfully declined.
- “Ye Is Winning,” Even After Copyright Trial Loss, His Lawyer Says
Most say Ye (formerly Kanye West) lost big time when a jury found he infringed a copyright for Grammy-winning track "Hurricane." But Ye and his lawyer say otherwise.
- Smart Ring Maker Oura Files Confidentially To Go Public—Joining SpaceX And OpenAI In Surging 2026 IPO Pipeline
Oura is the latest household name to test public markets in what is shaping up to be the busiest year for tech IPOs since 2021.
Technology
- Stunning aerial footage still best thing about Top Gun at 40
Tony Scott's 1986 blockbuster and the 2022 sequel are the best recruitment tools the US Navy could hope for.
- Uh-oh, the International Space Station is leaking again
"This further confirms the wisdom of the current policy of retiring the ISS in 2030."
- Anthropic’s Code with Claude showed off coding’s future—whether you like it or not
The vibes were strong at Code with Claude, Anthropic’s two-day event for software developers in London that kicked off on May 19, the same day as Google’s I/O in Palo Alto. (A coincidence, not a flex, Anthropic staffers assured me.) “Who here has shipped a pull request in the last week that was completely written…
- US government takes $2 billion equity stake in nine quantum computing firms
Beneficiaries include startup backed by firm with links to the Trump family.
- Plug-in hybrids get plugged in more than you might think
Toyota is the latest automaker to report PHEV charging stats, and they're encouraging.
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