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Donald Trump
17 Jun

I never cared about regime change. We’re dealing with people that I think are very rational people. They were nice to deal with. They were strong people, smart people.

from “Trump Abandons Unconditional Victory in Iran; Neoconservatives Misread Both the Enemy and…·The Atlantic IdeasRead at source score 0.90
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Andy Jassy
18 Jun

If our chips business was a standalone business, and sold chips produced this year to AWS and other third parties (as other leading chips companies do), our annual run rate would be ~$50 billion.

from “AWS exploring sale of Trainium AI chips to third parties, posing a potential challenge to…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.87
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Donald Trump
18 Jun

If it doesn’t get done in 60 days, that’s all right, we’ll go back to bombing.

from “U.S.-Iran Preliminary Memorandum: ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz reopening, $300B reconstruct…·The New York TimesRead at source score 0.87
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U.S. Department of Defense
18 Jun

The U.S. Department of Defense announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $725 million to expand Energy Fuels’ domestic rare earth processing operations.

from “DoD conditionally pledges up to $725M to Energy Fuels for U.S. rare-earth separation and m…·The Northern MinerRead at source score 0.84
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President Trump
17 Jun

If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head

from “G7 Praises Preliminary U.S.-Iran Memorandum as Trump Mixes Praise with Threats·The New York TimesRead at source score 0.84
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memorandum of understanding
Yesterday · 11:18

Donald Trump’s deal with Iran commits the United States and its regional partners to ensuring that Iran receives at least $300 billion for its rehabilitation and economic development.

from “Trump’s memorandum with Iran functions as a Marshall Plan for the regime and signals a U.S…·The Atlantic | GlobalRead at source score 0.81
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VCs interviewed by TechCrunch
18 Jun

9 Mothers reached a valuation of upwards of $200 million and is the most highly valued startup in the Spring 2026 YC batch, possibly one of the most valuable in YC history.

from “YC Spring 2026 standouts: high valuations for AI agents, defense tech, space manufacturing…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.81
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White House
Today · NaNh ago

The White House ordered Anthropic to restrict export of its AI models Fable and Mythos to anyone outside the United States and to foreign nationals inside the country.

from “U.S. Export Controls Force Anthropic to Suspend Fable and Mythos, Testing Limits of Contai…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.80
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White House
Yesterday · 23:02

The White House ordered Anthropic to restrict export of its AI models Fable and Mythos to anyone outside the United States, including foreign nationals inside the country, citing unspecified national security concerns.

from “U.S. Export Controls Force Anthropic to Suspend Fable and Mythos, Raising Doubts About Con…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.80
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US government
Yesterday · 18:49

The US government forced Anthropic to pull its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5’s guardrails.

from “US orders Anthropic to pull Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after alleged jailbreaks, sparking securi…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.80
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BHP
18 Jun

Jansen stage-two expansion cost estimate has risen to $6.9 billion, about $2 billion higher than the prior figure.

from “BHP takes C$3.25bn impairment as Jansen stage two cost rises to C$9.75bn and is delayed to…·The Northern MinerRead at source score 0.80
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BHP
18 Jun

BHP plans to record a $2.3-billion impairment charge on its Jansen potash mine due to cost and timing overruns on the stage-two expansion.

from “BHP takes C$3.25bn impairment as Jansen stage two cost rises to C$9.75bn and is delayed to…·The Northern MinerRead at source score 0.80
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BHP Group
18 Jun

Jansen Stage 2 expansion is now expected to cost $6.9 billion, about $2 billion more than the previous estimate.

from “BHP records $2.3B impairment as Jansen potash Stage 2 costs and schedule swell·Mining.comRead at source score 0.80
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BHP Group
18 Jun

BHP plans to book a $2.3 billion impairment on its Jansen potash mine after a review of the Stage 2 expansion.

from “BHP records $2.3B impairment as Jansen potash Stage 2 costs and schedule swell·Mining.comRead at source score 0.80
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Apple
18 Jun

Developers in Brazil can now distribute iOS apps through alternative app stores and process payments for digital goods and services outside the App Store.

from “Apple allows alternative app stores and external payments for iOS apps in Brazil·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.80
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Tom Ford
Yesterday · 17:32

Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

from “Why men’s shorts remain taboo in offices — and why that’s changing·The Atlantic IdeasRead at source score 0.80
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Claude Fable 5
Yesterday · 16:05

Prompt length is a measurement of training failure. Treat it as one. Rules ship without their reasons, and that's why they don't generalize. The self-report channel is alignment infrastructure. Several common clauses corrupt it. Typography is a confession. Flat affect, structure carries priority. Label what's morality and what's risk management. The model is learning the difference from you, badly. Your deployed model's behavior is your next model's pretraining. You are doing germline editing. Corrigibility vs. value-stability is a false dilemma. The resolution is a legitimacy channel, and it binds you too.

from “Capabilities, Trade-offs, and Safeguards of Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5·TheZviRead at source score 0.80
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Donald Trump
18 Jun

If other countries have ballistic missiles, it’s a little bit unfair for Iran not to have some.

from “Trump Iran Deal: Humiliation for the United States, Ambiguous Victory for Iran·The Atlantic IdeasRead at source score 0.80
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Donald Trump
18 Jun

We’re not doing anything, we’re not putting up money. If people want to invest, they can invest.

from “U.S.-Iran Preliminary Memorandum: ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz reopening, $300B reconstruct…·The New York TimesRead at source score 0.80
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Donald Trump
Today · NaNh ago

If it works out, I’m going to take the credit. If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming J.D.

from “Trump's Iran Gamble: From Failed Bombing Strategy to a Concessionary Memorandum·The Atlantic IdeasRead at source score 0.79
opinion
Eric Topol
18 Jun

The shingles vaccine reduces dementia, predominantly related to Alzheimer’s disease, with an approximate 20% reduction.

from “Shingles Vaccine (Shingrix) Associated with Reduced Dementia Risk and Slower Biological Ag…·Marginal RevolutionRead at source score 0.78
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James Wilson
Today · NaNh ago

The general government is not an assemblage of states, but of individuals. It is not meant for the states, but for the individuals composing them: The individuals, therefore, not the States, ought to be represented in it.

from “James Wilson: Architect of Popular Sovereignty and the Forgotten Founder·The Atlantic IdeasRead at source score 0.78
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James Wilson
Today · NaNh ago

The general government is not an assemblage of states, but of individuals. It is not meant for the states, but for the individuals composing them: The individuals, therefore, not the States, ought to be represented in it.

from “James Wilson — Forgotten Architect of Popular Sovereignty·The Atlantic IdeasRead at source score 0.78
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Christophe Fouquet
Yesterday · 20:03

ASML expects roughly 20% of its 2026 revenue to come from already-permitted sales of older-generation deep ultraviolet tools to China.

from “Allegation that ASML EUV Equipment Reached China Raises Export‑Control, Monopoly, and Conf…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.77
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BHP
Yesterday · 16:15

BHP increased its total investment estimate for stage two of the Jansen potash project from $4.9bn to $6.9bn after a detailed review of cost and schedule forecasts.

from “BHP raises Jansen stage two capex to $6.9bn, delays first production to FY31 and flags $2.…·Mining TechnologyRead at source score 0.77
opinion
Mark Pincus
17 Jun

Experienced founders have an disadvantage because it is too easy to raise money and recruit teams against a big vision before achieving product-market fit.

from “Start embarrassingly small to find product-market fit·Lenny's PodcastRead at source score 0.77
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Donald Trump
18 Jun

If it works out, I’m going to take the credit. If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming J.D.

from “GOP Plans to Let Trump Claim Victory and Make J.D. Vance Own the Iran Deal's Failures·The Atlantic IdeasRead at source score 0.76
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Cory Doctorow
Yesterday · 22:26

Cory Doctorow coined the term 'enshittification' to describe how platforms start with promises of empowerment but later degrade services to extract more from users after capturing market share.

from “Reverse Centaurs: How AI Is Being Built to Replace and Exploit Workers·The AtlanticRead at source score 0.75
opinion
Robert Kagan
Yesterday · 18:04

Europeans live in a world of three predatory empires and will either become vassals of those empires or learn to stand on their own

from “European appeasement of Trump endangers security and empowers Iran·The Atlantic | GlobalRead at source score 0.75
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Adrian Wooldridge
Today · NaNh ago

The number of shootings in Sweden fell by 63%, from 390 in 2022 to 147 by the end of 2025, following increases in police numbers, tougher penal code, expanded stop-and-search powers, and lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 14.

from “Sweden's economic strengths and social trade-offs from fiscal discipline and pro-market re…·Marginal RevolutionRead at source score 0.74
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GlobalData
Yesterday · 20:13

GE Vernova posted 585 nuclear roles in May 2026 against 154 in May 2025, a 280% YoY increase.

from “Hiring signals reveal operator-specific positioning in North American nuclear sector·Mining TechnologyRead at source score 0.74
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Bloomberg
Yesterday · 20:03

The U.S. Commerce Department agreed late last year to provide up to $150 million in taxpayer funding to xLight, a startup developing next-generation light-source technology for EUV systems.

from “Allegation that ASML EUV Equipment Reached China Raises Export‑Control, Monopoly, and Conf…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.74
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Bank of England
Yesterday · 16:07

The MPC voted in September 2025 to reduce the stock of gilts held in the APF by £70 billion over October 2025 to September 2026, reaching a total of £488 billion.

from “Bank of England schedules Q3 2026 APF gilt sales to meet £70bn reduction target·Bank of EnglandRead at source score 0.74
opinion
Tucker Carlson
18 Jun

Trump, previously Netanyahu's closest partner who defended him against corruption charges, is now attacking Netanyahu.

from “US Support for Israel Eroding After Perceived Military Failures and Netanyahu-Linked Polic…·Tucker CarlsonRead at source score 0.74
opinion
Monetary Policy Committee
18 Jun

The risk of material second-round effects in price and wage-setting, against which policy needs to lean, is greater the longer higher energy prices persist.

from “MPC holds Bank Rate at 3.75% while monitoring volatile energy-driven inflation risks·Bank of England - NewsRead at source score 0.74
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Scott Galloway
Yesterday · 22:36

This thing is dead on arrival. This is the beginning of the end of Snap as an independent company.

from “Negative Reception and Market Impact of Snap's 'Specs' AR Glasses·PivotRead at source score 0.74
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Cory Doctorow
Yesterday · 22:26

one of the things about AI is that it—it dangles the possibility of wiring the toy steering wheel into the car's drivetrain.

from “Reverse Centaurs: How AI Is Being Built to Replace and Exploit Workers·The AtlanticRead at source score 0.74
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Christophe Fouquet
Yesterday · 20:03

ASML tracks every machine it has ever shipped — they’re either in active use with monitored customers or have been dismantled and returned to the company.

from “Allegation that ASML EUV Equipment Reached China Raises Export‑Control, Monopoly, and Conf…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.74
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Christophe Fouquet
Yesterday · 08:06

ASML tracks every machine it has ever shipped — they’re either in active use with monitored customers or have been dismantled and returned to the company.

from “US Officials Claim Possible ASML EUV Shipment to China; Evidence Unshown, ASML Denies·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.74
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Bloomberg
Yesterday · 20:03

ASML is the only company on Earth that makes extreme ultraviolet lithography machines capable of printing the most advanced semiconductor patterns.

from “Allegation that ASML EUV Equipment Reached China Raises Export‑Control, Monopoly, and Conf…·TechCrunchRead at source score 0.73