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The bodies of three women have been recovered from the sea in Brighton, police say. #BBCNews
Check out this video from BBC News: "The bodies of three women have been recovered from the sea in Brighton, police say. #BBCNews" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_WrvqrjdVzc
LIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies in front of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Check out this video from MSNBC: "LIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies in front of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fea8iNGxjWc
Trump: Iran ceasefire on 'massive life support'
Check out this video from CNN: "Trump: Iran ceasefire on 'massive life support'" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RF2keUa9qm4
There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers. Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build them.
Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/there-arent-enough-rockets-for-space-data-centers-cowboy-space-raised-275-million-to-build-them/
DETAILS: China ignoring US sanctions on Iranian oil
Check out this video from Fox News: "DETAILS: China ignoring US sanctions on Iranian oil" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW5azquohvY
GTA 6 Company "Exploring" AI To Help Make Games "Smarter" And Possibly Bring Down Costs
Grand Theft Auto 6 could be one of the most expensive games ever in terms of its budget, and this kind of investment may only be sustainable for a small group of games, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in an interview. Speaking to Bloomberg, Zelnick giant investments only make sense for "massive blockbusters," and "that's super hard to do." Of course, GTA 6 is expected to be one of those games, but the industry overall is in for even tougher times ahead if production costs keep ramping up. "We certainly can't deal with exponential growth--we probably can't even deal with linear growth--in production costs," he said. "So everyone puts pressure on everyone, ourselves included. But on balance, we want to make bigger hits, and we're prepared to take appropriate risks to do so." Continue Reading at GameSpot Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-6-company-exploring-ai-to-help-make-games-smarter-and-possibly-bring-down-costs/1100-6539870/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f
NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going?
Voyager, the iconic twin spacecraft that NASA launched in 1977, are still flying in interstellar space. But their power is dwindling, and it's unclear how much longer they can last. Source: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/how-long-can-the-voyager-probes-keep-exploring-interstellar-space-nasa-gearing-up-for-big-bang-maneuver-to-boost-dwindling-power-levels
Can you identify 10 games I've turned into pixelated messes?
It's time to find out how low res we can go. Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/can-you-identify-10-games-ive-turned-into-pixelated-messes/
Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman
In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company. He claimed that they’d promised to maintain… Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/08/1137008/musk-v-altman-week-2-openai-fires-back-and-shivon-zilis-reveals-that-musk-tried-to-poach-sam-altman/
Israel to release two detained Gaza flotilla activists
Lawyer representing Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila tells Al Jazeera they will be 'released to their home countries'. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/9/israel-to-release-two-detained-gaza-flotilla-activists?traffic_source=rss