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A Verasight poll shows about two-thirds of Americans support Bernie Sanders’ plan to transfer 50% of stock from major AI companies into a public sovereign wealth fund, effectively giving the public ownership and voting influence; support remains high even when Sanders’ name is included in the framing, indicating broad appetite for AI governance via public ownership.
The death toll from back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela has surpassed 4,000 (at least 4,118 killed) with thousands injured and many missing, as rescue teams pause and families continue searching amid widespread destruction in La Guaira; a 7.5-magnitude quake struck 39 seconds after a 7.2-magnitude event on June 24. The UN is appealing for about $300 million to aid 1.3 million people, and direct damage to housing and infrastructure is estimated at $37 billion, highlighting a massive recovery effort hampered by weakened state services and political tensions over the government’s response.
ML models for small-molecule structure elucidation from LC–MS/MS perform poorly compared with simple baselines due to generalization gaps across experimental conditions, ignored peak intensities, and unseen fragment formulas. Scaffold-split evaluations show nearest-neighbor retrieval often outperforms top models like MIST and DreaMS, revealing weak real-world generalization. Data-attribution analyses indicate the problems arise from both data and model design, prompting calls for domain-aware architectures, standardized datasets, and benchmarks that move beyond fingerprint-based, NLP-inspired translation toward chemistry-informed approaches.
Amnesty International’s report accuses Israel’s current government of a state-backed campaign to formally annex Area C of the West Bank and forcibly displace Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities, backed by intensified settler violence and land grabs. It cites hundreds of outposts, mass home demolitions, and thousands displaced between 2023 and 2026, characterizing the actions as crimes under international law and a policy of ethnic cleansing. The organization calls for immediate international action—sanctions, trade and aid bans, and asset freezes on implicated officials—and urges support for ICC investigations, arguing that inaction emboldens ongoing violations and erodes the rules-based order.
Sen. Thom Tillis criticized Trump's proposed $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund intended to compensate Jan. 6 rioters, calling it 'stupid on stilts' and 'horrible politics' with 'horrible timing.' He warned that some claimants could be convicted attackers and reported GOP pushback as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced scrutiny at a Senate meeting, urging the idea be reconsidered by Trump’s team.
Kadokawa’s latest earnings report reiterates that FromSoftware’s Elden Ring Tarnished Edition and The Duskbloods are still planned for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, following a 2025/26 update that set a 2026 window. Reports of eShop listings and online advertising have fueled the speculation, but exact dates and port performance remain unconfirmed pending further announcements, likely from a future Direct.
GameStop proposes a $28 billion, partly cash and partly stock deal to acquire eBay and parcel it into a new, differently led company. eBay shareholders would get a cash payout plus 70% of the new entity, in a package valued around $49 billion for investors, financed by a $20 billion loan arranged by TD Bank and GameStop debt. Framed as an activist-style acquisition rather than a straight takeover, the plan hinges on governance, cost cuts, and whether GameStop’s meme-stock appeal and CEO Ryan Cohen can translate into durable value for eBay holders, all while bearing a heavy debt load (roughly five times ebitda) and governance questions.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that while The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has historically supported vaccines and urged vaccination during COVID-19, it has not issued a direct statement on measles vaccination amid Utah’s outbreak. A church spokesperson points to Utah Health Department policies and the General Handbook, which states vaccines protect health and that members should consult medical professionals and seek spiritual guidance; it also notes missionaries may be limited if unvaccinated. The story notes rising measles cases and a growing share of vaccine exemptions among Utah kindergartners, prompting public calls for the church to weigh in.
Health officials are warning the public against consuming raw (unpasteurized) milk after a newborn’s death, citing serious infection risks to infants from pathogens that can be present in unpasteurized dairy. The guidance emphasizes pasteurized milk as the safer option and notes that investigators are looking into the case.
RiffTrax and Shout! Studios are teaming to produce four new Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, led by MST3K alums Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, and Mary Jo Pehl. A Kickstarter campaign has launched to fund the revival (aiming for $20,000 to celebrate MST3K’s 20th anniversary), with production in Minneapolis and release of the new episodes on RiffTrax’s site later this year, preserving the show’s signature practical-sets and riffing humor.
Following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, nearly 80,000 people joined a Monday online ICE observer training and about 200,000 more watched the recording on YouTube within 24 hours, fueling a nationwide rise in citizen groups documenting federal enforcement. Organizers say observers deter detentions and push accountability, even as officials cast monitoring in a negative light and the DOJ announced it would investigate Pretti’s death. Activists across the country are expanding safety measures, anonymizing communications, and coordinating with legal aid networks to support communities under ICE activity, signaling a broader, risk-aware push to document and resist enforcement practices.