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SpaceX IPO Poised to Create Over 4,000 Millionaires

By Norman Pearlstine

An estimated 4,000 SpaceX employees, from engineers to cafeteria staff, are projected to become millionaires following the company's upcoming IPO on Nasdaq, which is set to be the largest in history.

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Anthropic Reverses Secret AI Model Degradation Policy

By Mitchell Landsberg

Anthropic is making its AI safeguards visible after backlash from the AI research community regarding a policy that would have secretly degraded model performance for developers.

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Trump Cheers Inflation Rise Amid Iran Tensions, Oil Price Surge

By Helene Elliott

U.S. consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, prompting President Trump to express "love" for the inflation figure while predicting a price drop post-Iran conflict. Oil futures climbed as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated.

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Nasdaq Recovers After Massive Tech Sell-Off; Investors Rotate

By Mitchell Landsberg

The Nasdaq Composite experienced a sharp midday decline, shedding nearly $1 trillion in tech stocks before recovering significantly by the market close. Investors rotated into consumer staples and home improvement sectors.

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Stock Futures Fall on US Strikes Against Iran

By Helene Elliott

U.S. stock futures declined early Wednesday following U.S. "self-defense strikes" against Iran, in retaliation for a downed helicopter. Asian markets also opened lower.

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Science

SpaceX IPO Poised to Create Over 4,000 Millionaires

By Norman Pearlstine

An estimated 4,000 SpaceX employees, from engineers to cafeteria staff, are projected to become millionaires following the company's upcoming IPO on Nasdaq, which is set to be the largest in history.

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Anthropic Reverses Secret AI Model Degradation Policy

By Mitchell Landsberg

Anthropic is making its AI safeguards visible after backlash from the AI research community regarding a policy that would have secretly degraded model performance for developers.

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Trump Cheers Inflation Rise Amid Iran Tensions, Oil Price Surge

By Helene Elliott

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Nasdaq Recovers After Massive Tech Sell-Off; Investors Rotate

By Mitchell Landsberg

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Stock Futures Fall on US Strikes Against Iran

By Helene Elliott

U.S. stock futures declined early Wednesday following U.S. "self-defense strikes" against Iran, in retaliation for a downed helicopter. Asian markets also opened lower.

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Amazon has been working on multi-lingual interaction capabilities of Alexa for quite some time. Some details of the projects were revealed in a hardware event…

Healthcare

Leptospirosis outbreak linked to Berkeley encampment causes human death

Leptospirosis outbreak linked to Berkeley encampment causes human death

By Mitchell Landsberg on June 11, 2026

A leptospirosis outbreak originating near a Berkeley homeless encampment has resulted in one death and one hospitalization among individuals living in an RV. Public health officials emphasize the risk to housed residents remains low.

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OB-GYN Group Issues New Vaccine Guidelines for Women

OB-GYN Group Issues New Vaccine Guidelines for Women

By Helene Elliott on June 11, 2026

The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists has released its own vaccine schedule for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, differing from recent U.S. government recommendations.

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Sleep and Exercise May Mitigate Gene-Specific Clonal Hematopoiesis Risks

Sleep and Exercise May Mitigate Gene-Specific Clonal Hematopoiesis Risks

By Steve Lopez on June 11, 2026

New research indicates that lifestyle factors like sleep and exercise can gene-specifically reduce clonal hematopoiesis (CH) and reprogram mutant cells, potentially lowering the risk of atherosclerosis.

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New Guideline Addresses Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome

New Guideline Addresses Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome

By Steve Lopez on June 10, 2026

A new guideline from the AHA, ACC, ADA, and ASN aims to unify the management of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, an interconnected condition involving obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease.

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Flavanol-Rich Foods Crucial for Heart Health, Study Finds

Flavanol-Rich Foods Crucial for Heart Health, Study Finds

By Norman Pearlstine on June 10, 2026

A recent study suggests that while eating fruits and vegetables is important, focusing on flavanol-rich choices like berries and apples may be more effective for reducing cardiovascular disease risk.

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Alexa is Effectively Bilingual in the US, Can Speak Spanish