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Judge blocks Trump administration's targeting of climate research lab

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from transferring control of a major federal supercomputing center in Colorado from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to the University of Wyoming, handing a victory to the consortium that manages the facility.

New York police investigate mysterious cases of people coming out of manholes

Investigation follows circulation of videos showing groups climbing out of sewer systems across the city at night

The Guardian view on Euphoria: the show once pushed the envelope, but shock now seems to be the point

An era of excellent coming-of-age dramas moved away from the glossy lives of wealthy American teens, but unflinching portrayals easily veer into tropes

Trump signs AI executive order to give government early look at new models

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order meant to enhance artificial security and innovation by, among other things, establishing a program for AI companies to voluntarily share powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public.

Masters of the Universe review

A laboured attempt to resurrect toy IP very few people still care about is a $200m-budgeted waste of everyone’s time

Virginia Woolf's Night and Day review

SXSW LondonWolf’s novel about a headstrong young Edwardian woman takes flight under Tina Gharavi’s direction, with Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders among the ensemble cast

Anthropic expands Mythos to 150 additional organizations in more than 15 countries

Anthropic initially released Project Glasswing to about 50 partners in April to test the model for cybersecurity flaws.

Trump administration ends ocean monitoring system

The National Science Foundation announced plans to scale back a major ocean-monitoring network that scientists have relied on for more than a decade to track greenhouse gases, ocean temperatures, marine heat waves, and coastal flooding.

Will the AI economy create a permanent underclass?

From India and Africa to Europe, countries not yet in the AI supply chain risk mass job losses, losing the tax revenue needed to deal with the tech’s fallout

Nvidia's New PC Chips Represent CEO Huang's Bid to Win at Every Layer of AI Stack

Nvidia's announced entry into the PC chip market sent shares of AMD, Intel and Qualcomm lower as Wall Street recognized the threat.

The Strange Appeal of the Solitude Influencer

Some of them say they have no friends—and they love it.