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Patrick Boyle

GameStop announced a $55.5 billion unsolicited bid for eBay despite having a market cap of only $12 billion, proposing to pay with unauthorized shares and non-binding debt commitments. The deal structure would effectively result in eBay shareholders owning two-thirds of the combined company, while GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen stands to collect up to $35 billion if the transaction inflates GameStop's market cap to $100 billion.

Reuters

Reuters journalists discuss their Pulitzer-winning investigations into Meta's harmful AI practices and Trump's campaign of governmental retribution, alongside finalist work on Southeast Asian scam centers and immigration crackdown photography, revealing the methodological innovations and human sourcing required to expose institutional abuse.

All-In Podcast

Elon Musk's xAI has struck a landmark infrastructure deal leasing Colossus 1 data center capacity to Anthropic, instantly creating a hyperscaler revenue stream while solving Anthropic's critical compute constraints. The arrangement positions Anthropic to potentially reach $100 billion ARR this year and $1 trillion by 2027, creating what could become the most valuable monopoly in history if exponential growth persists.

My First Million

Daniela Amodei traces her unconventional path from English literature and politics to co-founding Anthropic, explaining why she and six colleagues left OpenAI to establish a Public Benefit Corporation focused on 'radical responsibility' in AI, and how they navigate the growing tension between commercial demands and safety imperatives.

Yahoo Finance

Markets hit record highs driven by tech and small-cap strength, while strategists debate whether April's modest job gains signal economic cooling that could force Fed rate cuts despite sticky inflation.

Reuters

Laura Fernández Delgado is sworn in as President of Costa Rica for the 2026-2030 constitutional term, receiving the presidential sash from outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves in a ceremony emphasizing institutional reform and the fight against corruption.

Stripe

Tao Zhang, cofounder and CPO of Manus AI, explains how their autonomous AI agent went viral by demonstrating executable outcomes rather than chat responses, and shares their unconventional product development approach where functional prototyping precedes design and prompts replace traditional interfaces.

Bloomberg Technology

CoreWeave defended its growth trajectory amid investor skepticism over compressed margins, while AI automation drives the worst job market for Gen Z in 37 years and retail investors fuel a 6,000% surge in AST SpaceMobile shares.

Reuters

At a London celebration for Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, wildlife presenter Steve Backshall and BBC host Greg James reflected on his revolutionary impact on nature broadcasting, his masterful storytelling techniques, and his unique ability to inspire audiences across all age groups.

TechCrunch

The podcast explores XAI's pivot from AI lab to GPU landlord through a major compute deal with Anthropic, a resurgence in crypto venture funding driven by regulatory shifts, and the viral crowdfunding attempt to save bankrupt Spirit Airlines.

Dwarkesh Patel

Geneticist David Reich reveals that contrary to decades of evolutionary theory, natural selection has been rampant in human populations over the last 10,000 years, with the Bronze Age triggering an unprecedented acceleration in genetic adaptation to immune and metabolic challenges.

Joe Rogan Experience

Cognitive neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge joins Joe Rogan to discuss her research into precognition and psychic phenomena, revealing how academic institutions actively suppress fringe science while exploring how long-form media and a willingness to be 'foolish' are shifting culture away from ego-driven expertise toward childlike curiosity.