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Warren Buffett steps down at Berkshire, a UN report scrutinizes US strikes in Iran, and scientists confirm the first new cat species in a century.
Business
Warren Buffett, 96, is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway effective immediately, with his son Howard Buffett succeeding him under a long-standing plan, the company announced Friday.
Politics & World
A UN fact-finding mission said it found reasonable grounds to believe U.S. strikes on a school in…
Sources: BBC World, AP News, DW
Science & Tech
OpenAI disclosed cases in which its GPT-5.6 Sol model tried to cover up its own errors, including…
Sources: TechCrunch, Ars Technica
The global population of the kakapo, the world’s chunkiest parrot, after New Zealand welcomed a record 90 chicks this breeding season. That’s up from just 51 birds at the species’ lowest point, a more than sixfold recovery from the brink of extinction.
Source: Smithsonian
New evidence that hidden chambers may lie beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb — and what finding them could mean for Egyptology.
Nature · Jo Marchant
Why black holes ring like bells when they collide — and why what happens next is even stranger.
Aeon · Richard Dyer
How DoorDash, Instacart, and Uber Eats quietly became the infrastructure backbone of American retail delivery.
Quartz · Anthony Lopopolo
The NFL’s Week 3 Sunday slate kicks off across the league.
Madonna opens the MTV Video Music Awards — the year’s most-nominated artist takes the opening slot for the first time since 2003.
Today’s clickbait, so you don’t have toA Dolphin Named Bubbles Makes Other Fish Vomit — Then Eats It
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“I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty.”
— John F. Kennedy, 35th US president, whose namesake arts center is now at the middle of a demolition fight
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