Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero, which has 19M registered users and $30M in annual recurring revenue; PitchBook: GPTZero is valued at $88M (Geoff Weiss/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/superhuman-acquires-gptzero-ai…
Trump's motorcade drove directly across the drained Reflecting Pool while it was being painted.
On May 7, Trump paid a visit to the Reflecting Pool to meet with reporters and inspect the new paint personally.
To get there, the motorcade drove across the drained Reflecting Pool from the Washington Monument side.
It made an impressive spectacle,
but may have damaged the bottom of the pool in the process.
Not that this administration cares much about science, …
NFL Network: Falcons TE Kyle Pitts agrees to three-year, $54M contract https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-network-falcons-te-kyle-pitts-agrees-to-three-year-54m-contract
Hauling logs across to the sawmill. I've got a certain amount done this morning, but it's now too hot to work.
#TheJoyOfCrofting
Regional and Seasonal Effects of #GeomagneticStorms on Terrestrial Weather: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL121097 -> Powerful Solar Storms May Change Weather Patterns Across North America: https://www.unh.edu/news/powerful-solar-storms-may-change-weather-patterns-across-north-america - UNH scientist discovers the sun’s outbursts may briefly weaken rain and snow events.
How Bolivia’s cacao farmers took on the gold-mining industry – and won https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/22/mining-agriculture-cacao-farmers-resisting-bolivia-gold-rush
The global growth outlook 2026 is increasingly defined by weakening momentum across major economies.
Growth downgrades are emerging simultaneously across advanced and emerging regions.
As a result, analysts are shifting from recession forecasts toward concerns about prolonged stagnation.
This synchronized deceleration suggests that the world economy is entering a phase of structurally weaker expansion rather than a short cyclical dip
African swine fever outbreaks increase in pigs and wild boar across the EU https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/african-swine-fever-outbreaks-increase-pigs-and-wild-boar-across-eu
“Expanding the Supreme Court is no different than redistricting in California and Virginia.
It is a proportionate response to Republican attempts to degrade liberal democracy and move America toward a post-liberal order.”
https://open.…
Fossil fuel subsidies and high costs stall energy transition across rural Indonesia https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/fossil-fuel-subsidies-and-high-costs-stall-energy-transition-across-rural-indonesia/