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Over the past decade, communities have detected volatile organic compounds in their water distribution systems following wildfires,
as a result of damage and depressurization.
Together, these studies first outline a comprehensive experimental framework
— developed to quantify the effects of localized (single-structure) water system depressurization as a mechanism for VOC contamination in water systems following wildfire events
— and then apply that framework to gath…

Learn About Water System Contamination After Wildfires
Two peer-reviewed journal articles investigate volatile organic compound contamination after water system depressurization.

Filings: Omnicom CEO John Wren received compensation of $69.9M in 2025, nearly 2x greater than the combined CEO compensation at six other ad holding companies (Kendra Barnett/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/agencies/omnicoms-j

Omnicom’s John Wren Made More Than Double All Other Advertising Holdco CEOs Combined in 2025
Omnicom CEO John Wren earned nearly $70 million in 2025—more than twice the combined pay of every other major advertising holdco CEO, with Publicis’ Arthur Sadoun trailing as the next-highest earner at $9.4 million.

Interesting but I wonder about the volume needed and therefore potential impact on marine and shoreline ecosystems.
Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-researchers-create-biodegradable-plastic…

Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the material, created using seaweed extracts, could offer a more sustainable alternative to conventional plastic films widely used in the food industry. The findings, published in the journal […]

"the spacecraft reached its final destination in the Indian Ocean where it erupted into flames on impact. The fire was not unexpected, according to Space X"
Well, if failure was not unexpected, that's alright then! This will be the best IPO ever; no unexpected failures.

Market intelligence company Klue confirms it has suffered a breach, for which cybercrime group Icarus takes credit; Jamf, HackerOne, and others are affected (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/klue-hack-results-in-d…

Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms | TechCrunch
Huntress, HackerOne, Jamf, Recorded Future, and Tanium are among the cybersecurity companies that had data stolen following an earlier breach at market research firm Klue.

Following a blockbuster IPO earlier this month,
Elon Musk’s SpaceX experienced a rude awakening.
The rocket company’s shares have now been sliding for four consecutive days,
wiping out nearly all the gains the public offering had initially made.
Now the broader stock market is experiencing a similar and intensifying sell-off.
S&P 500 futures slid 1.6 percent on Tuesday,
while Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 2.8 percent, on track to wipe out over $1 trillio…

Tech Stocks Are Abruptly Collapsing
The global stock market is experiencing an intensifying sell-off, intensifying fears of a bursting AI bubble.

Filing: Paramount and a group of state AGs reach a deal to freeze the WBD merger as the case moves through courts, extending a shorter pause a judge imposed (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/busin…

Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months
The company agreed to a proposed freeze until June 2027, unless a judge issues a ruling before then on a lawsuit blocking the deal.

SpaceX S-1: xAI had a $6.4B operating loss on $3.2B in revenue in 2025; Grok and X had 550M MAUs combined as of March 2026, and 117M used Grok's AI features (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/xai-

xAI burned $6.4B last year. SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over | TechCrunch
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elon Musk's AI financials and more details about his ambitions.

Court docs: Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke with President Trump in the weeks before the company settled with the DOJ in its monopoly lawsuit (Ethan Millman/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/mu

Live Nation CEO Spoke With Trump Before Reaching DOJ Settlement in Monopoly Case
In court filings this week, Live Nation confirmed Michael Rapino had spoken with Trump before the settlement but said that "no substantive terms regarding any potential settlement were discussed."