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Sources: Sam Altman told staff that OpenAI is expected to go public "within the next year" and OpenAI plans a tender offer "very soon" at a $687.69 share price (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/…

Exclusive: OpenAI Preps New AI Model, Expects To Go Public ‘Within the Next Year’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff in a Slack message on Monday that he expects OpenAI to go public “within the next year” and that “many things could cause it to be sooner or later in that range, but filing now gives us optionality if we want to go sooner.” Another OpenAI leader also teased an upcoming new AI model that the company is preparing to release. Altman sent the message at roughly the

Forests in Liberia are falling to cocoa, in half a year the EU could ban imports https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/forests-in-liberia-are-falling-to-cocoa-in-half-a-year-the-eu-could-ban-imports/

Forests in Liberia are falling to cocoa, in half a year the EU could ban imports
On this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with features writer Ashoka Mukpo, who traveled to southeastern Liberia to investigate what satellite images indicated was a spike in deforestation over a relatively concentrated period. Along with video production coordinator Juan Maza, Mukpo documented illegal cacao plantations in the rainforests in the county of […]

Thousands of people remain missing or unaccounted for following the Rapid Support Forces' capture of El Fasher, according to new findings published by the UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan.
Following the takeover in late October 2025,
the International Organization for Migration estimated that more than 127,000 people were displaced from the city and surrounding villages.
The mission noted that humanitarian organizations later described El Fasher as a "ghost town,&…

Thousands remain missing after El Fasher takeover in Sudan | News.az
The report states that before the city's fall, El Fasher had an estimated population of about 260,000 people, News.az reports, citing reports of the U...

I would like some rough number.
How many devices are affected by #UEFI Secure #Boot issues due to missing cert upgrades?
2%? 20%? 30%?

Microsoft confirms Secure Boot update failing on some Windows 11 PCs, blocks update due to known issues
Microsoft has confirmed that Secure Boot certificate updates are failing or being blocked on some Windows 11 PCs.

Judging by number of Danes on this #dfds passenger ferry, it is surely time for a reopening of the Esbjerg ferry to UK to facilitate #FlyingLess? - especially as people seek cooler climates for summer holidays, rather than warm ones

Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack (DPA/Yahoo News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/elon-musk-accused-fuelling-unrest-085530645.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260610/p12#a260610p12

Filing: college social app Fizz accuses Maveron's Jerry Lu of giving confidential info to rival Sidechat after he met with Fizz as a potential investor in 2022 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/fili

Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat | TechCrunch
Fizz has expanded its lawsuit against rival Sidechat, alleging that a Maveron VC shared its confidential information obtained during a fundraising meeting with the competing startup.

Feds outed those fleeing Iran, lawsuit says
A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that the Trump administration’s immigration agencies have been sharing confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government,
violating national immigration regulations and endangering countless Iranians, court filings argue.
The lawsuit depicts a coordinated campaign between the U.S. and Iranian governments
to identify Iranians in Immigration and Customs Enforcemen…

Graham Platner ends U.S. Senate campaign in Maine
Graham Platner,
the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine,
ended his campaign Wednesday night
after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault.

“We believe for the movement to continue, it can’t be me
and for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations,”
Platner said Wednesday night.

The development, a…

Graham Platner ends U.S. Senate campaign in Maine
The Democratic nominee left the race following an allegation of sexual assault. Maine Democrats have until July 27 to choose a replacement candidate to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R).

Filings: Grubhub parent Wonder is raising hundreds of millions at a $9B valuation; source: founder Marc Lore indicated he'll contribute $200M to the round (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/marc-lores-wonder-t…

Marc Lore’s Wonder Ties $9 Billion-Valuation Fundraise to Future IPO
Wonder, the owner of GrubHub and Blue Apron, is lining up hundreds of millions of dollars, at a valuation of $9 billion, in what could be its last round before going public. To seal the deal, founder Marc Lore has been offering investors sweeteners—and putting his own money in the pot. The ...