SEC filing: Oracle signed multiple large cloud agreements, including one that is expected to contribute $30B in annual revenue starting in FY28; ORCL jumps 5% (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/oracle-orcl-stock-cloud-deal.html
"But to denounce an army is not to denounce a race. And given serving IDF soldiers revealed in the Israeli press just last week that the IDF is actually ordering its troops to fire into unarmed crowds of Palestinians gathering to collect food from its tightly controlled aid centres — ...— it’s understandable that feelings against this genocidal military are running high."
Glastonbury furore shows how fast our freedoms are being dismantled
A Replit employee details a critical security flaw in web apps created using AI-powered app builder Lovable that exposes API keys and personal info of app users (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/05/29/2025
"A common Israeli taking point [is] 'How should America respond if rockets were launched from Tijuana at San Diego?' ... it highlights both Israeli ignorance and fears and Palestinian and Xicano/Migrant commonality. Just like how Tel Aviv and Gaza are part of Historic Palestine, San Diego and Tijuana were both Mexico but more importantly part of the homeland of the Kumeyaay People."
Exocomets of $\beta$ Pictoris I: Exocomet destruction, sodium and disk line variability in 17 years of HARPS observations
H. J. Hoeijmakers, K. P. Jaworska, B. Prinoth
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21625
It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛
"Jupiter, assuming the form of Diana, followed the girl as if to aid her in hunting, and embraced her when out of sight of the rest. Questioned by Diana as to the reason for her swollen form, she replied that it was the goddess' fault, and because of this reply, Diana changed her into [a bear]"
Hyginus, Astronomica …
Outflows from Star-Forming Galaxies in the Early Universe: Evolution from Double- to Single-Peaked Lyman-$ \alpha $ Profiles Following Delayed Supernova Feedback
James Nianias, Jeremy Lim, Yik Lok Wong, Gordon Wong
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20422
License plate reader company Flock has stopped US agencies from accessing cameras in CA, IL, and VA after reports of lookups related to ICE and an abortion case (404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/flock-removes-state…
On using AI for EEG-based BCI applications: problems, current challenges and future trends
Thomas Barbera, Jacopo Burger, Alessandro D'Amelio, Simone Zini, Simone Bianco, Raffaella Lanzarotti, Paolo Napoletano, Giuseppe Boccignone, Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16168