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Sources: DeepSeek is in talks to raise outside capital for the first time, seeking at least $300M at a valuation of at least $10B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/chinas-deepseek-raising-money-first-time-10-b…

China’s DeepSeek is Raising Money for First Time, At $10 Billion-Plus Valuation
DeepSeek is in talks to raise outside capital for the first time, seeking to beef up its financial war chest so it can better compete in the costly battle to develop leading AI models, according to four people familiar with the matter. DeepSeek is owned by Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer Capital ...

NIS2-Mahnung: BSI setzt neue Frist zur Registrierung bis Ende Juli
Die Registrierungszahlen zum IT-Sicherheitsgesetz enttäuschen. Das BSI mahnt Firmen, NIS2-Vorgaben einzuhalten, und gibt eine neue Deadline vor.

NIS2-Mahnung: BSI setzt neue Frist zur Registrierung bis Ende Juli
Die Registrierungszahlen zum IT-Sicherheitsgesetz enttäuschen. Das BSI mahnt Firmen, NIS2-Vorgaben einzuhalten, und gibt eine neue Deadline vor.

Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves https://phys.org/news/2026-06-infrastructure-african-destroying-forests.html

Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves
Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of forest removed for every single hectare of active mine site.

Sky News plans to launch its first paid digital subscription, Sky News Insider: Podcasts, on June 15 for £2.99 per month, bundling three podcasts with no ads (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/sk…

Sky News to bundle perks from three podcasts in first online subscription
Sky News is bundling ad-free listening and bonus episodes for three podcasts with its first paid content launch.

An important step for standards-based #V2G
"Hyundai completed 🇦🇺's first V2G discharge using the ISO 15118-20 standard with an IONIQ 9 and StarCharge Halo 7.4 kW bidirectional DC charger.
The StarCharge Halo received Clean Energy Council listing in March 2026 and is AS/NZS 4777.2 compliant."

Hyundai IONIQ 9 Completes Australia's First V2G Discharge Using Australian Standard
Hyundai completes Australia's first V2G discharge using ISO 15118-20 with the IONIQ 9 and StarCharge Halo charger. What this means for bidirectional charging rollout.

Alistair Davidson @… on 'How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight': 'Build a web application that works on a playstation portable on a 3G connection - if you do, it will work for all your users, and it will still work 30 years from now'

How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight
My client was a utility company, and they had a big problem...

First Look at Rookie Caleb Downs in Full Dallas Cowboys Uniform https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/first-look-rookie-caleb-downs-full-dallas-cowboys-uniform

2026 NFL Draft burning questions: No. 2 overall pick? First receiver selected? Ty Simpson's draft range? https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-burning-questions-no-2-overall-pick-first-receiver-selected-ty-simpson-s…

Steve Bannon and 60 Trump allies sign a Humans First-led letter urging Trump to mandate government testing and approval of powerful AI models before release (Ashley Gold/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/18/trump-ai-steve-bannon-humans-first-letter

Scoop: 60+ MAGA allies tell Trump to vet AI before release
The letter — signed by Steve Bannon — puts a vocal faction of the MAGA base at odds with the White House's hands-off approach to AI.

Sources: Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, laying off ~10% of its global workforce, or ~8,000 employees (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-targets-may-20-first-wave-l…