South Korean and Taiwanese tech companies that helped build China's hardware sector during the smartphone boom now reap the AI boom as US curbs sideline China (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/technol
Mideast Live Updates: Deadly Attacks in Lebanon and Delay in Talks Test U.S.-Iran Deal (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/19/world/iran-trump-deal
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p27#a260619p27
Meet Mark Fratto, the World Cup final PA announcer: 'I’m in the candy aisle of life' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7446743/2026/07/18/mark-fratto-world-cup-final-announcer/
Nearly year ago, we got Kid2 a drum set. It's got great therapeutic value for me. When faced with the petty BS that makes up so much of life in a university, there's nothing better than banging out the frustration on the drums. I think I may even be getting better (though I pale in comparison to Kid2). If nothing else, I can play more than just the standard disco beat that made up the whole of my repertoire for decades.
Key features that make a planet amenable to life, at least life as earthlings know it:
It should be rocky, be at the right temperature for liquid water to exist and have an atmosphere.
On Thursday, a team of astronomers announced that it had identified a world with all three traits.
“At this point, we have absolutely no evidence for life on the planet,”
said Collin Cherubim, a planetary scientist who recently earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University.
“But we thin…
Trump Administration Live Updates: Deal on Compensation Fund Blocks I.R.S. Claims Against President and His Family (Associated Press)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/19/us/trump-news
http://www.memeorandum.com/260519/p74#a260519p74
As tech giants rush to build AI infrastructure, some residents living near data centers say a constant infrasonic vibration is ruining their health and homes (Adeel Hassan/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/data
Could Brendan Sorsby face NFL repercussions for his NCAA gambling violations? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370052/2026/06/18/brendan-sorsby-nfl-supplemental-draft-rules/
Hegseth to Campaign for a Republican House Candidate (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/18/us/trump-news
http://www.memeorandum.com/260518/p58#a260518p58
Hantavirus Patient Ordered to Stay in Quarantine Despite Desire to Leave (Sonia A. Rao/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/hantavirus-ship-passenger-quarantine-order.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260519/p2#a260519p2