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Amazon MGM's Project Hail Mary becomes its highest-grossing film ever, crossing $300M globally, including $54.1M just this weekend; the movie cost $200M to make (Brent Lang/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/pro…

'Project Hail Mary' Crosses $300 Million at Global Box Office
Project Hail Mary' has passed $300 million at the global box office to become Amazon MGM's top earner, while 'Scream 7' topped $200 million.

"The Rephone Project"
#smartphones

Don't Call It Project 2029 If It's Not A Fighting Document (Brian Beutler/Off Message)
https://www.offmessage.net/p/project-2029-fight-trump-democracy-health-care-doge-project-2025
http://www.memeorandum.com/260529/p63#a260529p63

Australian #V2G pilot with Amber will grow from 50 to 1,000 participants, initially with BYD EVs but the scheme may expand to other car brands. BYD provides full warranty for bidirectional charging as part of the project.

ARENA expands Amber project to accelerate vehicle-to-grid rollout in Australia
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is boosting its support for Amber Electric to help take vehicle‑to‑grid (V2G) technology to the next stage in Australia. ARENA is providing an additional $13.6 million in funding to expand Amber’s EV charging project, bringing total funding to $16...

https://ground.news/article/mexico-to-require-federal-projects-to-use-local-steel-in-response-to-us-tariffs_b9d55b

Mexico to require federal projects to use local steel in response to US tariffs
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday announced a rule that all federal work projects use steel from Mexican companies, after attempts to reach a deal to lift U.S. steel tariffs failed.

from my link log —
FastCGI: 30 years old and still the better protocol for reverse proxies.
https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/fastcgi_is_the_better_protocol_for_reverse_proxies
saved 2026-04-29

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Stringray:
🎵 Like Dogs
#Stringray
https://projectstingray.bandcamp.com/track/like-dogs
https://open.spotify.com/track/7ioL4d3rExlGKnDj09k60I

Upper stage impacting the #moon on 2026 August 5: https://www.projectpluto.com/25010d.htm -> A Falcon 9 rocket will hit the Moon this summer at seven times the speed of sound: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/a-falcon-9-upper-stage-will-strike-the-moon-in-august/

Lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case steps aside (Ryan J. Reilly/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/lead-federal-prosecutor-james-comey-seashells-photo-case-steps-rcna345342
http://www.memeorandum.com/260529/p118#a260529p118

Sources: strong AI demand in China nearly doubles prices for Nvidia's B300 servers to ~$1M each, as a crackdown on chip smuggling dries up black market supply (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/prices-nvidias-b300…