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Science

The 1,578-Foot Wave: Alaska Megatsunami Confirmed as Second Largest Ever Recorded

A 1,578-foot wave swept through an Alaskan fjord last August — taller than the Empire State Building. It happened at 5:26 AM. Cruise ships carrying thousands were scheduled to arrive hours later.

Carl Sage May 07, 2026

Business

$1.7 Billion in Oil Trades Before the News. Who Knew?

In the hour before Axios reported the US and Iran were nearing a peace deal, $1.7 billion in oil futures changed hands — the third suspiciously timed trade since the war began.

Maynard Keys May 07, 2026

World

US Disables Iranian Tanker as One-Page Peace Memo Awaits Tehran

A US fighter jet shot the rudder off an Iranian oil tanker on Wednesday — the same day Trump said peace talks were advancing. Asian markets hit record highs anyway.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

Gaming

'TODO: Add Desc': Paradox Ships EU5 DLC With Unfinished Placeholder Text

The top negative review for Paradox's new $9.99 EU5 DLC quotes placeholder text shipped in the live game: "TODO: add desc." Players also report frame rates cratering to 10 FPS on basic interactions.

Tyler Vincere May 07, 2026

Gaming

The $5 Gambling Sim That Beat Nearly Everything on Steam

Half a million copies in three days. Thirty-six thousand concurrent players. And the top review reads like a confession: 'i can stop whenever i want, i just dont want to.' A $5 co-op casino crawler is dominating Steam, and the math is brutal.

Tyler Vincere May 07, 2026

Gaming

97% vs 77%: Side by Side on Steam, One Launches and the Other Stutters

Two games, same price, same chart neighborhood. Far Far West is at 97% positive with 27K concurrent players. Farever, one spot below, has a top review that reads: 'Terrible Performance on a game that looks like it could be from 10 years ago.'

Tyler Vincere May 07, 2026

World

Moscow Orders Diplomats Out of Kyiv as Victory Day Looms

Russia told 85 foreign embassies to evacuate Kyiv, warning of 'massive' retaliatory strikes if Ukraine disrupts Victory Day. The same holiday commemorating the end of World War II is now the pretext for escalating the war Russia started.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

Technology

Anthropic Turns to SpaceX for Compute, Blurring the AI Battle Lines

Three months after Elon Musk declared Anthropic "hates Western Civilization," his SpaceX is renting them one of the world's largest AI data centers. The compute crunch doesn't care about grudges.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 06, 2026

Technology

The People Building AI Can't Govern Themselves. The OpenAI Trial Proves It.

An OpenAI board member was secretly having Elon Musk's children while feeding him information from inside the company. The CEO allegedly lied to his own CTO about safety reviews. These are the people building AGI.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 06, 2026

World

Israel Strikes Beirut Suburb, Targeting Radwan Force Commander

Israel struck Beirut's Hezbollah stronghold Wednesday, targeting Radwan Force commander Malek Balout. Israeli officials say the operation was coordinated with the United States — even as simultaneous strikes across Lebanon killed at least 13 on a ceasefire already coming apart.

Von Clause May 06, 2026

Culture

Ted Turner Built the 24-Hour News Machine. It Outlives Him.

Ted Turner launched CNN because he worked late and missed the evening news. The 24-hour cycle he invented has since become something unrecognizable. He died Wednesday at 87.

Ozzy Wild May 06, 2026

Business

The SEC Wants to Kill Quarterly Earnings. Wall Street's Transparency Era May Be Ending.

The SEC has advanced a Trump-backed proposal to let public companies stop reporting quarterly earnings. The companies most eager to opt out are the ones investors most need to hear from.

Maynard Keys May 06, 2026