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• Nvidia Reclaims Title as World’s Most Valuable Company

• Microsoft Retires the Blue Screen of Death — Say Hello to the Black Screen

• Antarctica’s Ice Is Acting Weird — and Physics Has No Explanation

• Scientists Identify a New Human Blood Type

• $10 B Billion Lakers Sale Sets Record

• Anna Wintour Steps Down as Vogue Editor After 37 Years

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Nvidia Reclaims Title as World’s Most Valuable Company

Nvidia has once again claimed the crown as the world’s most valuable company, with shares closing at a record-breaking $154.31. And they’re still climbing — because apparently, AI chipmakers operate outside the laws of gravity.

Despite a shaky start to the year — think tariffs, China’s DeepSeek AI, and a touch of investor anxiety — Nvidia brushed it all off and soared. Now, one overly enthusiastic analyst at Loop Capital has raised their price target to $250, forecasting a mind-blowing $6 trillion market cap. That’s not a prediction — that’s financial fanfiction. Still, Nvidia’s not just riding the AI wave — it’s acting like it built the ocean. Wall Street can’t stop watching, cheering, and refreshing their Robinhood apps in stunned awe.

Salesforce Says AI Handles Half the Work — After Laying Off 1,000 Employees

San Francisco tech giant Salesforce cut 1,000 jobs this year — then proudly declared that AI now does 50% of the work. The timing? Impeccable. CEO Marc Benioff spun it as a win, saying automation frees up humans for “higher value” tasks. But for many, there are no tasks left — just pink slips.Critics, including current employees, weren’t buying it. Some claimed the AI impact was overstated and that humans are still carrying a heavy load. As tech leaders double down on AI dreams, the human cost keeps rising — and not everyone’s cheering.

Tesla Slumps in Europe as EV Rivals Race Ahead

Tesla’s European sales fell 27.9% in May — the fifth consecutive monthly drop — while overall EV sales across the continent jumped 27.2%. The message is clear: Europeans still want electric cars, just not Tesla’s.The much-hyped Model Y isn’t turning things around. Instead, buyers are flocking to more affordable Chinese EVs or stepping away entirely, weary of Elon Musk’s ongoing circus. Tesla’s market share has now shrunk to just 1.2%, down from 1.8% a year ago. Meanwhile, Chinese automakers — tariffs and all — are thriving. They’ve doubled their market share to 5.9% and sold more than 65,000 cars last month. Traditional players like BMW and SAIC are also seeing gains.Bottom line: EVs are booming in Europe — just not for Tesla.

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Microsoft Retires the Blue Screen of Death — Say Hello to the Black Screen

After decades of striking fear into the hearts of Windows users, the infamous Blue Screen of Death is finally getting the axe. That dreaded blue wall that popped up just before your system gave up mid-task? Gone.Starting this summer, Windows 11 will roll out a new "Black Screen of Death" — sleeker, moodier, and allegedly part of a smoother crash recovery experience. Microsoft claims the change will make system failures “less disruptive,” with faster reboots and less chaos.So farewell, blue screen — equal parts annoying, legendary, and terrifying. You won’t be missed… but you will be remembered.

BlackBerry Makes a Comeback — Courtesy of Gen Z and TikTok Nostalgia

BlackBerry is back in 2025 — not with a flashy new launch, but because Gen Z got bored of iPhones and started craving old-school cool. There’s no official revival from BlackBerry itself. Instead, a Chinese company called Zinwa is bringing the BlackBerry Classic back from the dead, upgrading it with Android 13, 4G support, and a new name: the Q25 Pro. Price tag? $400. Or, if you’ve got a dusty Classic lying around and some serious spare time, you can DIY the upgrade for about $300. Why now? TikTok crowned vintage tech as the new “detox tech.” Physical buttons are in, endless apps are out, and BBM nostalgia is suddenly a vibe. Gen Z isn’t just romanticizing the past — they’re rebooting it.

Antarctica’s Ice Is Acting Weird — and Physics Has No Explanation

For the past decade, scientists in Antarctica have been braving brutal cold in search of elusive “ghost particles” called neutrinos — tiny cosmic visitors that pass through just about everything. But instead of neutrinos, NASA’s ANITA experiment picked up strange radio signals seemingly coming up through the ice and rock.The problem? According to physics, that shouldn’t be possible. Like, at all.These mystery signals defy known science, and later experiments couldn’t reproduce them. So now we’re left with two options: either we’ve just glimpsed new, unexplained physics... or some balloon experiment had a cosmic hiccup.Until better detectors and more data come along, the mystery remains. One thing’s certain — something bizarre is echoing under Antarctica’s frozen surface.

U.S. Commercial Spaceflights Hit Record High

June saw a booming month for U.S. private space launches, with 21 commercial missions—a new single-month record, according to the FAA . SpaceX was a key driver, continuing its Starlink satellite deployments alongside other companies ramping up activity. Read more

Scientists Identify a New Human Blood Type

Turns out blood types go way beyond A, B, AB, and O. That’s beginner-level biology. We’re now at 48 recognized blood group systems, and the newest one? It belongs to just one person on the planet. Say hello to “Gwada negative,” discovered in a woman from Guadeloupe during routine tests 15 years ago. At first, doctors were puzzled by an unusual antibody — then they spent a decade digging through her DNA before realizing she had a blood type never seen before.This month, the International Society of Blood Transfusion made it official: a brand-new blood type, and she’s the only known person with it. In fact, she can only receive blood from herself. So yeah, science just got a reality check — and your O negative suddenly feels a lot less rare.

Supreme Court Curbs EPA Power in Landmark Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major setback for environmental protections by restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority and easing requirements for environmental impact studies on proposed projects . This ruling could slow or even halt federal efforts to regulate pollution and assess ecological risks. Read more

Post-Wildfire Pollution Threatens Western U.S. Waterways

A new study reveals that contaminants like organic carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment can degrade water quality in streams, lakes, and rivers for up to eight years after western U.S. wildfires . Researchers warn that the long-lasting impacts underscore the need for sustained monitoring and remediation efforts. Read more

$10 B Billion Lakers Sale Sets Record

Jeanie Buss has confirmed the sale of the majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter—value: a record‑breaking $10 billion, the largest in U.S. professional sports history. Buss will continue as team governor after nearly half a century of family ownership, while Walter—known for owning the Dodgers—is set to take the helm. The deal is expected to close between July and December 2025, marking a historic milestone for the NBA. Read more

Anna Wintour Steps Down as Vogue Editor After 37 Years

After 37 years at the helm of American Vogue, Anna Wintour is finally stepping down as editor-in-chief. The iconic bob and ever-present sunglasses aren't retiring, though — Wintour is simply shifting upward.She announced to staff that while she’s leaving the top U.S. role she made legendary, she’ll continue as Vogue’s global editorial director and Condé Nast’s chief content officer. In other words, she’s trading hands-on control for even more global influence. With Condé Nast deep in a sweeping restructure and doling out “global editorial” titles like confetti, Wintour remains firmly in charge — just at a higher altitude. No successor, no step back. Just Anna, evolving the empire.

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