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Bitcoin Rodney Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money-Transmitting Conspiracy in HyperFund Case

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton pleaded guilty June 15 in Maryland to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money‑transmitting business in the HyperFund case. ...Read more

#hyperfund, #cryptocurrency, #fraud, #doj

Single neurons predict grammar and meaning during natural conversation, NIH-led study finds

Recordings of single neurons during natural conversation let AI models predict grammar, meaning and context—an advance toward speech neuroprostheses. ...Read more

#neuroscience, #speech, #bci, #nih, #language

Storm Prediction Center Warns of Possible Tornado Outbreak for Illinois, Indiana

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center warns of a possible severe-weather outbreak June 17 across northern/central Illinois and northern Indiana, including tornadoes. ...Read more

#weather, #severe-weather, #tornadoes, #illinois, #indiana

Illinois Lawmakers Approve 0.2% Digital-Asset Tax in FY2027 Budget

Illinois lawmakers approved a 0.2% tax on certain digital-asset activity in the FY2027 budget; brokers would collect, register and remit if signed into law. ...Read more

#crypto, #taxation, #illinois, #blockchain

Messi Reportedly Nets Hat Trick in Argentina’s 3-0 World Cup Opener vs Algeria in Kansas City

Lionel Messi reportedly scored a hat trick as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in Kansas City, tying Miroslav Klose’s World Cup scoring record at 16. ...Read more

#soccer, #worldcup2026, #messi

ArXiv paper proposes a measurable internal “rift” that may reveal lies in language models

An arXiv preprint finds a measurable internal 'residual rank' difference when models lie versus when they err, with implications for AI safety. ...Read more

#ai, #ai-safety, #language-models, #deception

Supreme Court Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro, Sentences Him to 4 Years and Bars Him From Office

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, handing 4 years 2 months and an eight-year ban for seeking U.S. pressure on Brazil’s judiciary. ...Read more

#brazil, #bolsonaro, #judiciary, #conviction

Keck Spectroscopy Finds Third Dark-Matter–Deficient Galaxy in NGC 1052 Field

Keck spectroscopy suggests NGC 1052-DF9, like DF2 and DF4, shows stellar motions consistent with little dark matter — but distances and measurements remain uncertain. ...Read more

#astronomy, #darkmatter, #dwarfgalaxies, #ngc1052

Webb Captures Rapid Atmospheric Heating on Eccentric Giant Exoplanet HD 80606 b

Webb's MIRI tracked HD 80606 b heating by about 1,100°F at periastron, revealing rapid temperature and chemical changes; preliminary results shown at AAS. ...Read more

#exoplanet, #jameswebb, #astronomy, #hd80606b

California AG, Multistate Coalition Ask Court to Block DOJ From Obtaining Minors’ Gender‑Affirming Care Records

California AG and a multistate coalition asked a federal court to block DOJ access to minors’ gender‑affirming care records at Stanford, citing privacy and states’ rights. ...Read more

#privacy, #genderaffirmingcare, #doj, #california

White House Seeks Bipartisan Boost for Jay Clayton Ahead of DNI Confirmation Hearing

White House highlights bipartisan backing for Jay Clayton as he faces a Wednesday Senate Intelligence Committee hearing for nomination as director of national intelligence. ...Read more

#jayclayton, #dni, #intelligence, #confirmation

ILO adopts first global convention on decent work in the platform economy

On June 12 in Geneva the ILO adopted Convention No.193, a global standard for platform workers covering classification, pay, social protection and algorithmic management. ...Read more

#labor, #ilo, #platformwork, #algorithmicmanagement

José Ramírez Undergoes Surgery; Guardians Say 5–7 Weeks Recovery After Hamate Fracture

Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez had surgery to remove the hook of a fractured left hamate and is expected to miss 5–7 weeks. ...Read more

#baseball, #guardians, #ramirez, #injury

Ukraine says air defenses neutralized 114 Russian drones, two Iskander-M missiles overnight

Ukraine's General Staff says air defenses and electronic warfare neutralized 114 Russian UAVs and two Iskander-M missiles in an overnight June 15–16 attack. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #airdefense

NVIDIA releases Nemotron 3 Ultra: open-weight Mixture-of-Experts LLM with 1 million-token context

NVIDIA released Nemotron 3 Ultra, a 550B/55B Mixture‑of‑Experts LLM with a 1 million‑token context window and shared checkpoints, recipes and model weights. ...Read more

$NVDA, #nvidia, #llm, #openmodels, #ai