Wednesday, May 27, 2026 · Tulsa

🌡️ 80°/66°  💨 6 mph  ☀️ UV 8.5
🌅 06:11 AM  ·  🌇 08:33 PM
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
86% · day 11.2
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👯 Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

😆 Dad Joke of the Day

Why does it take longer to get from 1st to 2nd base, than it does to get from 2nd to 3rd base? Because there’s a Shortstop in between!

📰 News

Breaking News

An exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
Temperature records are breaking and triggering government warnings, with London hitting 95 degrees the past two days. Experts say unpredictable and extreme weather is becoming more frequent.
Federal court blocks new Republican-friendly voting map in Alabama | Alabama | The Guardian
Panel of three judges says congressional map was drawn to intentionally discriminate against Black voters
Ukraine war briefing: Russia pressures US to clear way for attacks on Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’. What we know on day 1,553

Breakthroughs

HUAWEI Presents the Tau Scaling Law, Enabling Breakthroughs in Transistor Density and System Performance
/PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China Daily: On Monday, at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) in Shanghai, He Tingbo,...
China's Huawei reveals chip design breakthrough amid US sanctions | Reuters
Huawei Technologies said on Monday it will make industry-leading semiconductors using ​a new technology in five years, underscoring Beijing's efforts to neutralise U.S. sanctions that have made it hard for China to build cutting-edge chips.
New Novartis data at ERA 2026 advance scientific understanding of kidney disease and reinforce portfolio strength
Novartis’ commitment to kidney diseases Building on a legacy of more than 40 years that began in transplant, Novartis is on a mission to empower breakthroughs and transform care in kidney health, starting with kidney conditions that have significant unmet need.

united kingdom

Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C
It comes after the UK recorded its warmest May night on Sunday when temperatures reached 19.4C.
UK CBI retail data recovers from record low, consumer demand still weak | Reuters
British retailers reported lower sales in May against a backdrop of weak demand, but not the record downturn they had reported a month earlier, ​according to figures released by the Confederation of British Industry on ‌Tuesday.
Three UK teens convicted of rape walked free. After a nationwide outcry their sentences will be reviewed | CNN
Three teenage boys who were convicted over the rape of two girls were last week allowed to walk out of a UK court without any custodial sentence, triggering a nationwide outcry.

breakingNews

HUAWEI Presents the Tau Scaling Law, Enabling Breakthroughs in Transistor Density and System Performance
/PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China Daily: On Monday, at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) in Shanghai, He Tingbo,...
Kidney transplantation: A life-changing treatment transforming end-stage renal disease care
The field of kidney transplantation is advancing rapidly, with major clinical and technological breakthroughs focused on addressing organ shortages, minimizing complications, and improving long-term graft outcomes.
Google Launches New AI Tools To Accelerate Scientific Research And Discovery - Yuyjo.com
“Scientific breakthroughs often rely upon making creative connections between data,” the executives wrote in a company blog post.
NavPrakriti and IIT Kharagpur ink MoU to advance battery and critical minerals sector - The Economic Times
Through this MoU, we are investing in both. By nurturing student talent and fostering collaborative research, we believe we can shape a future-ready workforce and unlock new technological breakthroughs for the nation’s battery and critical minerals ecosystem.”
AI interested in you, so be interested in it — Llewellyn King
The first impediment is that all the advanced countries are already spending beyond their means, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

📜 History Fact

The first World War (1914–1918) killed over 20 million people and reshaped the political map of Europe, ending four empires.

Modern · WarfareSource

🟠 Hacker News

1. Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licence (reuters.com)
897 points  ·  413 comments
2. Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down (cnbc.com)
340 points  ·  366 comments
3. A few interesting modern pixel fonts (unsung.aresluna.org)
338 points  ·  69 comments

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Day Conditions Hi/Lo Rain Wind
Wed, May 27 Moderate Rain 80°/66° 100% 8
Thu, May 28 Moderate Rain 75°/66° 100% 9
Fri, May 29 Overcast Clouds 82°/65° 0% 5
Sat, May 30 Moderate Rain 85°/68° 100% 8
Sun, May 31 Moderate Rain 81°/68° 100% 10
Mon, Jun 01 Light Rain 91°/69° 100% 6
Tue, Jun 02 Moderate Rain 72°/61° 100% 17
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