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World

Two Ex-Defense Ministers Sentenced to Death in Xi's Deepest Purge

Two former Chinese defense ministers received death sentences in a single Xinhua dispatch — the most severe punishment of senior military officers since Xi's anti-corruption campaign began. Both were Xi's own appointees.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

World

Rubio Visits the Pope His Boss Keeps Attacking

Marco Rubio arrived at the Vatican to smooth things over with Pope Leo XIV. Donald Trump spent the same week calling the pontiff a danger to Catholics.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

Business

AI Is Coming for the Jobs That Built India's Middle Class

India's top IT firms are cutting headcount while revenue grows. The jobs that put 15 million families into the middle class are being automated faster than anyone planned for.

Maynard Keys 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

Technology

EU Agrees to Water Down Its Own AI Rules

The EU just agreed to weaken its own landmark AI rules under industry pressure. The specific concessions — who lobbied for what, and what was stripped — remain undisclosed.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 07, 2026

Politics

US Revoked Visas for Half a Newspaper's Board That Investigated a Trump Ally

Five board members of Costa Rica's leading newspaper learned their US visas were revoked from pro-government media reports — not from the State Department. Their paper had investigated sexual harassment allegations against the country's Trump-allied president.

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