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  An attack from Lebanon, which appears to have been caused by two projectiles, led to an estimated ten injured in the Druze town of Horfeish in northern Israel. According to an initial triage, at least three were suffering from severe wounds, while another one was in critical condition. It was not immediately clear if […]

Forest fires this week were the latest economic blow to Israel's north, which is losing people, jobs and businesses under constant missile and rocket barrages. And, there is no end in sight

  Elon Musk confirmed he redirected Nvidia AI chips meant for Tesla to his other companies, X (formerly Twitter) and xAI, raising transparency concerns and potential delays in Tesla's AI and self-driving technology development. Musk confirmed the diversion of 12,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs from Tesla to X and xAI, citing Tesla's lack of facilities to […]

  Zoom CEO Eric Yuan unveiled an ambitious vision for the future of work, centered around the integration of AI avatars and digital twins into Zoom's platform. He envisions a future where "digital twins" and AI avatars could attend meetings, respond to emails, and handle phone calls for us. Yuan advocated for a four-day workweek […]

  Disney's "Young Woman and the Sea" is a biographical drama based on the true story of Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926. Daisy Ridley stars as Trudy Ederle, delivering a charismatic performance. Ridley underwent extensive training for the role, including open-water swimming with an Olympic medalist, […]

Rowan, a billionaire investor and philanthropist, is the largest donor to the University of Pennsylvania, his alma mater.

IRGC general Hossein Salami vowed Israel 'will pay for this bloodshed' following the death of adviser the death of Iranian military adviser Saeed Aviar in an Israel-attributed strike in Syria on Sunday, the first Iranian killed in an Israeli-attributed strike since the attack in Damascus in April

The Tel Aviv District Court ordered that the timeframe for Al Jazeera's shutdown be shortened from 45 to 35 days, expiring on Sunday. The ruling enables Al Jazeera to resume its usual activities in Israel

  FX's "Clipped" is a dramatized limited series that revisits the 2014 scandal involving former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling's racist remarks caught on tape, leading to his lifetime ban from the NBA and the forced sale of the team. The Guardian praises "Clipped" as a "solid-gold winner that turns Sterling's mess into compelling […]

  Wednesday marks the annual Jerusalem Day holiday when Israelis celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli control after the 1967 Six-Day War. However, this year's celebrations are taking place amid heightened tensions and an escalating conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Thousands of Israeli police officers took up positions across Jerusalem in preparation for the […]

  "The Acolyte," a new Star Wars series that will stream exclusively on Disney+, premiered with the first two episodes on June 4. These will be followed by weekly releases until the finale on July 16. It offers a fresh start for Star Wars, unlike recent successful but nostalgia-driven projects like "Ahsoka" and "Andor." The […]

Prof. Kim Lane Scheppele, an expert on how democracies die, wasn't surprised by the ICC's request for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and his defense minister. She explains why weakening Israel's judiciary only strengthens the ICC's case

  Amazon Prime Video is producing a live-action series adaptation of SEGA's "Yakuza Like a Dragon" game franchise, titled "Like a Dragon." The series will star Takeuchi Ryoma as Kazuma Kiryu, an ex-yakuza with strong morals, and will be set in 1995 and 2005 in a fictionalized entertainment district in Tokyo. "Yakuza Like a Dragon" […]

Jonny Greenwood, a British guitarist and member of rock band Radiohead, is touring in Europe with longtime friend and collaborator Dudu Tassa, a renowned Israeli musician. Facing BDS pressure to cancel his tour, Greenwood called critics 'unprogressive'

Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech used a Knesset caucus meeting to lament not the fate of the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, but the most serious problem facing ultra-Orthodox women: not being able to find husbands

  A group of 12 former and current employees of OpenAI and Google's DeepMind, two of the world's frontrunners in AI development, issued an open letter raising concerns about AI safety risks, lack of transparency, and accountability in leading AI companies. The letter was endorsed by renowned AI researchers Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Stuart […]

After a petition was brought to Israel's Supreme Court about the conditions of detention at the Sde Teiman facility, justices demanded the state provide answers about inmates' conditions. The state informed the court that they were in the process of transferring inmates and improving conditions

  Critically acclaimed Japanese monster film "Godzilla Minus One" has risen to the top of Netflix's movie list in multiple regions, including the UK and US. It unexpectedly landed on Netflix on June 1 in many regions, excluding Japan and France, following its theatrical release. Originally released in November 2023, the movie became the highest-grossing […]

A student sought legal action against the administration to ensure safe access to campus for Jewish students who feel threatened by student protest encampments. The agreement will create a 'Safe Passage Liaison' and accommodations for students who couldn't access campus during exams

When ponds housing the African killifish dry up, its embryos survive by lying dormant for up to eight months. Now the mechanism is revealed