Diddy Was Allegedly "Jealous" Of 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.'s Friendship [HotNewHipHop]

Protecting Quantum Science and Technology: Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting a wide range of U.S. quantum companies, universities, and government labs [FBI]

Cincinnati DMS Phase I & II [TEC Engineering, Inc.]

How French Baguettes Are Made In Paris | Regional Eats | Insider Food [Insider Food]

How to Make a Tuna Melt [allrecipes]

Catch What’s Fresh at Boudin SF [Boudin Bakery]

In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia [The Economist]

Georgians fear their country is becoming like Russia [1843 magazine]

Why Employees Who Work Across Silos Get Burned Out [Harvard Business Review]

US expects Israel will accept Gaza ceasefire plan if Hamas does [BBC]

Nvidia Unveils Next-Generation Rubin AI Platform for 2026 [Bloomberg]

AMD launches new AI chips to take on leader Nvidia [Reuters]

Maldives bans Israeli passport holders over war on Gaza [AL-Jazeera News] Thanks to Maldives, for taking the initiative, we have to be careful of Israeli passport holders for terrorist attacks, some of them are MOSSAD Agents, especially during the Gaza Genocide. Let’s hope more countries follow Maldives’ example.

The Boston Celtics and What Greatness Looks Like [The New Yorker]

Nvidia and AMD are bringing Microsoft’s Copilot Plus AI features to gaming laptops / The first Copilot Plus gaming laptops are coming from Asus and MSI. [The Verge]

Billie Eilish vs. Taylor Swift: Is the feud real? Who’s dissing who? [Vox]

WTF is AI? [TechCrunch]

Just released: The May/June issue [MIT Technology Review]

The Asus ROG Ally X is official — and I took a peek inside [The Verge]

Why are whole-body deodorants suddenly everywhere? [Vox]

China’s new plan to dominate the future of tech will reshape the world [Business Insider]

[FABA 2024]

🏆 AND THE WINNERS ARE...

💻 Tech under $50M in revenue or funding Award

Outsight : software solutions to track the motion of people and vehicles using 3D LiDAR data, for airports, train stations, sport venues and more

💻 Tech over $50M in revenue or funding Award

Brimstone : breakthrough decarbonized process to produce cement with same quality and performance as ordinary cement

🥂 Winery of the year

CHANDON : LVMH’s sparkling-wine Maison, their California home was founded in 1973 in the beautiful Napa Valley

🤝 Deal of the Year Award

Cristel de Rouvray

🧬 Healthcare Life Sciences

Moon Surgical : advanced imaging and robotic technologies to give surgeons real-time guidance and visualization during surgeries

🇺🇸🇫🇷 US companies with RD in France

Qorvo, Inc. : semiconductor supplier specialized in RF products for multiple markets. They have 200 employees in France, 75% of which are dedicated to R&D

🍴Restaurant of the year

ONE65 San Francisco : a multi-level culinary destination by Chef Claude Le Tohic. They were awarded 1-star by the Michelin Guide in 2023.

🚀 Startup of the year - Public's Choice Award

HelloBiome : a biotech startup that democratizes access to microbiome data and utilizes AI to develop targeted health solutions

🚀 Startup of the year - Jury's Prize

HelloBiome: yes, they won twice!!!

🏅 Life Time Achievement Award

Jean-Noel Fourmeaux du Sartel

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🙏 We want to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all our incredible guests who attended the French-American Business Awards ceremony last night at the Palace Hotel, and made it a truly inspiring evening!

👏 Thank you to all the nominees: you make this event thrive through your innovation, determination and leadership. And of course huge congratulations to the laureates!

🙏 Thank you to our guest of honor Philippe Kahn for sharing his passion with our guests in such a humble and fun way!

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🙏 Thank you to our Platinum sponsor Capgemini, our Silver sponsor LNB Accounting CPA and our Bronze sponsors Banque Transatlantique, Bpifrance, Jade FIDUCIAL and Planisware for their support!

🍷 Thank you to our wine partners: Domaine Carneros Winery, Honrama cellars, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

😋 Thank you to our food partners: Galaxy Desserts, Laura Chenel, Marin French Cheese Co., Sarmentine - Artisan Boulanger

✈️ Thank you to our travel partner Air France

#FABA2024 #frenchamericanbusiness #awardsceremony

#specialrecognition #sanfrancisco #siliconvalley #FACCSF [LinkedIn]

Trade convoys ‘squeezing out’ Gaza aid, humanitarian organisations say [The Guardian]

Fauci Faces Grilling by Republican Committee on Covid Origins [New York Times] Covid Origins were indeed “lab-leak” (#UmbrellaCorporation-ish), classified, but eventually made public. Regardless, a vaccine was necessary, and no vaccination and no mask is the REASON why 1,000,000 died, because of Trump’s stupidity. Don’t forget the #VaccinesSaveLives hashtag, it’s a lifesaver. PS. #VaccinePatentMadeFreeSomedayToSaveDoctorsWithoutBorders

This Gen Z Worker Refused To Do A 90-Minute Task Because It 'Seemed Like A Lot Of Work,' And People Have Thoughts About It [Huffington Post]

WHAT EUROPE FEARS: American allies see a second Trump term as all but inevitable. “The anxiety is massive.” [The Atlantic]

How Trump’s guilty verdict will impact the 2024 presidential election [FiveThirtyEight]

The real dolphin tale: They’re smart, sometimes vicious and highly sexed [The Washington Post]

Kylian Mbappé wore the PSG shirt for the last time. Does anyone care? [Le Monde]

The best gaming laptops of 2024 for every budget [Mashable]

To Understand the Trump Verdict, Look at the Case Against Shukhratjon Mirsaidov [The Intercept_] he’s behind grills. That’s amazing. #TrumpFelon #MAGAcult

Meet the mom who took on toxic waste—and won [National Geographic]

Publisher of ‘2,000 Mules’ election conspiracy theory film issues apology [NPR] #TrumpFelon #EnjoyLookingLikeMoron

What to make of the new COVID variants, FLiRT [CapRadioNews]

Mai 2024 en perspective [Le Monde diplomatique]

Who Pays for Climate Action? [Foreign Policy]

No Substitute for Victory: America’s Competition With China Must Be Won, Not Managed [Foreign Affairs]

The China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Triangle [The Diplomat]

Simple Equation Predicts the Shapes of Carbon-Capturing Wetlands [Quanta Magazine]

Hubble Views the Lights of a Galactic Bar [NASA]

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

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