Introduction: How to stop the next pandemic [Bulletin of Atomic Scientists]

Duda Qualifies For Esports World Cup, Fedoseev Wins Swiss [Chess.com]

Joe Biden did not decline alone [The Economist]

The rise, fall and contested future of Hizbullah [1843 Mag]

Bonus: Your questions answered [The Economist Podcasts]

A landmark $1bn deal between Qatar’s JTA Investment and Vietnam’s VinFast signals deepening ties between Gulf investors and South-east Asia’s EV industry. Explore EIU’s latest insights on how Gulf capital is adapting to a decarbonising global economy:

http://econgrp.co/Va [The EIU]

The Power of Mattering at Work [Harvard Business Review]

Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean' [BBC]

It’s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25 cents an Hour [Bloomberg]

Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to immediate ceasefire talks, Kremlin offers no timeframe [Reuters]

LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza, killing 43; Canada, France, UK threaten sanctions [AL-Jazeera News]

EU Humanitarian Forum On Afghanistan Opens In Brussels As Migrant Crisis Grows [Afghanistan International]

James Comey says he wasn’t aware of the violent overtones of his social media post [POLITICO] James Comey was the first of many, focusing on BOOK DEALS while America was slowly becoming destroyed by Trump, #MAGAcult, etc.

Google I/O 2025: how to watch and what to expectGoogle’s developer conference keynote will be all about AI and XR. [The Verge]

350,000 people are losing protection from deportation — The Supreme Court sided with Trump at the expense of Venezuelan immigrants. [Vox]

Bluesky takes on ‘Sports Twitter’ with NBA playoff feature [TechCrunch]

Inside the story that enraged OpenAI [MIT Technology Review]

6 symptoms of prostate cancer that are easy to miss as Joe Biden is diagnosed with an 'aggressive' type [Business Insider]

🇫🇷 En France, quand on fait quelque chose, ça devient souvent iconique.

✨ C’est tout le sens de la campagne « MAKE IT ICONIC. Choose France / MARQUEZ LES ESPRITS. Choisir la France », lancée pour valoriser la marque France et amplifier le rayonnement et l'attractivité de l’Hexagone à l'échelle internationale.

Elle met en lumière l’audace et l’esprit d’innovation caractéristiques de notre pays, qui nourrissent chaque jour son dynamisme économique, son savoir-faire, sa vitalité culturelle et artistique. 👏

Une minute pour marquer les esprits, à la française.

#MakeItIconic #ChooseFrance #Gouvernement #MarqueFrance #Iconique #InvestInFrance #Innovation [LinkedIn] #Gouvernement (France)

Netanyahu vows to ‘take control’ of Gaza as UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel [The Guardian]

A Scientist Fighting Nuclear Armageddon Hid a 50-Year Secret

Richard Garwin’s role in designing the hydrogen bomb was obscured from the public, even his family, as he devoted his life to undoing the danger he created. [The New York Times]

The Supreme Court Has Officially Had Enough Of Donald Trump’s Excuses [Huffington Post]

Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon [The Atlantic]

Trump says ceasefire talks between just Russia and Ukraine to start 'immediately' [FiveThirtyEight]

Brain-dead pregnant woman’s case spurs questions about medical consent [The Washington Post]

Festival de Cannes 2025 : Denzel Washington reçoit une Palme d’or d’honneur surprise pour l’ensemble de sa carrière [Le Monde FR] ^_^ #Equalizer4 #Equalizer5 TBA

What is agentic AI and why is everyone talking about it? [Mashable]

The Art of the Ecstasy Pill — To artists Adam Fierman and Peter Andrew Lusztyk, Es aren’t just a good night out, they are cultural artifacts. via [VICE] NSFW

Students and Teachers in Gaza: “Education Itself Is a Form of Defiance” — Israel has destroyed every university and 85 percent of schools in Gaza. Four young women talk about how they keep studying amid the violence. [The Intercept_]

Prostate problems are incredibly common. Here’s why—and how to treat them. [Nat GEO]

Millions prepare for severe storms in the Midwest and South [NPR]

Some City Council members are rejecting a pay raise, amid city budget crisis [CapRadioNews]

Mai 2025 en perspective [Le Monde diplomatique]

Russia Has Started Losing the War in Ukraine — The military tide may have turned against Putin. [Foreign Policy]

The Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait Is High—and Getting Higher: Beijing’s Worry About the Future Could Spur a Deadly Miscalculation Soon [Foreign Affairs]

The South Korea-US Alliance Is Due for an Overhaul — At a time of growing U.S.-China competition, the purpose of the alliance is once again becoming a subject of debate. [The Diplomat]

How the U.S. is Tapping a Much Bigger Well in The Middle East — And why Beijing isn't happy about it [The Cipher Brief]

La Gazette du renseignement

Cœurs noirs, vade retro Pyongyang, diplomatie arctique, Tracfin — Nominations, réformes, enjeux : chaque lundi, les petites et les grandes histoires de la communauté mondiale du renseignement. [Intelligence Online FR]

‘Turbocharged’ Mitochondria Power Birds’ Epic Migratory Journeys [Quanta Magazine]

[Information presse] L’IA fait apparaître les charmes du boson de Higgs [CERN_FR]

En savoir plus :NASA, French SWOT Satellite Offers Big View of Small Ocean Features [NASA]

Petitions around the globe ask INTERPOL offices around the planet to file an INTERPOL RED NOTICE on Netanyahu [INTERPOL] Netanyahu almost went to prison for CORRUPTION by INTERPOL many years ago. In hindsight, INTERPOL was right. Unfortunately now, over 60,000 Palestinians have died. It is up to INTERPOL to do what is right. Place in custody the most atrocious butcher and Human Rights Violations person in the world, since Nazism.

Boeing Resumes KC-46 Deliveries After Work to Fix Cracks [Air & Space Forces Magazine]

Future Airlift — Tactical Partnerships [AIRMAN MAGAZINE]

2025 Lexus IS500 Ultimate Edition First Look: Last of the V-8s, Ultimately [SUPER STREET on MOTORTREND]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, May 19th, 2025. It’s first day of the week, and it’s a special one, my birthday is on Wednesday! Now, because I am no longer in my 20s, I won’t have a week long celebration (in fact, I’ve never done that). At the very least, I am excited for MANCHESTER UNITED in the EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL. I hope to drink a Guinness or a Heineken. JDM the game, comes out that day as well. Unfortunately, no money to drive to SF for JUSTICE (French DJ Duo) even though I have a ticket. If you personally know JUSTICE, tell them to PAYPAL me a few thousand dollars so I can make the trip. Anyway, because it’s Monday, there is a lot of content curation, and I will make a VLOG later. I’m eager to drive to Fujiwara Tofu Bistro (Fremont, CA) this weekend, assuming Dad helps me fill up gas tank here and there. “Initial D style” I guess…