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CultureHarvard Faculty Vote 458-201 to Cap A Grades at 20% of Class Starting Fall 2027
Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted 458-201 to cap A grades at 20% of any undergraduate course's enrollment starting Fall 2027 — the most structural response to grade inflation at an elite U.S. university in decades.
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SportsHurricanes vs. Canadiens Open Eastern Conference Final Thursday in Raleigh
Carolina hosts Montreal for Game 1 of the 2026 NHL Eastern Conference Final on Thursday at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes enter 8-0, the first team to start a playoff run 8-0 since the 1985 Oilers.
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TechnologyGoogle Launches Gemini Spark Personal Agent for Ultra Subscribers
Google introduced Gemini Spark, a 24/7 personal AI agent that runs on Cloud VMs and integrates with Gmail, Docs, and third-party tools via MCP. Beta rolls out to Google AI Ultra subscribers next week.
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SneakersNike Kobe Air Force 1 Low Protro 'Daybreak' Releases May 21 for $120
The Nike Kobe Air Force 1 Low Protro "Daybreak" drops Thursday, May 21, 2026 for $120 on Nike.com, style code IB0018-102 — a Summit White and Daybreak-purple snakeskin build.
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TechnologyAndrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic's Pre-Training Research Team
OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic's pre-training team under Nick Joseph, where he will lead a group using Claude to accelerate pre-training research.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Nigel Sylvester's Jordan 4 "Brick After Brick," Knicks-Cavs Game 2 at MSG, Michael vs. Devil Wears Prada 2, and Google's Gemini Spark — May 21, 2026
Nigel Sylvester's Air Jordan 4 'Brick After Brick' ($230) hits SNKRS Friday. The Knicks host Cleveland for Game 2 at MSG, Montreal and Carolina open the NHL Eastern Conference Final on the same night, and Google's Gemini Spark agent starts rolling out.
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SportsMavericks Fire Jason Kidd After Five Seasons and a 26-56 Year
Dallas parted with Jason Kidd two weeks after Masai Ujiri arrived as team president. Kidd took the Mavs to the 2024 Finals; he leaves with $40M+ remaining on his contract and a 26-56 first season post-Luka.
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SportsStephon Castle Dunks on Isaiah Hartenstein in Spurs-Thunder Game 2
Castle drove the lane from above the arc, took flight over Isaiah Hartenstein, and silenced the Paycom Center. Dunk Score logged it at 116.9 — early dunk of the year candidate, no asterisk.
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SportsNBA Names 2025-26 All-Rookie First Team With Flagg, Knueppel, Edgecombe, Harper, and Coward
Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe were unanimous; Dylan Harper and Cedric Coward rounded out the five. The same names that filled the Rookie of the Year ballot — Flagg edged Knueppel for top honors.
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CultureJeff Bezos Says Bottom Half of U.S. Earners Should Pay Zero Federal Income Tax
On CNBC's Squawk Box Wednesday, Jeff Bezos argued the bottom 50% of U.S. taxpayers — who pay roughly 3% of all federal income tax — should pay nothing. He invoked the Queens nurse making $75,000 paying over $1,000 a month.
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TechnologyIntuit Lays Off 17% of Workforce as Shares Drop 14% on Revenue Slowdown
Intuit will cut about 3,000 jobs — 17% of its workforce — and close offices in Reno and Woodland Hills. The TurboTax and QuickBooks parent took a $300M+ restructuring charge and watched shares fall 14% after-hours as growth slowed.
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TechnologyMercury Raises $200M Series D at $5.2 Billion Valuation Led by TCV
Mercury closed a $200M Series D at a $5.2 billion valuation, 49% above its 2025 round. The fintech now serves one in three U.S. startups, runs at $650M in annualized revenue, and has conditional approval to become a federally regulated bank.