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Microsoft says new quantum chip is 1,000x more reliable

BBC — nudges practical quantum closer

Apple previews on-device live translation

The Verge — erases language barriers without the cloud

Open-source model matches GPT-class on benchmarks

Ars Technica — cheaper, self-hostable AI for builders

AI inference startup raises $300M Series C

TechCrunch — capital floods the AI infrastructure race

Defense-tech founder spins out a new drone venture

TechCrunch — dual-use tech keeps attracting VCs

YC-backed fintech acquired for $1.2B

VentureBeat — a rare clean exit in a slow market

Wall Street slips on softening labor data

CNBC — revives bets on a Fed rate cut

Canada requests a 16-year trade-pact renewal

BBC — steadies continental supply chains

Oil jumps 4% as Gulf tensions rise

CNBC — higher pump prices may follow

Health agency flags an early-summer variant uptick

STAT — watch for updated booster guidance

New drug shows modest slowing in a late-stage trial

NPR — incremental but real progress

FDA clears the first at-home test for a deficiency

STAT — earlier detection without a clinic

Telescope spots the most distant galaxy yet

Quanta — pushes back the cosmic timeline

Physicists confirm a new state of matter

Phys.org — could reshape materials science

Ice-core study sharpens climate models

Science Daily — better forecasts of sea-level rise

Transit board approves summer track work on two lines

WTOP — plan for weekend delays

City council passes the new budget

WTOP — funding shifts for schools and transit

Major road reopens after months of repair

Google News — smoother cross-town commutes

Local team clinches a playoff spot

Google News — a lift for the weekend

Ceasefire talks resume after fresh strikes

BBC — a fragile path away from escalation

Election results reshape a parliament

Guardian — new coalition math ahead

Trade bloc agrees a new framework

Al Jazeera — steadier cross-border commerce

Aid reaches a long-blockaded region

NPR — relief for civilians