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Michael Burry pulls back on risk, says he’s happy to sit on cash. Is Big Short investor reversing his bearish AI bets?

Michael Burry is pulling back on portfolio risk, exiting December 2026 put options on Nvidia and Palantir without rolling them over. The ‘Big Short’ investor said he is “happy to sit on cash” while continuing to hold 2027 Palantir puts and QQQ puts, amid renewed warnings about stretched AI valuations.

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Former HMRC Worker Who Called Himself 'Genocidal Racist Monster' Jailed After BBC Undercover Exposé

Thomas Webster, a former HMRC worker, was jailed for two years after a BBC investigation revealed his involvement with a far-right group and misuse of his position to spread racist misinformation.

International Business Times UK

Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting

Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined

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The Year for Magical Thinking

How one progressive Texan's blog, filled with years of misplaced optimism and disproved predictions, has come to seem increasingly… reasonable

Texas Observer

'Nvidia is Wildly Undervalued': Michael Burry Goes Long Despite Shuttering His Hedge Fund Over AI Bubble Fears

Michael Burry bought Nvidia call options as a hedge against his AI short positions. He has repeatedly warned of an AI bubble and how tech firms use accounting tricks to inflate balance sheets.

International Business Times UK

Nathan Cofnas, scholar who exposed Jason Arday’s plagiarism, says he had no ill will towards him: “This was about DEI”

Nathan Cofnas, the American researcher who first publicly detailed extensive plagiarism allegations against Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, Jason Arday, has said he bore no personal animosity towards the late academic. In his first detailed comments to VRT NWS after Arday’s death, Cofnas stated that he “had zero interest” in…

The Times of India

Who is Nathan Cofnas, the self-styled 'race realist' at centre of Jason Arday plagiarism row

Nathan Cofnas, the American academic who brought plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday into the spotlight, has himself been suspended by Ghent University in Belgium, days after the former Cambridge professor was found dead after intense scrutiny over his academic work.

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Censors Seize on Jason Arday's Death as Excuse To Demand More Censorship

Politicians respond to tragedy by demanding more regulation of journalism.

Reason

MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who has given away over $26 billion to 2,500+ nonprofits, returns to fiction in August after 13 years with new novel

MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is returning to fiction after 13 years with her new 80,000-word novel, “Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds).” The billionaire philanthropist, who has given away more than $26 billion to over 2,500 nonprofits, will release the novel serially…

The Economic Times

Who Is Nathan Cofnas? The 'Race Realist' Behind the Jason Arday Plagiarism Storm That Spawned 249 Articles

UK media ran 249 stories on plagiarism claims against Cambridge's Jason Arday in 22 days, sparking bias concerns versus coverage of white academics.

International Business Times UK

How to wear your bikini every day (even on the Tube)

Jessica Burrell reports on swimwear in the city

Evening Standard

I Say No To SubStack, And Chief Justice Roberts Says Yes

"Flagging for you a new essay by Chief Justice Roberts on William Howard Taft for In Pursuit..."

Reason

$200K Libel Award for Cybersecurity Expert Accused by Substacker of Being "Israeli Spy"

A short excerpt from the long opinion Friday by Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff (E.D. Va.) in Apelbaum v. Bloom: Plaintiffs… The post $200K Libel Award for Cybersecurity Expert Accused by Substacker of Being "Israeli Spy" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Huw Edwards faces backlash for entering Welsh poetry competition under pseudonym

‘The poisonous narrative encouraged by the press two years ago needed correcting,’ Edwards said of the poem

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Brewery stripped of alcohol permit after promising free beer when Trump dies

‘They’ll have to pry me out of my taprooms before I stop selling beer to thirsty progressives who come to visit us,’ owner Kirk Bangstad said

Reason

Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack

I launched my original blog on WordPress back in September 2009, shortly after I graduated law school. At the time,… The post Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack appeared first on Reason.com.

International Business Times UK

American Media On China's Payroll? Disclosures Name Prominent US Journalists in CCP-Funded Exchange Trips

An investigation by Natalie Winters uncovers alleged participation of US journalists in CCP-linked trips, raising concerns about foreign influence and transparency in media coverage of China.

Tom’s Guide

I searched Amazon for AI-written books — and it was much harder to spot them than I expected

After reading reports about AI-generated biographies flooding Amazon, I decided to see how easy they were to find — and whether I could actually tell the difference. What I discovered made me rethink how I'll shop for books online.

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23 Single-Panel Cartoons Full Of Sharp Humor By Tim Haggerty

Tim Haggerty has spent more than 45 years making people laugh through cartoons. Throughout his career, his single-panel cartoons and humorous illustrations have appeared in over 40 national publications, including MAD, National Lampoon, Playboy, and Penthouse. His work has also been featured by a wide range of clients, from Apple…

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International Business Times UK

Stripe's $60.50/Share PayPal Offer Is 'Simply Too Low,' Says Michael Burry: Values Shares at Up to $115

PayPal shares rose over 21% during premarket hours on Wednesday after Stripe's $53 billion buyout offer, and Michael Burry's claim that he won't sell the stock despite the premium.

The Conversation

Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread

In the weeks around the 2026 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, my phone kept buzzing with alerts about GLP-1 drugs and cancer. The headlines were everywhere – from NPR and The Washington Post to Substack and heated exchanges on social media – all circling the same…

International Business Times UK

Michael Burry Bets on Beaten-Down DraftKings, Flutter Despite Threat From Prediction Markets

Michael Burry opened positions in DraftKings and Flutter, and shared how he uses his unique IV15 valuation metric to identify potential value stocks.

The Independent UK

Katie Couric reveals amnesia caused ‘black hole’ in her memory

‘Several hours of a Saturday in June will always be missing for me,’ the journalist wrote

The Independent UK

Starmer offers advice to Burnham as he admits to failings during time as PM

The Prime Minister said he was leaving the country in a better place than it was when he took office two years ago

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