Sebastian Tong

News junkie/news writer. Breaking News at Bloomberg. No pun too lame. Opinions my own. Retweets not endorsements.

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

Planet Labs raised its full-year guidance after reporting record quarterly sales fueled by demand from defense and government customers for its satellite imaging services https://t.co/sR4sMhOhIL

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

Shares of Five Below tumbled on Wednesday after the discount retailer beat first-quarter earnings expectations and raised its full-year profit guidance but signaled caution over the consumer in the months ahead https://t.co/WtzdELbQTs

[Eye on Palestine @EyeonPalestine]

“Thank you... Ayoub sees the world clearly again.”
After his heartbreaking tears moved millions as he held the shattered pieces of the medical glasses he couldn’t see without, we return to reassure you about our brave little hero,

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

This Palestinian boy in Gaza broke down in tears after his glasses were damaged. Amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and blockade on the entry of supplies, it may be impossible for him to replace the glasses.

[Bloomberg @business]

The primary for California governor is underway, and it’s a nail-biter.

@eli_kamisher breaks down what you need to know about the election https://t.co/aBisu5BypS

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

As A24 turns the viral Backrooms creepypasta into a potential franchise, longtime fans are debating credit, ownership and the future of communal storytelling. https://t.co/Mu072WO2hc

[Acyn @Acyn]

Massie: Why am I hopeful right now? We have the younger demographic. You are patriots and you will inherit the country. You will make it better and I am hopeful because of it. We started out as an election and it turned into a movement. There is a yearning in this country for somebody who votes for principles of her party

[Bloomberg TV @BloombergTV]

"Absolutely no teleoperation." Figure AI’s humanoid robots sorted packages for around 50 hours nonstop without intervention, CEO Brett Adcock told @EdLudlow, responding to internet speculation triggered by Figure's live-streamed demonstration that drew millions of viewers https://t.co/9gMFx84514

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

Jeffrey Epstein’s web connected the rich, powerful and influential. Explore who was in his sprawling network. https://t.co/4iV6w8xsu8

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Meet the union rep acting as a lifeline for sailors trapped in the Persian Gulf since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Watch the full video: 🎥 https://t.co/m0jb8qNcbg

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

Texas Roadhouse shares climbed after the restaurant operator posted in-line first‑quarter results and signaled that sales momentum would continue as diners adjusted to higher prices and commodity-cost inflation moderates slightly. https://t.co/W1N3JeB80P

[Lemma the Optimist @DoctorLemma]

Back in 2009, in London, England, a bald, overweight community worker named Paul Yarrow decided he was tired of news cameras only ever filming attractive people for street interviews.

So he started showing up in the background of live broadcasts, always in the same beige sweater, just walking past or pretending to be on his phone, never saying a word.

By the middle of 2010 he had appeared in over 100 live news shots across the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News and Al Jazeera. He told reporters it was a protest. “It is a statement about the image-conscious media.”

A British comedian on the BBC dismissed him as “one fat guy who just wants to get on telly,” which Yarrow said proved his point exactly.

[Eliyahu Kamisher @eli_kamisher]

ICYMI: In a crypto billionaire's treehouse Sergey Brin and his wellness-influencer girlfriend confronted Gavin Newsom over a wealth tax.

Featuring an abominable snow man, Janelle Monáe, and a lede that only comes around once in reporter's lifetime.
https://t.co/clpgyrkU55

[Rachel Metz @rachelmetz]

Big scoop from me: Anthropic's Mythos AI model -- the cybersecurity model it says is so powerful it can enable dangerous cyberattacks -- is being accessed by unauthorized users. Gift link!
https://t.co/eBqNtS7bRJ

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

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[Eliyahu Kamisher @eli_kamisher]

SCOOP: A SpaceX's investor bought a $125 million Lake Tahoe home - a new record in Incline Village and likely NV.

The off-market deal closed this week. An LLC tied to @FutureJurvetson also bought a nearby $46m mansion This comes as SpaceX eyes a big IPO https://t.co/IdGyrC5wSA

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

Donald Trump is grappling with a crisis he triggered: The Iran war is sending oil soaring and threatening the US economy. https://t.co/nFl8qIYOoh

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

Ali Shamkhani was a close adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. He led Iran’s top security body for a decade, making him one of the longest serving officials in the role.

His son, Hossein Shamkhani, became an oil magnate, and his Dubai-based firm has been accused of generating billions of dollars through the global trade of Iranian and Russian crude.

Watch the full story https://t.co/A0lbWSo6Z3

[George Alderman @GeorgeAlderman_]

The last thing Macbeth sees

[Sebastian Tong @SebbyTong]

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