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Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday, according to wealth tracker Bloomberg, as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading. A college dropout, the 81-year-old Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion more than Musk, …

Good morning. It’s Jeremy here, filling in for Andrew, who is now on paternity leave for a bit. So you’ll see a rotating cast of Fortune tech journalists writing this newsletter for a few weeks. Fortune Brainstorm Tech wrapped yesterday. Here were a few highlights from the final day of the conference: Tom Hale, the CEO of Oura, told the …

Researchers have finally identified genetic traces of the plague bacterium at the heart of the Byzantine Empire, providing long-sought proof of the microbe behind history’s first pandemic. Credit: Stock USF and FAU researchers identify bacterium behind 1,500-year-old pandemic mystery. For the first time, scientists have obtained direct genomic evidence of the bacterium responsible for the Plague of Justinian, the earliest …

Researchers have identified a genetic trigger of fatty liver disease and found that vitamin B3 may hold the key to suppressing it. The discovery offers a promising pathway toward targeted therapies using a familiar, already approved drug. Credit: Shutterstock MiR-93 promotes fatty liver disease, but vitamin B3 can counteract its effects. This discovery suggests a new treatment approach. Roughly 30% …

Spoilers follow for the Strange New Worlds Season 3 finale, “New Life and New Civilizations.” Spock: “Enterprise has had a challenging few months.” Pike: “That is an understatement.” And so Strange New Worlds ends its third – and weakest so far – season with a mixed bag of a finale. Albeit, it’s a pretty melancholy and emotional segment, and a …

When Strange New Worlds began, it had a clear vision: tell episodic adventure stories with strong, serialized emotional arcs for its central characters. And the first season excelled at that mission. Uhura’s newbie experience as a cadet, Spock’s engagement to T’Pring, La’An’s Gorn trauma, and, above all, Pike’s newfound awareness of his violent future gave the show an emotional spine …

The world is set for a once-in-a-decade event as the large and potentially hazardous asteroid 2025 FA22 makes a close approach to Earth. As it does so, the object should be visible to amateur astronomers equipped with small telescopes. 2025 FA22 was discovered on March 29 this year by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS 2) observatory …

Larry Ellison briefly tops Elon Musk as world’s richest person  San Francisco Chronicle Elon Musk lost his title as world’s richest person – and then got it back  CNN Larry Ellison: Oracle co-founder who overtook Musk as world’s richest person  The Guardian Ellison Tops Musk as World’s Richest Man After $101 Billion Gain  Bloomberg.com Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person, new …

NEW YORK — Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday, according to wealth tracker Bloomberg, as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading. A college dropout, the 81-year-old Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion …

Larry Ellison surpasses Elon Musk as world’s richest person  The Washington Post Elon Musk lost his title as world’s richest person – and then got it back  CNN Musk Is World’s Richest Person Again After Briefly Losing Title To Ellison  NDTV Larry Ellison eclipses Elon Musk as world’s richest person as Oracle stock soars  NBC News Larry Ellison is $100 billion richer after blowout …