Ken Urker, the partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the father of her daughter, was found dead on Thursday in Louisiana, on his birthday, per TMZ.
"We responded to a residence in Raceland today after receiving a call at 6:15 p.m. Kenan Urker, 34, was found dead upon arrival. At this time, we are continuing the death investigation," the Lafourche Sheriff's Office said, according to TMZ.
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Their daughter, Aurora Raina Urker, was born in December 2024.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard had a vision of what her wedding with Ken Urker would look like before tragedy struck.
Four months before the Life After Lockup star's boyfriend died at the age of 34, Blanchard shared details about an ideal future wedding with Urker if they had chosen to tie the knot one day.
"I don't want to have a quickie wedding. I want to have the big wedding," she shared during a May appearance on The TMZ Podcast. "I want to have the poofy dress."
While 35-year-old—mom to Aurora, 21 months, with Urker—admitted that she and her boyfriend weren't completely sure whether wedding bells were in their future, she emphasized that if they did get married, she wanted the ceremony to be very different from her and ex Ryan Anderson's 2022 prison ceremony.

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Ken Urker's sister claims her brother confided in her about fears surrounding his relationship with Gypsy Rose Blanchard before his death. Autumn alleged that Urker said he was "terrified" of his former fiancée and worried about their daughter, Aurora. She also claimed he wanted to bring the little girl to his mother's home.
The allegations come after Urker was found dead at his Louisiana residence on October 1, his 34th birthday. Blanchard has described him as an amazing father and her forever soulmate, while authorities continue investigating his death.
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During an interview with the Daily Mail, Autumn shared what she said her brother had told her about his relationship with Blanchard. According to Autumn, Urker said he was "terrified" of his former fiancée and felt that she "humiliated him."

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Astronomers say they have directly detected the first-ever radio emission from a planet outside the solar system. The signal, however, is evidence of a colossal magnetic field — not intelligent life.
“I know radio signals are **** ociated with searches for extraterrestrial intelligence,” said Edo Berger, a professor of astronomy at Harvard University. “But this is something very different.”
The discovery, described in a new paper awaiting publication in a peer-reviewed journal, traces repeating radio bursts that appear to come from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, located 63 light-years from Earth — a short distance, astronomically speaking. The gas giant, about 12 times the mass of Jupiter, is one of three planets orbiting a young star that is 1.75 times as massive as the sun.
Processes **** ociated with the planet’s magnetic field produce the radio emission, according to Berger, a researcher at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Specifically, the detection involves auroras similar to Earth’s northern lights — the spectacular displays sparked by magnetic storms involving charged particles from the sun. “In order to see radio waves that extend all the way to the frequencies that we observed, you need an incredibly strong magnetic field,” added Berger, a coauthor of the paper posted September 15 to the preprint platform ArXiv.
New evidence deepens mystery of moon’s ancient magnetic field

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she believes Ken Urker died from an apparent overdose, but Louisiana authorities have not announced an official cause of death and are continuing to investigate what happened.
Urker, the father of Blanchard's daughter Aurora, was found dead at a residence in Raceland, Louisiana, on October 1, his 34th birthday. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies responded at approximately 6:15 p.m. and found Kenan Urker dead when they arrived.
Blanchard told PEOPLE that she does not know what Urker may have taken or whether any apparent overdose was intentional. TMZ separately reported that Blanchard said an unidentified substance was found where he died, but law enforcement has not publicly identified a substance or confirmed an overdose.
In the hours after his death, Blanchard remembered Urker as a devoted father and someone who would remain her "soulmate" and "red string." She also asked for privacy and compassion for their daughter and both families while the investigation continues.
The possibility of an overdose came as a shock to Blanchard because, she said, she had never known Urker to have a drug problem. She told TMZ that she had never seen him use drugs or other substances and described him as responsible and deliberate about his role as a father and partner.

#urker #father #apparent #death

Following the death of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's former fiancé Ken Urker, his sister Autumn Urker is speaking out against the media personality.
Autumn appeared distraught in a TikTok Live from the night of Thursday, October 1, published by TMZ. Ken — who is also father to Gypsy Rose's daughter, Aurora — was found dead in his Louisiana home that day, his 34th birthday.
Breaking down in tears, Autumn accused Gypsy Rose, 35, of going to TMZ to try and "paint a fake narrative that they were engaged." Added Autumn, "No, you all weren't."
While it was widely reported the two got engaged in October 2019, they later split and Gypsy Rose married Ryan Anderson. When that marriage fizzled out, she rekindled her romance with Ken in 2024, welcoming daughter Aurora in December of that same year.
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Ken Urker, partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and father of her daughter Aurora, was found dead at a Louisiana home on Thursday, Oct. 1
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office tells PEOPLE that the investigation into his death is ongoing, but they have "found no evidence of foul play" thus far
Blanchard told PEOPLE she believes Urker, who "was not in a good state of mind lately," overdosed
An investigation into the death of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner, Ken Urker, remains ongoing.
Urker was found dead at a Louisiana home on Thursday, Oct. 1, after being discovered by a family member, a source confirmed to PEOPLE. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office also confirmed Urker's death at 34.

#urker #found #rose #blanchard

Ken Urker, the fiancé of reality star Gypsy Rose Blanchard, has died at the age of 33.
Urker was found unresponsive by a family member in his Louisiana home on Thursday, according to PEOPLE.
Blanchard and Urker were engaged in 2018, while Blanchard was serving time in prison for the murder of her mother. They share 1-year-old daughter Aurora.
Ken Urker, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's fiancé and the father of their child, has died. He was 33.
Urker was found unresponsive by a family member in his Louisiana home on Thursday, a source close to the family told PEOPLE. TMZ was first to report his death.

#rose #louisiana #fianc

Ken Urker, ex-fiancée of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, died on Thursday, Oct. 1. He was 33 years old.
Urker was found unresponsive on Thursday in his Louisiana home, where Blanchard's brother, Dylan, found him before contacting authorities, TMZ reported.
A cause of death has not been confirmed. Urker died on the day of his 33rd birthday.
According to TMZ, Blanchard texted Urker the day he died, wishing him a "Happy Birthday." Sources told the outlet Blanchard didn't receive a response. Sources also told TMZ that Blanchard and Urker's family are in shock over his death.
Urker and Blanchard share one daughter, Aurora Raina Urker, whom they welcomed in December 2024. The former couple quietly engaged in October 2018 while Blanchard was incarcerated for the second-degree murder of her mom, Clauddine "DeeDee" Blanchard, Us Weekly reported.

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's fiancé Ken Urker died at his Louisiana home on his birthday on Thursday, Oct. 1
The pair share a daughter, Aurora Raina, who was born in December 2024
The couple reconnected in April 2024 after years apart and Blanchard's split from Ryan Anderson
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's fiancé, Ken Urker, has died.
Urker was found unresponsive on Thursday, Oct. 1, his birthday. He was discovered by a family member inside a Louisiana home, a source close to the family confirmed to PEOPLE. TMZ was first to report his death.

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Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility is merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and will become a publicly traded company. It's a deal that could raise more than $300 million for May Mobility at a valuation of $1.4 billion, the company said Wednesday.
Once the merger is complete, May Mobility said it will be the first public company in the U.S. that is focused entirely on autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. This is meant to differentiate it from a number of other public companies working on autonomy, including Tesla, Rivian, Alphabet (with Waymo), and trucking-focused Aurora and Kodiak.
The move sets up May Mobility to be a test of the stock market's appetite for pure-play robotaxi ventures.
It will also be a test of May Mobility's approach to autonomy, which it pitches as "asset-light" and "partnership-first." Instead of owning and operating the robotaxis, May Mobility's business revolves around selling its autonomous vehicles to its fleet partners over time while maintaining control of any remote supervision and software updates. In exchange, May Mobility receives either fixed fees or per-trip licensing fees.
Founded in 2017, May Mobility currently operates autonomous Toyota Siennas in three locations in the U.S. It has a partnership with Lyft in Atlanta, and offers rides in two cities — Eden Prairie and Grand Rapids — in Minnesota.

#company #autonomous #focused

Curaleaf Holdings (USOTC:CURLF) has sent a letter to Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ:ACB) shareholders urging them to tender their shares to its outstanding acquisition offer after Aurora's board declined to engage with the proposal.
Under the offer, Aurora shareholders would receive 0.3463 Curaleaf shares and $0.75 in cash for each Aurora share.
Curaleaf said the terms implied a value of $4.00 per Aurora share based on the unaffected date, representing a 45% premium to Aurora's 30-day volume-weighted average price as of August 10, 2026. Aurora shares traded at $2.76 before the offer was announced.
Curaleaf Chairman and Chief Executive Boris Jordan said in the letter, "Aurora has refused. And so, we are putting the decision where it belongs: in your hands."
Curaleaf said the proposed combination would create a company operating across 17 countries.

#curlf

Dennis-Yarmouth (1-0-0) began its state **** le defense with a 6-1 victory in a non-league matchup with Scituate.
Leah Woodward, who was exceptional at handling the ball, tallied three goals and one **** ist. Aurora Quenneville added two goals, while Sammie Precourt recorded one goal. Jenna Richard anchored the defensive effort and had two **** ists. Avery Post had one **** ist.
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Nauset 2, Barnstable 1: It was a dramatic finish as the Warriors (2-0-0) scored with three minutes left in the game to break a one-all tie. All three goals were scored following halftime.
Emma Steenstra scored the only goal for the Redhawks (1-1-0) on an **** ist from Cate Buckler. Avery Croteau was strong defensively and had many defensive saves. Izzy Hill played well in goal and made eight saves.

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker are facing a new wave of speculation about their relationship and the future of their daughter, Aurora. A viral Instagram post, along with several YouTube videos, alleges that the couple has separated and that Urker may be preparing to pursue full custody of their child. The post also claims that Urker is refusing to communicate with Blanchard directly as tensions escalate behind the scenes. However, neither Blanchard nor Urker has confirmed a breakup or custody dispute. The social media account that circulated the claims also acknowledged that it had not found evidence of an actual custody filing.
The rumors were shared by the Instagram account audacious.audrey06, which posted a photograph of Ken Urker and Gypsy Rose Blanchard separated by a torn-paper effect and a broken heart emoji. "RUMORS ARE SWIRLING ABOUT GYPSY ROSE & KEN URKER," the caption began.
The social media account alleged that Blanchard and Urker had ended their relationship and claimed that Urker may be preparing to seek full custody of Aurora. According to the post, Urker is also allegedly refusing to communicate with Blanchard directly and will only speak to her through a third party.
The account did not identify the source behind the allegations or provide documentation supporting the custody claim, though several YouTube videos have also been posted, claiming the same information.
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Beating the heat during New York Fashion Week is always a challenge. But that didn't stop a star-studded group of attendees from making their way and packing Net-a-porter's Incredible Women ******* tail party.
The event drew a crowd including Cindy Crawford, Serena Williams, Katie Holmes, Emmy Rossum, Nara Smith, Madeline Brewer and Aurora James, who made an entrance, alongside designers Willy Chavarria, Wes Gordon and Christopher John Rogers.
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Oklo (NYSE: OKLO), a developer of microreactors for nuclear power plants, has been a divisive stock since its market debut. After going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on May 10, 2024, Oklo started trading at $15.50 per share.
It soared to a record high of $174.14 on Oct. 14, 2025, but it now trades at about $43. Wall Street's average price target for the stock is about $75. Let's see why Oklo's stock went through so many wild swings -- and where I think it will actually end up by the end of 2026.
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Oklo's Aurora microreactor, which is much smaller than conventional nuclear reactors, only generates 1.5 MWe per unit. However, its modular design allows it to be deployed alongside additional reactors to generate up to 75 MWe per "Powerhouse" power plant. That's tiny compared to a conventional nuclear power plant, which typically generates at least 1,000 MWe, but Aurora's Powerhouse plants can be deployed on less land in remote, off-grid areas.
The Aurora also uses metallic uranium fuel pellets, which are denser, have higher thermal resistance, and are cheaper to produce than the uranium dioxide fuel pellets that power conventional reactors. By recycling its pellets in a closed loop, the Aurora can last for a decade without refueling. Conventional reactors are still refueled in stages every two years.

#conventional #reactors #signal

On August 5, Cytek Biosciences (NASDAQ:CTKB) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, and the report reads like two different companies at once. Revenue climbed, margins widened, and the installed base of instruments kept expanding. At the same time, the net loss more than doubled from a year earlier and adjusted EBITDA swung negative. For a company selling hardware into cell ***** ysis labs, that split between growing revenue and growing losses is the story investors need to untangle.
Total revenue reached $48.1 million in the second quarter of 2026, up 6% from the second quarter of 2025, and the growth came from more than one source. Cytek expanded its installed base to 3,933 instruments as of June 30, 2026, adding 142 units in the quarter, and each new machine tends to pull in service and reagent sales over time. That dynamic already shows up in the numbers: recurring revenue from service and reagents hit $18.5 million in the quarter, and on a trailing 12-month basis it now makes up 35% of total revenue, up from 32% a year earlier.
Gross profit told a similar story, climbing 19% to $28.3 million, with GAAP gross margin rising to 59% from 52% and adjusted gross margin reaching 61% from 56%. Some of that lift came from a one-time tariff refund, but even stripped of it, adjusted gross margin still improved to 56%. Cytek also launched the Borealis, a 7-laser flow cytometer built for 60-color panels, and rolled out more automated configurations of its Aurora Evo line, giving the sales team new hardware to sell into the rest of 2026. Full-year revenue guidance moved up to a range of $207 million to $212 million, raising the midpoint by $1 million.
The same quarter that grew revenue also widened the losses. Operating expenses rose 15% year over year to $39.7 million, with general and administrative costs jumping 24% to $16.8 million because of litigation-related expenses, severance, and other personnel costs. R&D spending grew 10% to $9.7 million, and sales and marketing rose 9% to $13.2 million, so the increase was not confined to one line item. The loss from operations widened to $11.4 million from $10.6 million a year earlier, and net loss more than doubled to $12.2 million from $5.6 million.
Adjusted EBITDA, which strips out stock-based compensation and currency swings, swung to a $1.5 million loss from a positive $1.3 million a year earlier, after also adjusting for a write-off tied to an early-stage technology investment. The tariff refund that boosted this quarter's headline gross margin also means the underlying figures, 53% GAAP and 56% adjusted, are the more honest baseline going forward. Cash and marketable securities held roughly flat at $262.0 million as of June 30, 2026, down only slightly from $262.2 million three months earlier, so the balance sheet has not yet felt the strain.

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On August 6, PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) reported second-quarter results that flipped from a year-ago loss into a profit. Net income came in at $32.6 million, compared with a loss of $18.3 million in the same quarter of 2025. Revenue rose to $1.86 billion from $1.77 billion, and Adjusted EBITDA climbed to $312.6 million from $236.1 million. Diluted earnings per share landed at $0.24, versus a loss per share of $0.12 a year earlier. For a company whose digital business has weighed on results for years, that combination stands out.
The Retail segment, which covers PENN's casino properties across the Northeast, South, West and Midwest, generated $1.5 billion in revenue and $517.2 million in Segment Adjusted EBITDAR, a margin of 34.4%. Nine properties posted their best second quarter ever for both revenue and Adjusted EBITDAR, a sign the strength wasn't confined to one or two markets. June brought two new additions to the portfolio: a hotel tower at Hollywood Columbus and the new Hollywood Casino Aurora, both of which the company said are already drawing strong visitation.
The balance sheet also moved in the right direction. Total liquidity stood at $1.9 billion as of June 30, including $887.2 million in cash. Traditional net debt fell to $1,927.5 million from $2,217.5 million at the end of 2025, pulling traditional net leverage down to 2.9 times from 4.5 times over that span. Capital expenditures dropped to $97.5 million in the quarter from $159.4 million a year earlier. On May 15, PENN repaid the remaining $106.7 million balance of its 2.75% convertible notes, wiping out roughly 4.6 million potentially dilutive shares in the process.
The Interactive segment still lost money, an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $9.5 million, though that's a sharp improvement from the $62.0 million loss posted in the second quarter of 2025. Revenue for the segment reached $349.4 million, but $185.5 million of that figure came from a tax gross-up rather than actual wagering activity, a distinction that matters when sizing up the segment's real growth. PENN also leaned on refinancing to manage its debt load rather than paying it down outright: on April 16, it extended its $1.0 billion revolving credit facility and $446.9 million term loan A to 2031, and on May 28, it repriced and extended its term loan B facility to 2033.
Total traditional debt still sat at $2,814.7 million at quarter's end. Other expenses jumped to $43.0 million for the first six months of 2026 from just $2.2 million a year earlier, driven by transaction costs, severance tied to a corporate reorganization, and settlement costs connected to the company's cooperation agreement with HG Vora Capital Management. Cash rent payments to REIT landlords also remained a heavy recurring cost, $247.1 million for the quarter alone.

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Freight broker FitzMark announced it has acquired United Transportation Services, a broker specializing in trade show logistics.
Founded in 1998, Aurora, Colorado-based UTS is a full-service 3PL focused on the retail and hospitality industries. It provides dry van, refrigerated, flatbed and specialty truckload transportation as well as packaging, warehousing and white-glove delivery services.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal closed on Tuesday.
"Today marks an exciting new chapter— with the national support and strength of the FitzMark platform, we look forward to expanding capacity and service offerings while growing our shipper community together," said Bruce Parsons, CEO and president of UTS.
Indianapolis-based FitzMark provides brokerage services and a proprietary TMS to more than 3,000 shippers and 25,000 carriers. The company is backed by private equity firm Calera Capital.

#fitzmark #service #united

Aurora Culpo and Zac Duvernet hosted an intimate Italian-inspired engagement party at their Manhattan Beach home, sharing all the details with PEOPLE
The event featured yellow and blue florals, Italian ***** tails, pizza, gelato, and personalized touches like custom menus
The couple plans a small courthouse wedding this year followed by a larger celebration with friends and family next year
Aurora Culpo and her fiancé Zac Duvernet celebrated their love with an intimate, Italian-inspired backyard engagement party.
The internet personality, 36, and her fiancé invited 50 of their friends and family to celebrate their engagement on Saturday, Aug. 29 at their Manhattan Beach, Calif. home. The "loosely Southern Italy" inspired event, which included Aurora's sisters Olivia Culpo and Sophia Culpo as well as their friends, was an "intimate and personal" afternoon to honor Aurora and Zac.

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Alluvial Capital Management's Q2 2026 investor letter for the Alluvial Fund reported a 4.9% return, with a year-to-date increase to 8.0%. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. While these results are acceptable, they are overshadowed by the impressive performance of small-cap and micro-cap stocks, particularly in AI and semiconductor sectors. The portfolio remains stable and focused on dependable cash flow producers, although it sometimes lags in momentum-driven markets. July showed improvement for Alluvial Fund as benchmarks declined. The author emphasizes the importance of a dependable investment strategy focused on solid cash flow producers, while expressing confidence that the portfolio's intrinsic value discount will lessen over time. The letter aims to communicate the fund's approach and highlights potential opportunities in overlooked sectors, urging a long-term investment perspective amidst current market trends. Also, check the fund's top five holdings to see its best picks in 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, Alluvial Fund highlighted Vistance Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN) as a newly added position. Vistance Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN) is a global provider of infrastructure solutions for communications, data center, and entertainment networks. On August 26, 2026, Vistance Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN) closed at $11.05 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $2.55 billion. Vistance Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN) posted a one-month return of -5.64%, while its shares lost 30.76% over the past 52 weeks.
Alluvial Fund stated the following regarding Vistance Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN) in its Q2 2026 investor letter:
"Vistance Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN), a new holding for Alluvial Fund, is a company in the midst of dismantling itself. Over the past twelve months, Vistance has sold its two largest businesses. Vistance is now down to just one remaining operating ****** et, Aurora Networks, which manufactures equipment for cable networks like Comcast and Charter. It's not a wonderful business—results are lumpy and customer concentration is high—but it is not going away. Faced with relentless competition from fiber and wireless internet alternatives, cable operators have no choice but to continue to invest in speed and reliability upgrades. On the heels of this radical reduction in scale, I don't think Vistance stays independent. Management has gone from running an enterprise doing almost $7 billion in annual sales to one doing just $1 billion. Once it pays out the proceeds from its latest business sale, Vistance will have a market capitalization below $1 billion. As a newly-minted micro-cap company, it might as well be invisible. Being a listed, SEC-reporting micro-cap comes with all the headaches and annoyances of being public, but without most of the benefits. Given the choice between fading into irrelevance as a micro-cap network equipment maker and achieving a neat resolution (and a nice liquidity event for management,

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Canadian cannabis firm Aurora fired back at Curaleaf on Wednesday, a day after Curaleaf went public with its $4 per share hostile bid.
In what should come as no surprise to anyone who's watched these hostile bids play out before, Aurora urged its shareholders to take no action. But things got snippier from there.
"We believe Curaleaf made a strategic decision to make its offer public to pressure our shareholders into making a short-term decision for the benefit of Curaleaf shareholders," Aurora CEO Miguel Martin said. "We will not do that."
Curaleaf shot back in a social media post: "Don't be fooled by Aurora's response as it does not change the facts: billions written off, years of restructuring, bloated costs, and promises made with little to show for it."

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It's official: Curaleaf is taking its hostile bid directly to Aurora shareholders. The cannabis company went public with the proposed terms on Monday.
The $4 per share offer is about a 45% premium on Aurora's 30-day average share price, dated to August 10 before Curaleaf announced its intention. The company says it found a path to about $40 million in annual cost synergies, and that the combined, $3 billion market cap company would be "uniquely positioned as the premier public vehicle for blue-chip institutional and long-term investors," seeking exposure to legal cannabis.
"Today, we are putting this proposal directly in the hands of Aurora shareholders," Curaleaf CEO Boris Jordan said in a statement. "We believe our Offer provides immediate value and a unique opportunity to participate in the upside of a larger, more diversified global cannabis platform with meaningful exposure to the growth of the U.S. market."
Both Curaleaf and Aurora shares surged on the initial announcement last week. Aurora's up about 1.5% intraday, while Curaleaf slipped about 2%.

#offer #market

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is opening up about the mixed emotions she feels as a new mother.
The Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up star — who gained national attention for conspiring with her then-boyfriend to kill her mother in 2015 — shared an Instagram Reel on Monday, August 17, in which her daughter Aurora can be seen finally saying "Mommy" at 19 months old.
"For so much of my life, the word 'Mommy' carried a meaning that was complicated and painful for me," Blanchard, 35, began in the caption. "I knew motherhood would give that word a new meaning, but I don't think I was prepared for what it would feel like to actually hear my daughter call me Mommy."
Blanchard, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder following Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard's death, shares Aurora with boyfriend Ken Urker. Their daughter will turn 2 in December.
"I carried her, brought her into this world, and have had the privilege of watching her grow into this beautiful little person," the social media personality continued. "At 19 months old, hearing that tiny voice finally say 'Mommy' hit a place in my heart I can't fully explain."

#mommy #daughter #gypsy #finally

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Curaleaf CEO and chairman Boris Jordan wants you to know he tried to do this the nice way. In an interview, he defended his hostile $4 per share bid for Aurora Cannabis, said the rejection wasn't based on "legit reasons," and explained why he wants the only EU-GMP certified indoor cultivation in Canada.
The paper trail backs his timeline. Whether it backs "friendly" is another question.
Jordan said he first spoke with Aurora CEO Miguel Martin at the end of June. Martin wasn't opposed to talking, Jordan said, but told him he would weigh any deal against his fiduciary responsibility. On June 23, Curaleaf sent a formal indication of interest, offering a mutual non-disclosure agreement and 30 days of exclusive reciprocal due diligence. That letter, which Curaleaf later published on its website, confirms this part of Jordan's account. A follow-up call went nowhere, Jordan says.
"This isn't actionable enough," he recalled Martin saying. "I need to go to the board."

#jordan #june #wants #NVIDIA

The momentum behind artificial intelligence (AI)-linked nuclear energy stocks hit a brick wall in July, sending high-flying names like Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) into a nose-dive.
Shares of the nuclear energy start-up tumbled 25.8% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. By the end of July, the drop had wiped about 80% of the stock's value from its October 2025 peak of $193.84.
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For a company promising to fuel the AI build-out with fast-fission reactors, winning important approvals from the Department of Energy (DOE), and securing massive partnerships, the sudden mid-summer fallout left many investors asking where the power went.
Oklo is building fast-fission nuclear power plants called Aurora powerhouses and is still a pre-revenue company.

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Derek Carr will be back on a football field soon, but he won't be leading a huddle, calling out protections, or dropping back to pass. He probably won't even be wearing a headset. On Monday, the UCLA Bruins announced that Carr has been hired as a special advisor to head coach Bob Chesney. Chesney was hired after two strong years at James Madison, where he led the Dukes to a 21-6 record and an appearance in the 2025 College Football Playoff.
While Carr remains retired, the New Orleans Saints do still control his contract, and if another NFL team tries recruiting him they can trade him for something in return. This gives him a way to stay around a team and get some coaching experience at the Division I level without being too tied up to pass on the right NFL opportunity. Carr is expected to ******* ist Chesney with game planning and work with the school's quarterbacks, which include 25-game starter Nico Iamaleava and his younger brother Madden, junior transfer Ty Dieffenbach, scout-team sophomore Colton Gumino, and freshman DJ Bordeaux from Aurora, Colo.
Good luck to Carr. Maybe this is the beginning of his coaching career. If he's got something to teach the next generation, this is a good opportunity to get started. Either way, his time in New Orleans is well behind him.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Former Saints QB Derek Carr finds new opportunity in college football

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Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) just proved it can build a nuclear reactor as fast as it promised. On August 6, the company announced its Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Lockhart, Texas, achieved first criticality, a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, less than a year after groundbreaking. It's the first project under the US Department of Energy's Reactor Pilot Program to reach criticality on private land from a greenfield site, and Oklo says it may be the fastest privately funded, privately sited reactor build in history.
CEO Jacob DeWitte called it "an incredible milestone for our team," noting Oklo built Groves from raw land, handled the civil excavation and construction itself, and manufactured or procured every component, including fuel, in-house. On the company's August 7 earnings call, management put the timeline at under 11 months from greenfield to criticality. Groves is meant to anchor Oklo's isotope business, supplying materials for healthcare, industry, research, ******* e, and national security, with revenue expected to begin in the first half of 2027 out of a commercial Idaho radiochemistry lab.
Management says the engineering practices, training programs, and commissioning experience from Groves should reduce execution risk across the company's future isotope, powerhouse, and fuel cycle projects. The balance sheet backs that ambition, with $3 billion in cash and marketable securities on hand after Oklo raised $1.9 billion in 2026 through its at-the-market programs. The broader pipeline kept moving too, with Aurora-INL site excavation nearly complete and a Kiewit memorandum of understanding advancing the 1.2-gigawatt Ohio Power Campus that will supply Meta. Shares jumped more than 10% on August 7, the day after the update, coinciding with the earnings report.
The milestone came alongside a bigger bill. Oklo reported a net loss of $81.6 million for the quarter, with an operating loss of $124.2 million, and the company still has no forward price-to-earnings ratio because it isn't yet profitable. Management raised its 2026 operating cash flow guidance to $120 million to $150 million, up from $80 million to $100 million, and lifted capital expenditure guidance to $400 million to $500 million from $350 million to $450 million, both tied to accelerated procurement for Aurora-INL and opportunistic fuel purchases. Groves itself is also a test reactor for isotopes, not Oklo's commercial power business. The Aurora-INL project that would validate the company's powerhouse platform isn't targeted to start up until 2028, and the first phase of the Aurora-Ohio powerhouse meant to supply Meta's data centers isn't expected until early 2030.

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Autonomous trucking developer Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ: AUR) reported a second-quarter net loss of $270 million on $2 million in revenue Wednesday. Executives restated the driverless truck rates behind the two business models the company is selling to carriers and shippers.
Chief Financial Officer David Maday said Aurora's transportation-as-a-service offering carries a per-mile revenue outlook in the $2-plus-per-mile range, while its driver-as-a-service subscription targets $0.85+ per mile. Maday said the company had put both figures out previously. Aurora plans to begin moving customers from the first model to the second in 2027.
The gap between those two numbers is the practical question for any fleet weighing autonomous capacity. Under TaaS, Aurora holds a U.S. Department of Transportation operating authority, controls the truck, carries the insurance, and bills a full-service rate. Under DaaS, according to the company's Form 10-Q, customers "acquire, manage, and maintain fleets directly, while subscribing to the Aurora Driver and a suite of related services."
Aurora's loss amounted to 14 cents a share, wider than the 12-cent average of ****** ysts' estimates. Revenue rose 100% from $1 million a year earlier, which the company attributed in its Form 10-Q to increased utilization, geographical expansion, and higher fuel surcharges.
"Obviously the TaaS deals have a higher per mile revenue outlook because it's the full service," Maday said. "As we've said before, kind of in that $2 plus range, whereas DaaS is targeting the $0.85 plus. There's a substantial difference in TaaS versus DaaS on a revenue side, but there's also a substantial difference on the cost side and on the margin side."

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By Kristina Cooke
July 28 (Reuters) - Aurora's 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out.
The two were finally reunited in late March.
"We were overjoyed," said Aurora, 24, who like others in this story spoke on the condition they be identified only by their first names.
Days later, however, mother and daughter were detained by Immigration and ‌Customs Enforcement and sent to a family detention center in Texas, records show.

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