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After billions of years dominated by microscopic organisms, the Ediacaran period, which lasted from about 635 million to 539 million years ago, saw the emergence of the first animals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Since 2019, Edison has spent billions of dollars on making its lines safer, including by undergrounding them and installing insulated wires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Data-center developers have raised billions more in the high-yield bond market, while upstart AI cloud companies are borrowing from banks and private-credit firms to fund purchases of chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Among those customers, OpenAI and Anthropic will soon have access to tens of billions of dollars in public investment as well.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

And there are billions of planets where there is no life, but there is no one on those planets with brains to notice.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon