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Blake, Wm. Every Man Also Gave Him a Piece of Money. 1805.

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Nicolas Puech, an 80-year-old billionaire and Hermès scion, plans to adopt his 51-year-old former gardener as heir.

Puech, without children or a spouse, wishes to pass on $11 billion, including assets in Marrakesh and Montreux valued at about $6 million.

This move follows a bitter rift in 2014 within the Hermès family, when LVMH acquired a substantial stake in Hermès, sparking a conflict within the dynasty.

Puesch left the company amid this conflict, and his passing of $11 billion to his gardener is the latest development in the succession saga.

A spokesperson for Puech: “He resigned because he has felt for several years beleaguered by members of his family, who have attacked him on several fronts, not only regarding LVMH.”

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Blake, Wm. Har Blessing Tiriel While Mnetha Comforts Heva. 1789.

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Scientists have engineered the first-ever mind reader using a headwear device that scans your brainwaves and translates them into readable text through AI.

The invention was pioneered by a team at the University of Technology Sydney, with a translation accuracy score of about 40%.

This tech could allow patients who have become mute due to a stroke or paralysis to communicate with loved ones.

For example, one participant was asked to think: “Good afternoon! I hope you're doing well. I'll start with a cappuccino, please, with an extra shot of espresso.”

A screen then showed the AI’s response: “Afternoon! You well? Cappuccino, Xtra shot. Espresso.”

Lead researcher CT Lin: “This research represents a pioneering effort in translating raw EEG waves directly into language, marking a significant breakthrough in the field. It is the first to incorporate discrete encoding techniques in the brain-to-text translation process, introducing an innovative approach to neural decoding. The integration with large language models is also opening new frontiers in neuroscience and AI.” 

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Blake, Wm. The First Book of Urizen, object 9. 1794.

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Social media users are questioning why the popular e-commerce platform Etsy has for sale digital images of Pizza that go as high as $32,000.

One such image is called “Forever Young Pizza” and depicts 3 baby boys eating pizza in a strange, dream-like environment with paint-covered walls, with their faces all appearing startled. The image was selling for $20,461.70.

Another image, simply called “Cheese Pizza with Pepperoni,” was selling for $32,791.19.

These listings naturally led users on social media to point out that “pizza” is a common codeword used by pedophiles. The popular Pizzagate theory, which claims a pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., is secretly a hotspot for child trafficking for the elite, claims predators use coded language and alternative platforms.

Fortunately, Wikipedia has declared the theory “debunked and discredited,” so we can safely ignore all of this.

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Blake, Wm. Christ Raising Jairus's Daughter. 1799.

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Billionaires Ken Griffin and David Geffen will donate $400 million to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, marking the largest single gift to the hospital.

The donation is designated for staff support, technology advancements, and new facility development at MSK.

Griffin said in an announcement that the pair is “honored” to support those “advancing breakthroughs in research and treatment and the outstanding nurses and staff who dedicate their lives to providing compassionate care to those impacted by this disease.”

The donation comes as the CDC estimates the number of Americans with cancer will increase by 50% between 2015 and 2050 due to population growth and aging.