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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told Hungary's new prime minister that billions of euros in EU funding are to be unlocked subject to his government pushing through a raft of "long-overdue reforms".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Deribit, which is a regulated crypto-derivatives exchange in Dubai, already sees billions of dollars a day in volume.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Because hydrogen remains stable at very low temperatures, the researchers found it could act as an effective insulating blanket around these moons, helping them hold onto heat for billions of years.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Rather than spending billions on acquisitions, it has built much of its pharma empire through partnerships that capture huge upside for bargain prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

While the British knew a lot about how the machines operated, neither they nor anyone else could tell Elizebeth which of the many billions of Enigma settings the South American spies were using.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield