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The Windows 95 classic 3D Space Cadet pinball game is being converted from its original digital format into a functional physical pinball machine. The recreation uses largely 3D-printed components inc
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which addresses safeguarding human dignity in the era of artificial intelligence . The Pope called to 'disarm' AI and free it 'from log
An Ars Technica article examining the cultural pressure to complete highly-acclaimed games like The Witcher 3, arguing that a game being objectively good doesn't obligate players to enjoy it or finish
SpaceX successfully launched an updated version of its Starship V3 on May 22, 2026, the first test flight of the upgraded booster and upper stage designed as part of NASA's Artemis lunar program. The
Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, veteran space shuttle astronauts who each flew four missions, were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 16, 2026. Tanner logged 1,069 hours in space and more
Cybercriminal group TeamPCP is executing an unprecedented wave of software supply chain attacks, compromising hundreds of open source tools and breaching organizations through poisoned code. The incid
Author Steven Rosenbaum's book 'The Future of Truth: How AI Reshapes Reality' was discovered by The New York Times to contain multiple misattributed or synthetic quotes generated by AI tools, which Ro
NASA is in the early stages of identifying what small parts of the International Space Station to bring back to Earth before its scheduled deorbit around 2030 . As the station descends through the atm
A May 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda involves the rare Bundibugyo virus , with 575 suspected cases, 51 confirmed cases, and 148 suspected deaths reported as of May
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the two leaders of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes recommendations on preventive care such as mammograms and colonoscopies. Kennedy
SpaceX scrubbed the first launch of its third-generation Starship rocket system from its Starbase, Texas facility. The countdown halted at T-40 seconds due to a hydraulic pin on the launch tower arm f
CMG and two smaller marketing companies (MindSift LLC and 1010 Digital Works LLC) misled customers by advertising an AI-powered 'Active Listening' service that claimed to use snippets from smart home
NASA announced one of its biggest reorganizations in recent memory on May 22, combining mission directorates and reshuffling personnel . The reorganization is designed to increase the agency's efficie
Ars Technica's review describes The Mandalorian and Grogu as an 'average' Star Wars entry that provides solid entertainment but falls short of being spectacular or groundbreaking. Directed by Jon Favr
SpaceX delayed a critical test of its massive Starship rocket just seconds before launch after a pin holding the tower arm in place failed to retract. Starship was slated to take off on its twelfth ma
US solar generation surged 35% in 2025 with 27 gigawatts of newly installed capacity, surpassing hydroelectric power for the first time in annual generation. Solar's expansion added roughly 85 terawat
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit on May 21, 2026, accusing Meta and WhatsApp of misleading millions of users about the privacy of WhatsApp chats. The lawsuit alleges WhatsApp deceives user
O.J. Simpson was ordered to pay $25,000 in damages for pirating satellite television signals from DirecTV using illegal devices known as 'bootloaders.' Federal agents seized the illegal devices from S
A Reddit user reported that their metallic smartwatch strap accidentally touched the Steam Controller's magnetic charging puck's exposed contacts, creating a short circuit that caused the device to si
The Trump-appointed FCC chairman Brendan Carr initiated an inquiry into whether ABC's daytime talk show 'The View' qualifies as a 'bona fide news program' exempt from political equal-time rules. The p
AcuRite is discontinuing its My AcuRite app, citing obsolete technology and the unsustainability of maintaining two separate apps. The company stated that ongoing maintenance, security updates, and co
The James Webb Space Telescope has created the first weather map of the exoplanet WASP-94A b, located nearly 700 light-years from Earth, revealing that morning clouds make way for clear skies at night
Adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights use automatic headlight beam switching technology to shine less light on occupied areas of the road and more light on unoccupied areas. The U.S. has allowed auto
Top Gun marks its 40th anniversary in May 2026, four decades after its debut on May 16, 1986, as a landmark blockbuster that defined the essential '80s action film. Powered by Tom Cruise's iconic perf
The International Space Station has an ongoing air leak in its Russian PrK module that has been known since 2019 , and this leak has delayed the launch of Axiom Space's private astronaut mission . NAS
The Trump administration awarded $2 billion in grants to nine quantum-computing companies through deals that include U.S. government equity stakes , marking a departure from traditional government fun
Zillow lost access to thousands of Chicago-area home listings when MRED (Midwest Real Estate Data) cut off its connection to the regional database, reducing available listings from nearly 5,000 to aro
At Google I/O 2026, Google announced major AI-backed upgrades to Search representing the biggest overhaul in over 25 years, featuring a redesigned intelligent search box and new agentic AI capabilitie
Colossal Biosciences announced it successfully hatched 26 live chicks from 3D-printed artificial eggshells designed to mimic natural eggs , marking a major advance for the company's de-extinction effo
SpaceX filed its S-1 IPO prospectus with the SEC, offering public disclosure of its finances ahead of its investor roadshow planned for June . This filing contains the first-ever publicly disclosed in
Google published exploit code for an unfixed vulnerability in its Chromium browser codebase that threatens millions of people using Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. The proof
Disney confirmed on May 20, 2026, that Hulu will continue operating as a standalone streaming service in the United States with no current plans to discontinue the Hulu app. The announcement came amid
Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the all-electric GT 4-Door, the first all-electric model in AMG history , powered by three axial flux motors with a 106-kWh battery and featuring a rear-biased all-wheel-driv
A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer, Larry Bushart, spent 37 days in jail for posting a meme after conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination. Tennessee officials agreed to pay $835,00
The final trailer for the live-action Masters of the Universe film stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam/He-Man, who returns to the planet Eternia after 15 years to battle Skeletor, alongside allies
Minnesota became the first state to ban prediction markets when Governor Tim Walz signed a public safety bill into law, making operation, promotion, or advertising of platforms like Kalshi and Polymar
NASA's Psyche spacecraft successfully flew by Mars on May 15, 2026, as part of a gravity-assist maneuver, during which onboard instruments were powered up for calibration and took images of the Red Pl
Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos has begun placing commercial advertising on space launch rockets amid declining revenues and the loss of foreign partners. Since the beginning of 2026, rocke
AMD is preparing an AM4 10th Anniversary Edition Ryzen 7 5800X3D for Q2 2026 launch, reviving its popular Zen 3 X3D chip with the same core specifications but updated packaging. The move is framed as
Figure AI livestreamed three F.03 humanoid robots sorting packages continuously starting May 14, 2026 , generating significant viral attention and becoming a benchmark demonstration for autonomous hum
The Trump administration has requested $1 billion from taxpayers for security additions on the White House campus, including for a new ballroom being constructed on the site of the former East Wing. T
The Software Freedom Conservancy sued Vizio in October 2021 after the company refused to share complete source code for its Linux-based SmartCast TV operating system, which the nonprofit says violates
A bipartisan House bill would require electric vehicle owners to pay a 130 annual federal registration fee, marking the first new revenue stream for the Highway Trust Fund in more than three decades.
The FBI is seeking up to $36 million for nationwide access to automated license plate reader (ALPRs) data, which would allow it to query vehicle movements across the U.S. and its territories through a
Gemini 3.5 Flash runs 4x faster than other frontier models in output tokens per second while delivering frontier-level intelligence, proving that speed and quality no longer require trade-offs. The mo
Google's SynthID watermarking technology is being adopted by major AI companies including OpenAI, Kakao, and ElevenLabs to watermark AI-generated content. Google has also partnered with NVIDIA to wate
Iranian lawmakers have proposed charging tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft annual fees for fiber-optic cables running beneath the Strait of Hormuz . The proposal includes requiring these
Plex announced on May 19, 2026 that it is increasing the Lifetime Plex Pass price from 249.99 to 749.99, effective July 1, 2026 . This represents a 200% price increase and marks the second major price
BMW M marks the close of the sixth-generation M3 with the limited-edition M3 CS Handschalter, pairing lightweight construction with a 6-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel drive. The twin-turbo 3
Bug bounty platforms are being overwhelmed by a surge in AI-generated low-quality vulnerability reports, forcing companies to introduce stricter vetting procedures and filtering tools to manage submis
Artemis II sent four astronauts on a lunar flyby in 2026, becoming the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo program. The successful mission appears to have generated significant
The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda caused by the Bundibugyo virus a 'public health emergency of international concern,' with the ou
A federal jury found that Elon Musk waited too long to bring his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others, dismissing his claims that Altman had unlawfully enriched himself from the organizati
Microsoft has introduced the ability to move the taskbar to any screen edge and added a smaller taskbar option in Windows 11, features previously removed at the OS's 2021 launch. The company also plan
A new Lanterns teaser trailer features Nathan Fillion returning as Guy Gardner , the character introduced in the 2025 Superman movie . Showrunner Chris Mundy confirmed Gardner will 'be in the show a f
Archaeologists at Pompeii Archaeological Park identified one of the victims of the 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius eruption as a doctor after advanced exams revealed surgical instruments inside a plaster cast.
Dory Sign is a small electronic paper display designed for communication that utilizes E Ink technology rather than traditional light-emitting screens. The device combines a natural frame design, e-in
SpaceX's Starship completed three years of explosive tests and redesigns before launching its twelfth test flight in May 2026 , with the company's IPO approaching, requiring successful demonstrations
Researchers are testing CAR T cell therapy—a cancer treatment—as a way to reset the immune system in lupus, Graves' disease and other autoimmune conditions where the body's defenses malfunction. The t
The CFTC has deployed AI systems to analyze trading patterns across prediction markets, flagging unusual betting activity that occurs just before major news breaks or economic data is released. CFTC C