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YouTube is automatically applying AI-generated content labels if it detects a video includes 'significant photorealistic AI use,' while making labels more prominent by displaying them directly below t

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed Berkeley Humanoid Lite, a low-cost, open-source robot made of 3D-printed parts , which keeps hardware costs under $5,000 with a modular design allowing easy c

Audi's CEO Gernot Döllner outlines the company's strategy to maintain global brand strength through localized vehicle production and tailored models for specific markets like China. As of 2026, Audi w

The Porsche Cayenne Coupe Electric is the most powerful production Porsche ever built with up to 1,156 horsepower and a 0–62 mph time of around 2.5 seconds. The vehicle features direct oil cooling tec

The search results don't contain specific information about the Ars Technica investigation into whether Peter Thiel is the target of the Pope's Gandalf quote. Based on the available information, here'

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-33579, scoring 9.8/10 severity) was discovered in the OpenClaw open source package, allowing attackers with minimal access to silently escalate privileges to full ad

Elon Musk claimed that US military LUCAS suicide drones initially used commercial Starlink instead of the government-specific Starshield network in violation of SpaceX's terms of service, blaming the

NASA is advancing its Artemis program to build a crewed lunar base over the next decade near the lunar south pole , and the base will sprawl over hundreds of square miles with a perimeter marked by ho

Plate tectonics recycles oxygen into Earth's mantle through subduction, with oxygen-rich fluids from serpentinite rocks being transported deep into the planet as tectonic plates sink. The rapid format

Apple's 599 MacBook Neo launched in March 2026 at approximately half the price of the MacBook Air, directly competing with lower-cost Windows PCs and triggering significant industry reaction. PC maker

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