1,000-year-old burial reveals close bonds between people and dingoes For some ancient Aboriginal Australian communities, dingoes were part of the family. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/1000-y…
PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore https://www.theverge.com/games/932817/playstation-exclusive-games-pc
UPDATED Web hosting bills getting too expensive? Maybe you ought to consider serving your site from a one-dollar 8-bit microcontroller. Okay, you won’t exactly be serving up a high-performance, graphi…
Musk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong people https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/932464/musk-v-altman-proved-that-ai-is-led-by-the-wrong-people
Pompeii victim ID'd as a likely doctor New X-rays and CT scans showed small case with locking mechanism containing metal instruments. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/pompeii-victim-idd-as-a-li…
Elon Musk Loses Lawsuit Against OpenAI https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/05/18/1845222/elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-against-openai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Walmart launches new budget-friendly Android tablets starting at $97 https://www.theverge.com/tech/932642/walmart-onn-new-core-pro-kids-tablets
Elon Musk loses trial accusing Sam Altman, OpenAI of stealing a charity Musk plans to appeal after judge immediately affirmed the jury's decision. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/elon-musk…
Dyson’s super-slim PencilWash just hit its best price to date for Memorial Day https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/932449/dyson-pencilwash-hard-floor-cleaner-memorial-day-2026-deal-sale
Linux 7.2 Expected To Introduce "OPENAT2_REGULAR" To Avoid Tricking Secure Programs Among the VFS patches queued into "-next" branches ahead of next month's Linux 7.2 merge window is the code for intr…
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Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/932383/jury-verdict-musk-v-altman-openai-trial
A Master's Degree Isn't the Job Guarantee It Used To Be https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/05/18/1656217/a-masters-degree-isnt-the-job-guarantee-it-used-to-be?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
New Lanterns teaser brings back the superhero vibes "This ring? It's the greatest weapon in the Universe. When and if to use it, that's the whole ball game." https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/05/ne…
The Dory Sign is E ink, smart screen simplicity at its finest Dory CEO claims the $149 signs won't be bricked should Dory go out of business. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/the-dory-sign-is-e…
Another Linux kernel flaw has handed local unprivileged users a way to peek at files they should never be able to read, including root-only secrets such as SSH keys. The bug affects multiple LTS kerne…
Microsoft Testing Adjustable Taskbar, Start Menu In Windows 11 https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/18/1644248/microsoft-testing-adjustable-taskbar-start-menu-in-windows-11?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinka…
Five years later, Windows 11 brings back much-missed taskbar options (and more) Microsoft is also testing a smaller taskbar and more customizable Start menu. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/fi…
Google is rolling out its redesigned Workspace app icons https://www.theverge.com/tech/932417/google-gmail-docs-cal-sheets-workspace-icon-redesign
Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus https://www.theverge.com/games/932430/sony-playstation-plus-subscription-price-raise
Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts https://www.theverge.com/tech/932375/amazon-alexa-plus-ai-podcasts
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