29 May The GOP’s Attacks on James Talarico Are Straight Out of the Incel Handbook Claims about low testosterone and false accusations of veganism might play well to the online far right, but will they win an election?
29 May The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot LinkerBot makes dexterous robotic hands for as little as $600. It wants to become the standard for humanoids and automated factories—and eventually replace human labor altogether.
29 May Meta Copies Snapchat’s Homework Again With ‘Plus’ Features for Instagram and Facebook Meta’s upcoming Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus subscriptions are the latest example of the company seeing what works elsewhere and mimicking it.
28 May Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill The bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to have third parties confirm they’re following safety standards. Illinois governor JB Pritzker says he’ll sign it.
28 May Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme According to federal prosecutors, Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1 million on the prediction market platform using confidential information about Google Search traffic.
28 May Huawei’s ‘Chip Queen’ Throws Down the Gauntlet The Chinese company is adapting to the demise of Moore’s Law, which guides chip production. It could complicate US chip dominance.
27 May Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien The Holy Father referenced The Lord of the Rings in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech billionaires who keep misinterpreting the series.
27 May Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation Pope Leo’s first encyclical marks an unprecedented alliance between the Church and Silicon Valley.
27 May The Best Movies to Stream This Month (May 2026) Bugonia, Good Boy, and Send Help are among the films deserving of your eyeballs this month.
26 May The Electric Ferrari Luce Is Finally Here The covers have come off the Ferrari Luce, the most anticipated EV ever. It completely breaks the Italian car maker’s aesthetic archetype.
