HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression (DSC) Ready for Amdgpu Linux Driver
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-2.1-DSC-AMDGPU-FRL
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-2.1-DSC-AMDGPU-FRL
Phoronix
HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression "DSC" Also Ready For AMDGPU Linux Driver
At the beginning of the month was the surprise milestone of AMD posting AMDGPU kernel driver patches for HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support
Unitree GD01: China's $537k rideable transformer robot is now in production
https://gagadget.com/en/709729-unitree-gd01-chinas-537k-rideable-transformer-robot-is-now-in-production/
https://gagadget.com/en/709729-unitree-gd01-chinas-537k-rideable-transformer-robot-is-now-in-production/
Gagadget
Unitree GD01: China's $537k rideable transformer robot is now in production
Unitree's GD01 is the world's first mass-produced manned mech suit — a 500kg bipedal/quadrupedal machine ...
Coursera and Udemy are now one company
https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-and-udemy-are-now-one-company-creating-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-skills-platform/
https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-and-udemy-are-now-one-company-creating-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-skills-platform/
Coursera Blog
Coursera and Udemy are now one company, creating the world’s most comprehensive skills platform
Today, I’m excited to share that we have completed the Coursera-Udemy combination, bringing together two mission-driven companies to create one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms.
EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-instagram-social-media-addictive-eu-crack-down.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-instagram-social-media-addictive-eu-crack-down.html
CNBC
EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's ‘addictive design’ targeting kids on social media
"We are investigating platforms that allow children to go down "rabbit holes" of harmful content," EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202pgxx89lo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202pgxx89lo
Bbc
US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war
The key measure of US inflation rises its highest level since May 2023 as consumers feel the impact of the Iran war.
Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/
eBay Rejects GameStop's $56B Takeover as Not Credible
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/ebay-rejects-gamestop-s-56-billion-takeover-as-not-credible
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/ebay-rejects-gamestop-s-56-billion-takeover-as-not-credible
Bloomberg.com
EBay Spurns GameStop’s Offer as Not Credible or Attractive
EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen, describing the unsolicited bid as “neither credible nor attractive.”
Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/amazon-employees-are-tokenmaxxing-due-to-pressure-to-use-ai-tools/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/amazon-employees-are-tokenmaxxing-due-to-pressure-to-use-ai-tools/
Show HN: Gigacatalyst – Extend your SaaS with an embedded AI builder
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48110593
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48110593
Canada's Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year's Surveillance Nightmare
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/canadas-bill-c-22-repackaged-version-last-years-surveillance-nightmare
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/canadas-bill-c-22-repackaged-version-last-years-surveillance-nightmare
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare
Last year, the Canadian government pushed Bill C-2, which would erode Canadian digital rights in the name of “border security.” The bill was so bad it didn’t even make it to committee because of the
Dead.letter (CVE-2026-45185) Humans vs. LLM for Unauthenticated RCE Race on Exim
https://xbow.com/blog/dead-letter-cve-2026-45185-xbow-found-rce-exim
https://xbow.com/blog/dead-letter-cve-2026-45185-xbow-found-rce-exim
Xbow
XBOW - Dead.Letter (CVE-2026-45185) How XBOW found an unauthenticated RCE on Exim
XBOW discovered CVE-2026-45185, a critical unauthenticated RCE in Exim, and used the disclosure window to test how far human and autonomous exploit development could go.
Show HN: Needle: We Distilled Gemini Tool Calling into a 26M Model
https://github.com/cactus-compute/needle
https://github.com/cactus-compute/needle
GitHub
GitHub - cactus-compute/needle: 26m function call model that runs on incredibly small devices
26m function call model that runs on incredibly small devices - cactus-compute/needle
CERT is releasing six CVEs for serious security vulnerabilities in dnsmasq
https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
Snowflake Postgres, Lakebase, HorizonDB: Picking the Lock-In You Want
https://thebuild.com/blog/2026/05/12/snowflake-postgres-lakebase-horizondb-picking-the-lock-in-you-want/
https://thebuild.com/blog/2026/05/12/snowflake-postgres-lakebase-horizondb-picking-the-lock-in-you-want/
Thebuild
Snowflake Postgres, Lakebase, HorizonDB: Picking the Lock-In You Want
Three major cloud platforms just shipped Postgres with custom storage engines and scale-out architectures.