Show HN: Sx – an open-source package manager for AI skills, MCPs, and commands
https://github.com/sleuth-io/sx
https://github.com/sleuth-io/sx
GitHub
GitHub - sleuth-io/sx: sx is a package manager for AI coding assistants
sx is a package manager for AI coding assistants. Contribute to sleuth-io/sx development by creating an account on GitHub.
U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app
https://macdailynews.com/2026/05/15/u-s-doj-demands-apple-and-google-unmask-over-100000-users-of-popular-car-tinkering-app-in-emissions-crackdown/
https://macdailynews.com/2026/05/15/u-s-doj-demands-apple-and-google-unmask-over-100000-users-of-popular-car-tinkering-app-in-emissions-crackdown/
MacDailyNews
U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100,000 users of popular car-tinkering app in emissions crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking personal data on potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who downloaded EZ Lynk’s Auto Agent…
Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after they drive into flood waters
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/waymo-recalls-3800-robotaxis-after-able-drive-into-standing-water.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/waymo-recalls-3800-robotaxis-after-able-drive-into-standing-water.html
CNBC
Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to 'drive into standing water'
Waymo issued a voluntary recall of about 3,800 of its robotaxis to fix software issues that could allow them to drive into flooded roadways.
Meta to receive $3.3B in tax breaks for its $10B Louisiana data center
https://fortune.com/2026/05/14/meta-data-center-tax-break-hyperion-louisiana/
https://fortune.com/2026/05/14/meta-data-center-tax-break-hyperion-louisiana/
Fortune
Meta's $10 billion Louisiana data center is getting $3.3 billion in tax breaks—more than seven years of the state's entire police…
States are awarding more than $5.6 billion annually to data center developers, and that’s a conservative estimate.
Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26055524.palantir-hired-30-senior-uk-government-officials/
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26055524.palantir-hired-30-senior-uk-government-officials/
The National
Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials
US tech surveillance firm Palantir has hired 32 senior UK government and public sector officials since 2012, it has been reported ...
London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for First Time
https://reclaimthenet.org/london-police-deploy-facial-recognition-at-protest-for-first-time
https://reclaimthenet.org/london-police-deploy-facial-recognition-at-protest-for-first-time
Reclaim The Net
London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for First Time
Britain's civil liberties are eroding one deployment at a time.
Waymo driverless cars become trapped in Atlanta suburb after glitch
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/czx20g00ly1o
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/czx20g00ly1o
Bbc
Waymo cars become trapped in Atlanta suburb after glitch
The company said the vehicles, which use AI to drive, had encountered "a routing problem" that kept taking them to the same cul-de-sac.
'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Package Manager Where This Regularly Happens
https://kevinpatel.xyz/posts/no-way-to-prevent-this/
https://kevinpatel.xyz/posts/no-way-to-prevent-this/
California's Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants
https://zolairenergy.com/californias-battery-array-is-as-powerful-as-12-nuclear-power-plants-heres-whats-on-the-horizon/
https://zolairenergy.com/californias-battery-array-is-as-powerful-as-12-nuclear-power-plants-heres-whats-on-the-horizon/
Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques
https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/someone-shared-a-real-monet-painting-as-ai-and-asked-for-critiques/
https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/someone-shared-a-real-monet-painting-as-ai-and-asked-for-critiques/
Peta Pixel
Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques
Someone shared a real Monet painting as an AI image and asked for critiques as to why AI art is inferior to the real thing. Hilarity ensued.
Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/05/01/where-to-buy-a-non-apple-non-google-smartphone/5219681
https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/05/01/where-to-buy-a-non-apple-non-google-smartphone/5219681
theregister
Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
: Both Cupertino and Google are imposing ever stricter limits on their phones – but you have alternatives
OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
https://twitter.com/steipete/status/2055346265869721905
https://twitter.com/steipete/status/2055346265869721905
X (formerly Twitter)
Peter Steinberger 🦞 (@steipete) on X
The latest CodexBar update renders API costs wayyyy nicer. https://t.co/lJ4dxNHwzG
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Forgot about the processors
https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/16/europe-built-sovereign-clouds-to-escape-us-control-then-forgot-about-the-processors/5237735
https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/16/europe-built-sovereign-clouds-to-escape-us-control-then-forgot-about-the-processors/5237735
theregister
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors
Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies