SpaceX launches Starship v3 rocket
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/spacex-successfully-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-263835205505
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/spacex-successfully-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-263835205505
NBC News
SpaceX successfully launches prototype of Starship rocket
Elon Musk's company SpaceX successfully launched a prototype of its Starship rocket after scrubbing the planned May 21 launch due to technical difficulties.
FBI director's Based Apparel site has been spotted hosting a 'ClickFix' attack
https://www.pcmag.com/news/kash-patels-apparel-site-is-trying-to-trick-visitors-into-installing-malware
https://www.pcmag.com/news/kash-patels-apparel-site-is-trying-to-trick-visitors-into-installing-malware
PCMAG
Kash Patel's Apparel Site Is Trying To Trick Visitors Into Installing Malware
The FBI director's Based Apparel site has been spotted hosting a 'ClickFix' attack, which involves duping users into running a seemingly benign, but malicious command.
New rule requires most green-card applicants to apply from outside U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/22/new-rule-requires-most-green-card-applicants-apply-outside-us/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/22/new-rule-requires-most-green-card-applicants-apply-outside-us/
The Washington Post
New rule requires most green-card applicants to apply from outside U.S.
Immigration lawyers say the change could impact a wide swath of people and marks an escalation in the administration’s efforts to curtail legal migration.
Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees
https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/microsoft-ai-cost-problem-tokens-agents/
https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/microsoft-ai-cost-problem-tokens-agents/
Fortune
Microsoft reports are exposing AI's real cost problem: Using the tech is more expensive than paying human employees | Fortune
Companies are racing to incentivize employees to use AI. But as some companies are finding, the more employees that use the technology, the heavier the bill.
Google Is Killing ChromeOS: Aluminium OS, Its Android-Based Replacement
https://techjournal.org/google-aluminium-os-replacing-chromeos
https://techjournal.org/google-aluminium-os-replacing-chromeos
Tech Journal
Google Aluminium OS: ChromeOS Is Being Replaced — Everything We Know
Google officially announced Aluminium OS at I/O 2026 — an Android-based desktop OS replacing ChromeOS. Here's what it does, when it launches, and who it's for.
White House ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees' govt phones
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/white-house-ordering-agencies-place-its-new-app-all-employees-government-phones/413738/
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/white-house-ordering-agencies-place-its-new-app-all-employees-government-phones/413738/
Government Executive
The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones
The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.
Spanish Court Declines to Fine NordVPN over LaLiga Piracy Blocking Order
https://torrentfreak.com/spanish-court-declines-to-fine-nordvpn-over-laliga-piracy-blocking-order/
https://torrentfreak.com/spanish-court-declines-to-fine-nordvpn-over-laliga-piracy-blocking-order/
Torrentfreak
Spanish Court Declines to Fine NordVPN Over LaLiga Piracy Blocking Order * TorrentFreak
After a Spanish court ordered VPNs to block pirate football streams, NordVPN says the same court has refused to punish the provider for non-compliance.
Experience: We found a baby on the subway – now he's our 26-year-old son
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/22/experience-found-baby-subway-now-26-year-old-son
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/22/experience-found-baby-subway-now-26-year-old-son
the Guardian
Experience: we found a baby on the subway – now he’s our 26-year-old son
I was rushing towards the turnstile when I noticed a bundle of clothes in a corner. I walked over, peeled back a dark sweatshirt, and saw him
BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork
https://xcancel.com/josefprusa/status/2054602354851254330
https://xcancel.com/josefprusa/status/2054602354851254330
Nitter
Josef Prusa (@josefprusa)
BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork, with the same networking binary black box in question today. Why are they willing to burn the goodwill over it?
There's something most have sensed but never seen it all in one place…
There's something most have sensed but never seen it all in one place…
US tech firms share Dutch regulator officials' names with Senate
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/us-tech-firms-share-dutch-regulator-officials-names-with-senate/
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/us-tech-firms-share-dutch-regulator-officials-names-with-senate/
DutchNews.nl
US tech firms share Dutch regulator officials’ names with senate - DutchNews.nl
Companies such as Microsoft and Meta have shared the names of civil servants and academics working on European tech regulation with a senate committee investigating “tech censorship” or “jawboning”, news magazine Vrij Nederland reported on Friday. The cabinet…
DHS Quits Granting Green Cards–Almost
https://www.cato.org/blog/dhs-quits-granting-green-cards-almost-entirely
https://www.cato.org/blog/dhs-quits-granting-green-cards-almost-entirely
Oura says it gets government demands for user data. Will it share how many?
https://this.weekinsecurity.com/oura-says-it-gets-government-demands-for-user-data-will-it-share-how-many/
https://this.weekinsecurity.com/oura-says-it-gets-government-demands-for-user-data-will-it-share-how-many/
~this week in security~
Oura says it gets government demands for user data. Will it share how many?
Oura users' data is not end-to-end encrypted and can be handed to the government. Will the wearable tech maker say how often it turns over data?
Ebola Outbreak Now Third Largest Recorded and "Spreading Rapidly"
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-now-third-largest-recorded-and-spreading-rapidly/
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-now-third-largest-recorded-and-spreading-rapidly/
Ars Technica
Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"
Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
Italy Cancels Boeing Pegasus Order, Shifting to Airbus A330 MRTT
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/21/italy-moves-to-airbus-a330-tankers-in-major-nato-aligned-shift
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/21/italy-moves-to-airbus-a330-tankers-in-major-nato-aligned-shift
euronews
Italy moves to Airbus A330 tankers in major NATO-aligned shift
Rome shifts course: six Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft, worth around €1.39 billion in total, to bolster the European pillar in NATO.
Reverse engineering circuitry in a Spacelab computer from 1980
https://www.righto.com/2026/05/reverse-engineering-spacelab-computer.html
https://www.righto.com/2026/05/reverse-engineering-spacelab-computer.html
Righto
Reverse engineering circuitry in a Spacelab computer from 1980
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory that could be carried in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle, providing lab space for astronauts and exper...