'Incredible' milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country
https://www.thelocal.se/20260525/incredible-milestone-reached-as-sweden-becomes-a-smoke-free-country
https://www.thelocal.se/20260525/incredible-milestone-reached-as-sweden-becomes-a-smoke-free-country
The Local Sweden
'Incredible' milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country
Sweden has reached its target of fewer than five percent of the population smoking regularly – and is consequently considered "smoke-free".
Uber, Lyft drivers in Massachusetts form first US ride-share union
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/uber-lyft-drivers-massachusetts-form-first-us-ride-share-union-2026-05-26/
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/uber-lyft-drivers-massachusetts-form-first-us-ride-share-union-2026-05-26/
Reuters
Uber, Lyft drivers in Massachusetts form first US ride-share union
Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to represent such gig workers.
Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/ferrari-luce-ev-jony-ive-design-sports-car
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/ferrari-luce-ev-jony-ive-design-sports-car
the Guardian
Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive
Some analysts question whether design of Luce, starting at $640,000, lives up to sportscar car brand’s heritage
Sage Care (YC S24) Is Hiring Software Engineers
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sagecare/jobs/xtloH8r-senior-software-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sagecare/jobs/xtloH8r-senior-software-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Software Engineer at Sage Care | Y Combinator
About Sage Care
Home care agencies run on relationships — but they're drowning in paperwork. Intake coordinators spend hours manually
transcribing calls, building care plans, and chasing follow-ups. That overhead slows agencies down and pulls their
attention…
Home care agencies run on relationships — but they're drowning in paperwork. Intake coordinators spend hours manually
transcribing calls, building care plans, and chasing follow-ups. That overhead slows agencies down and pulls their
attention…
Xiaomi MiMo-v2.5 Series API Permanent Price Reduction Up to 99%
https://platform.xiaomimimo.com/docs/en-US/news/v2.5-price-update
https://platform.xiaomimimo.com/docs/en-US/news/v2.5-price-update
Xiaomimimo
Xiaomi MiMo Api Open Platform - Token Plan Global Launch
One-time purchase unlocks both MiMo-V2-Pro and Omni flagship models, plus TTS model free across all tiers for a limited time. Unleash powerful productivity with Xiaomi MiMo
Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/modern-blu-ray-drives-can-now-rip-gamecube-wii-and-xbox-360-games-to-pc-third-party-firmware-unlocks-game-rips-from-physical-media-on-select-players
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/modern-blu-ray-drives-can-now-rip-gamecube-wii-and-xbox-360-games-to-pc-third-party-firmware-unlocks-game-rips-from-physical-media-on-select-players
Tom's Hardware
Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from…
Specialized firmware enables certain Blu-ray players to read the formatting of retro console games.
Chemistry behind the Garden Grove chemical tank
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/methyl-methacrylate-tank
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/methyl-methacrylate-tank
Science
That Methyl Methacrylate Tank
That Methyl Methacrylate Tank
There are now more ETFs than stocks in the US
https://www.apollo.com/wealth/the-daily-spark/more-etfs-than-stocks
https://www.apollo.com/wealth/the-daily-spark/more-etfs-than-stocks
Apollo
More ETFs Than Stocks | The Daily Spark
The number of publicly listed companies keeps declining, and there are now more ways to trade the market than there are stocks in the market, see chart below. Subscribe for daily updates.
Big tech's anti-labor playbook has come for Wikipedia
https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943
https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943
Medium
Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia
TLDR: In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire…
Colorado and California Exempt Open Source from Age Attestation
https://system76.com/blog/post/co-and-ca-exempt-open-source-from-age-attestation
https://system76.com/blog/post/co-and-ca-exempt-open-source-from-age-attestation
System76 Blog
Colorado and California Exempt Open Source from Age Attestation
System76 CEO Carl Richell shares how the open source community successfully worked with legislators in Colorado and California to secure exemptions from age attestation laws, and why the fight to protect open source values is far from over.
Sonny Rollins, Jazz's Saxophone Colossus and Greatest Improvisor, Dead at 95
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sonny-rollins-jazz-legend-saxophone-colossus-dead-obit-1234715446/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sonny-rollins-jazz-legend-saxophone-colossus-dead-obit-1234715446/
Rolling Stone
Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s Saxophone Colossus and Greatest Improvisor, Dead at 95
Sonny Rollins, the jazz legend dubbed the Saxophone Colossus known for his inimitable improvisational skills, has died at the age of 95.
Stripe is friendly to "friendly fraud"
https://www.gingerlime.com/2026/stripe-seem-friendly-to-friendly-fraud/
https://www.gingerlime.com/2026/stripe-seem-friendly-to-friendly-fraud/
Gingerlime
Stripe is friendly to "friendly fraud" - Gingerlime
Friendly fraud is the laundered name for something that the payment system is not really able to prevent. Even though I’m pretty sure they can do way better. Particularly big and sophisticated payment providers like Stripe, with a mountain of signals. I had…
Scientists say they've reversed brain aging with a simple nasal spray
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022018.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022018.htm
ScienceDaily
Scientists say they’ve reversed brain aging with a simple nasal spray
Researchers at Texas A&M have developed a nasal spray that appears to reverse brain aging by calming inflammation and restoring the brain’s energy systems. After just two doses, memory and cognitive function improved for months, raising hopes for future treatments…
The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon
https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-just-say-no-engineer-was-a-zirp-phenomenon/
https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-just-say-no-engineer-was-a-zirp-phenomenon/
Seangoedecke
The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon
Show HN: Posthorn, self-hosted mail without the mail server
https://github.com/craigmccaskill/posthorn
https://github.com/craigmccaskill/posthorn
GitHub
GitHub - craigmccaskill/posthorn: Self-hosted email gateway between your apps and a transactional mail provider (Postmark, Resend…
Self-hosted email gateway between your apps and a transactional mail provider (Postmark, Resend, Mailgun, AWS SES, or outbound-SMTP). Three ingress shapes (HTTP form, HTTP API, SMTP). One Docker co...
Claude Code as a Daily Driver: Claude.md, Skills, Subagents, Plugins, and MCPs
https://arps18.github.io/posts/claude-code-mastery/
https://arps18.github.io/posts/claude-code-mastery/
Arpan Patel
Beyond the Prompt: Claude Code
A deep dive into Claude Code for daily users. Covers the .claude directory, CLAUDE.md the way Boris writes it, CLAUDE.local.md, Skills with real examples, custom subagents, plugins, underused commands like /goal and /insights, MCPs, and the workflow patterns…
Nvidia Vera CPU Benchmarks: Olympus Cores Delivering Great Performance
https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-vera-benchmarks
https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-vera-benchmarks
Phoronix
NVIDIA Vera CPU Benchmarks: Olympus Cores Delivering The Best Performance Ever Seen On ARM
NVIDIA's Vera data center CPU isn't ramping up until later this year but I recently had the opportunity to try out this new ARM-based CPU designed for agentic AI workloads.