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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Study Computer Science

The Atlantic - May 23, 2026 7:52am EDT

Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach

Leakage blamed on treacherous friends exposed unencrypted credentials, email addresses

Register UK - May 23, 2026 7:01am EDT

SpaceX Starship test flight succeeds despite engine failures

SpaceX's 12th Starship test flight achieved a rare win, deploying dummy satellites into orbit, but exposed critical engineering gaps the company must fix before its expected $75 billion public...

International The News - May 23, 2026 3:47am EDT

SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight

South Padre Island, United States: SpaceX s Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian Ocean Friday after the company performed a mostly succes...

Peninsula Qatar - May 23, 2026 3:27am EDT

Oxford University study says social media leads to loss of wellbeing

The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.

BBC News - May 23, 2026 2:46am EDT

AI used to speed up search for motor neurone disease drugs

Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

BBC News - May 23, 2026 2:07am EDT

Ipswich teenagers hold social media ban hackathon

Sixth form students views are part of the government consultation.

BBC News - May 23, 2026 1:37am EDT

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches Starship V3 rocket after delays

The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.

BBC News - May 23, 2026 1:34am EDT

Google Cloud suspended major customer Railway.com without cause, causing outage

This is the service we get when we spend $10m plus? asks automated code deployment outfit

Register UK - May 22, 2026 11:34pm EDT

SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

Toronto Star - May 22, 2026 8:44pm EDT

Bell boosts cellular capacity in Montreal for Grand Prix weekend

Toronto Star - May 22, 2026 8:11pm EDT

SpaceX will retry Starship test flight after scrubbing prior launch

SpaceX aims to launch its massive Starship rocket on Friday, a day after the company scrubbed plans before takeoff.

CNBC - May 22, 2026 6:45pm EDT

First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing

Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.

Ars Technica - May 22, 2026 6:01pm EDT

Qualcomm's stock pop shows investors are 'waking up' to boom in AI devices

Qualcomm is on a big run, powered by investor bullishness that the company will be at the center of a boom in AI devices.

CNBC - May 22, 2026 5:25pm EDT

That Dreaded Air Leak on the ISS's Russian Segment Is Back

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 5:24pm EDT

Cisco serves up yet another perfect 10 bug with Secure Workload admin flaw

Switchzilla says attackers could access sensitive data and make configuration changes across tenant boundaries through vulnerable internal APIs

Register UK - May 22, 2026 5:20pm EDT

On-call techie decided job was done and hit the bottle – just before his pager went off

Lazy weekend of Grand Prix fun turned into a terrifying all-nighter

Register UK - May 22, 2026 5:10pm EDT

Reddit stock drops almost 6% after Meta launches standalone app for online forums

Reddit shares fell after Meta released a standalone app for Facebook Groups called Forum.

CNBC - May 22, 2026 4:19pm EDT

A Strange Black Hole Mystery Has Stumped Physicists Since 1993. Researchers May Finally Have the Answer

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 4:07pm EDT

US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices

Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.

Ars Technica - May 22, 2026 4:00pm EDT

A neuroscientist's guide to future-proofing your brain and thinking smarter in the 21st Century

In her new book, The 21st Century Brain, scientist Hannah Critchlow explores the overlooked skills that will be necessary to flourish in the age of AI – and how we can cultivate them.

BBC News - May 22, 2026 3:49pm EDT

Meta Settles Closely Watched Youth Mental Health Lawsuit With Kentucky District

Meta has reached a settlement with a Kentucky school district that accused the company and other major social media platforms of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through addictive product design.

International Business Times - May 22, 2026 3:39pm EDT

Ask AI or just Google it? Google makes a big change to a little search box

NPR - May 22, 2026 3:10pm EDT

Iran-Linked Hackers Used Fake Recruiter Lures to Spy On Engineers And Access Critical Systems: Report

Iran-linked hackers posed as job recruiters to target software engineers in the aviation, oil, and gas sectors, using fake job postings and malware-laced videoconferencing tools in an espionage campaign aimed at workers with access to critical systems.

International Business Times - May 22, 2026 2:24pm EDT