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Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district

The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

BBC News - May 22, 2026 6:00pm 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

Neptune's Moon Nereid May Be Lone Survivor of an Ancient Cosmic Massacre

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

Trump Mobile Leaks Customers' Data and the Phone Isn't Even Out Yet

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 4:49pm 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

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker review: Immersive sound and Alexa+ smarts

Business Insider - May 22, 2026 4:08pm 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

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

Why lawyers keep citing fake cases invented by AI

The trend of attorneys getting caught citing AI-hallucinated cases points to a broader problem: instead of checking AI’s work, people keep trusting it

Scientific American - May 22, 2026 1:24pm EDT

FTC Fines Marketers Nearly $1 Million for Not Actually Listening to People’s Conversations

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 12:51pm EDT

SpaceX Taps Crypto Billionaire to Lead First Crewed Mission to Mars

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 11:54am EDT

Congress investigates Canvas breach as company pays ransom

Instructure CEO Steve Daly's got some explaining to do

Register UK - May 22, 2026 11:37am EDT

Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal assistant coming soon

Powered by Gemini 3.5, Gemini Spark will be able to complete mundane, routine tasks like sorting through meeting notes, emails and chats and then creating documents with the biggest takeaways and to-dos.

NBC News - May 22, 2026 10:50am EDT

Forget Apple's Rising Mac Mini Prices, This GMKtec Mini PC Hits an All-Time Low for Memorial Day

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 10:49am EDT

Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked

Guardian UK - May 22, 2026 10:10am EDT

Workday jumps 14% as it bumps up margin forecast on AI strength

Workday's CEO says the company is seeing success in artificial intelligence.

CNBC - May 22, 2026 10:04am EDT

So Those Water Vapors on Europa Might Not Actually Be a Thing

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 9:46am EDT

Span wants to turn homes into mini data centers

Smart-panel start-up Span wants to turn spare household electricity into AI computing power. How far it can scale and what effect that would have on the residential grid remain unsettled

Scientific American - May 22, 2026 9:35am EDT

Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

The Conversation - May 22, 2026 9:31am EDT

Proton VPN Review 2026: Is It the Most Secure VPN?

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 9:06am EDT