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Can AI really simulate human thinking? Research casts doubt on an influential study, suggesting an advanced model was just really good at memorizing patterns.

Live Science - May 22, 2026 8:05am EDT

Data Centers Can Make Neighborhoods Up to 4 Degrees Hotter, Study Finds

Gizmodo - May 22, 2026 7:33am EDT

Mega-IPOs could signal market top, say analysts as SpaceX and OpenAI prep record floats

SpaceX's IPO, expected on June 12, could mark the largest float in history.

CNBC - May 22, 2026 7:23am EDT

Flipper One wants to be the Linux multi-tool in your pocket

Not a Zero successor, ARM box aims for openness, but shipping remains the hard part

Register UK - May 22, 2026 6:43am EDT

Standard Chartered boss says AI comments taken ‘out of context’ after backlash

The Asian-focused bank unveiled plans on Tuesday to cut around 7,800 jobs as it ramps up the use of AI across its operations.

Evening Standard - May 22, 2026 6:19am EDT

AI pioneer calls for stronger guardrails for AI systems

The Straits Times - May 22, 2026 6:13am EDT

Bixonimania’—the fake illness that AI fell for

How an experiment involving a made-up skin condition exposes the risks of increasingly popular AI medical advice

Scientific American - May 22, 2026 6:12am EDT

Web devs sleeping with the enemy: AI is doing their job and they worry it's after their desk too

Most software engineers now use AI for most of their code and fear the existential threat

Register UK - May 22, 2026 6:10am EDT

AWS parades orgs that took up its offer for Euro Sovereign Cloud

Customers want their data kept and processed strictly within the EU

Register UK - May 22, 2026 5:17am EDT

SpaceX Starship launch delayed again: Here’s what went wrong

Elon Musk’s aerospace company has once delayed the long-awaited launch of its upgraded Version 3 of Starship, scheduled on Thursday. The next-generation Starship rocket was set to take off...

International The News - May 22, 2026 5:07am EDT

Lenovo shares jump 15% on record earnings as AI revenue nearly doubles

Shares of Lenovo surged over 15% on Friday, after the electronics giant posted strong revenue growth bolstered by its artificial intelligence business.

CNBC - May 22, 2026 4:02am EDT

Police bosses urge unsafe social media to be blocked for under-16s

The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

BBC News - May 22, 2026 2:11am EDT

What do young people think of an under-16 social media ban?

UK online safety minister Kanishka Narayan says any ban on social media for under-16s agreed at Westminster will apply in NI.

BBC News - May 22, 2026 1:53am EDT

GitHub says internal repos exfiltrated after poisoned VS Code extension attack

Around 3,800 repositories of GitHub internal code have been exfiltrated, company rotates credentials as devs ponder the implications

Register UK - May 22, 2026 1:44am EDT

‘Huge validation’: Trump administration backs Aussie quantum tech

Two of Australia’s most prominent quantum names have been drawn into the Trump administration’s growing portfolio of strategic technology companies.

Sydney Morning Herald - May 22, 2026 12:39am EDT

Google’s Gmail can now talk back and manage your inbox with AI

Google’s new Gmail Live turns your inbox into a conversational AI assistant, using Gemini to answer questions, summarize emails and manage tasks by voice.

Gulf News - May 21, 2026 11:33pm EDT

Dems slam Trump for making cybersecurity hold out the tin cup while splurging on ballroom and Jan. 6 'slush fund'

'Budgets are moral documents,' Rep. Delia Ramirez said

Register UK - May 21, 2026 10:45pm EDT

SpaceX scrubs test flight of massive Starship rocket, will retry Friday

SpaceX's attempted Starship launch follows the company's release of its IPO prospectus, which set the stage for what's likely to be a record offering.

CNBC - May 21, 2026 8:02pm EDT