Leo's first encyclical attacks technological messianism
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/05/28/leos-first-encyclical-attacks-technological-messianism
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/05/28/leos-first-encyclical-attacks-technological-messianism
The Economist
Leo’s first encyclical attacks technological messianism
The Pope warns against replacing humans with AI, though he seems to use it himself
Show HN: Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for any address in Britain
https://helios.southlondonscientific.com/
https://helios.southlondonscientific.com/
Southlondonscientific
Helios. Is plug-in solar worth it?
Address-specific yield estimates for plug-in solar in Great Britain. Built by South London Scientific.
Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-science/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-science/
Ars Technica
Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
Adding Linux support back for the BASIC (free) version of Vivado
https://adaptivesupport.amd.com/s/question/0D5Pd00001aT5IcKAK/adding-linux-support-back-for-the-basic-free-version-of-vivado?language=en_US
https://adaptivesupport.amd.com/s/question/0D5Pd00001aT5IcKAK/adding-linux-support-back-for-the-basic-free-version-of-vivado?language=en_US
Amd
Adding LINUX support back for the BASIC (free) version of Vivado
<p>Hello All,</p><p> </p><p>We’ve heard the feedback from the FPGA and Linux developer community regarding upcoming Vivado licensing changes, particularly concerns around Linux support.</p><p>Supporting developers across diverse workflows and environments…
Anthropic surpasses OpenAI to become most valuable AI startup
https://qazinform.com/news/anthropic-surpasses-openai-to-become-worlds-most-valuable-ai-startup
https://qazinform.com/news/anthropic-surpasses-openai-to-become-worlds-most-valuable-ai-startup
Qazinform.com
Anthropic surpasses OpenAI to become world’s most valuable AI startup
Anthropic has become the most valuable artificial intelligence startup in the world, surpassing OpenAI in market valuation. Following a new funding round, the valuation of the developer behind the Claude AI assistant has approached the $1 trillion mark, reports…
Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/05/memory-decline-after-menopause-linked-to-loss-of-estrogen-production-in-brain-tissue
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/05/memory-decline-after-menopause-linked-to-loss-of-estrogen-production-in-brain-tissue
Northwestern
Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain tissue
Preclinical study findings may help explain why women are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease
AI Job Grief: The Unnamed Psychological Crisis Hitting Tech Workers
https://jackmaguire.org/blog/ai-job-grief/
https://jackmaguire.org/blog/ai-job-grief/
jackmaguire.org
AI Job Grief: The Unnamed Psychological Crisis Hitting Tech Workers | Jack Maguire
Across hundreds of Reddit threads and a small body of clinical literature, AI-driven displacement is producing an emotional category that most closely resembles grief, and the institutions causing it have no language for it.
A Probabilistic Algorithm for Repairing All Roads in Lebanon via Papal Visits
https://sigbovik.org/2026/proceedings.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A13%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22XYZ%22%7D%2C72%2C720%2Cnull%5D
https://sigbovik.org/2026/proceedings.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A13%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22XYZ%22%7D%2C72%2C720%2Cnull%5D
To have a moral stance on AI is to be an outcast, and it sucks
https://musings.martyn.berlin/to-have-a-moral-stance-on-ai-is-to-be-an-outcast-and-it-sucks
https://musings.martyn.berlin/to-have-a-moral-stance-on-ai-is-to-be-an-outcast-and-it-sucks
Martyn's random musings
To have a moral stance on AI is to be an outcast, and it sucks. — Martyn's random musings
I know the technology, I understand what it's doing and I know the impact, so I am vehemently anti-AI. I do not believe any positive out...
Werner Herzog in conversation with Paul Cronin (2014)
https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2014/09/26/insignificant-bullets-evil-poachers-and-l-a-culture/
https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2014/09/26/insignificant-bullets-evil-poachers-and-l-a-culture/
Work in Progress
Insignificant Bullets, Evil Poachers, and L.A. Culture | Work in Progress
Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B
https://www.theverge.com/tech/889234/downdetector-ookla-speedtest-sold-accenture
https://www.theverge.com/tech/889234/downdetector-ookla-speedtest-sold-accenture
The Verge
Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion
Downdetector and Speedtest will soon be under new ownership.
Microcode inside the Intel 8087 floating-point chip: register exchange
https://www.righto.com/2026/05/microcode-inside-intel-8087-floating.html
https://www.righto.com/2026/05/microcode-inside-intel-8087-floating.html
Righto
Microcode inside the Intel 8087 floating-point chip: register exchange
In 1980, Intel introduced the 8087 floating-point chip, a co-processor that made floating-point operations up to 100 times faster. This chip...
Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157327/Hormuz-crisis-side-effect-a-sharp-rise-in-container-shipping-rates
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157327/Hormuz-crisis-side-effect-a-sharp-rise-in-container-shipping-rates
Lloyd's List
Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates
Spot container freight rates continue their ascent as ocean carriers pass along much higher fuel costs resulting from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. If the strait doesn’t reopen soon, the impact on container market could intensify
Ernst & Young published cybersecurity report full of hallucinations
https://gptzero.me/investigations/ey
https://gptzero.me/investigations/ey
gptzero.me
Investigation: Hallucinations in Ernst & Young Report on Loyalty Fraud | GPTZero
An investigation into fabricated citations and broken references in EY's "Points of Attack" cybersecurity report on loyalty system fraud.
Jef Raskin, the Visionary Behind the Mac (2013)
https://lowendmac.com/2013/jef-raskin-the-visionary-behind-the-mac/
https://lowendmac.com/2013/jef-raskin-the-visionary-behind-the-mac/
Low End Mac
Jef Raskin, the Visionary Behind the Mac
Jef Raskin founded the Macintosh project at Apple, which led to the development of the Apple Mac and the popularisation of the graphical user-interface. He was Apple employee #31 and left the Macintosh team in mid-1981 after Steve Jobs took over the project.…