Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports https://www.theverge.com/tech/932312/linus-torvalds-linux-ai-security-bugs
Linus Torvalds is fed up with “drive by” reports of AI-discovered security issues in Linux from people using tools for “pointless make-believe” work.
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EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/05/18/epa-wants-repeal-limits-forever-chemicals-drinking-water/
If finalized, the proposal would end the Biden-era restrictions for four toxic PFAS compounds and give utilities two more years to comply with limits on two other compounds.
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More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-child-parent-separation-estimates-brookings
Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s reporting.
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Federal jury sides with OpenAI in feud with Elon Musk https://apnews.com/article/musk-openai-trial-verdict-0b9b0bfaffe96f2c930341f52dfe4f8c
A federal jury has sided with OpenAI and its top executives in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to guide artificial intelligence’s development as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity’s benefit. Musk, the world’s richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, the company that la
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We Must Not Normalize Digital Surveillance Abuses. EFF’s New Guide Underlines Concrete Steps to Fight Back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/we-must-not-normalize-digital-surveillance-abuses-effs-new-guide-underlines
Poor accountability, feeble control mechanisms, and insufficient legal frameworks have led to systematic human rights violations in the Americas, with no consistent remedy or reparation to victims. What's needed is to materialize
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Trump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn https://newrepublic.com/article/210521/trump-settlement-irs-slush-fund
The president’s “settlement” with the IRS appears set to give him a slush fund of $1.7 billion to dole out to allies. How unconstitutional is it? Jamie Raskin counts the ways.
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Greenpeace calls on governments to ensure safety of Global Sumud Flotilla attacked by Israeli armed forces - Greenpeace International https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/83480/greenpeace-calls-on-governments-to-ensure-safety-of-global-sumud-flotilla-attacked-by-israeli-armed-forces/
Greenpeace echoes the Global Sumud Flotilla's urgent demand for safe passage for their peaceful humanitarian mission. Governments must act now to sto
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Justice Dept. Announces $1.8 Billion Fund in Settling I.R.S. Suit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/trump-irs-lawsuit.html
The dismissal appears to be part of the Trump administration’s effort to effectively settle the case, which stemmed from the leak of his tax returns in 2019.
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Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids, Failed Supernovas, and Interstellar Visitors | Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks-skyscraper-size-asteroids-failed-supernovas-and-interstellar-visitors-20260515/
Astronomers are preparing for a new era of big-data astronomy, and results are already starting to arrive.
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DOJ announces $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies https://apnews.com/article/trump-lawsuit-irs-leak-3729de38770b558be01712a143437bf8
The Trump administration has announced the creation a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden-era Justice Department. The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was announced by the Justice Department on Monday as part of a deal to resolve President Donald
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