I doubt our forefathers envisioned a market where law could determine business stability by the hour. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/15/texas-smokeable-hemp-ban-lawsuit-smoke-shop/ #Hemp #Texas #Cannabis #economics #politics

"The site would be located in Bexar County with a total investment of $2 billion, according to a filing on Friday submitted to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts." #Texas #Toyota https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/toyota-assembly-plant-texas/

"The latest bond sale is part of a series of bond sales that raise close to $60 billion for the internet giant, a four-month run that ranks as one of the greatest corporate borrowing binges ever." #Alphabet #bonds #AI https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/alphabet-biggest-yen-bond/

"first public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on M5 silicon." ⚰️ #MacOS #Apple #hacking https://www.engadget.com/2173543/security-researchers-anthropic-mythos-macos-exploit/?__readwiseLocation=

"The move is a sign that Vietnam’s government, like many others, fears entanglements with cloud providers that may struggle to escape edicts from their home jurisdictions." #sovereignty #Vietnam #digitalsovereignty https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/13/vietnam-to-develop-domestic-cloud-so-it-can-ditch-risky-overseas-operators-for-government-workloads/5239269

The denials on Tuesday came after CNN reported that the CIA has been deeply involved in deadly operations aimed at dismantling Mexico’s drug cartels." #Mexico #UnitedStates #drugcartel https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/13/mexico-cia-reject-report-of-us-assassination-campaign-against-cartels?traffic_source=rss

The feature, it added, was developed in partnership with Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders. #AmnestyInternational #Google #intrusionlogging https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/android-adds-intrusion-logging-for.html

"The site of the original Hampden Park, considered to be the world's first international football stadium, has earned protected status from Historic Environment Scotland." #Scotland #football #soccer https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5pkl1pwe6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

"Chinese authorities can now retaliate against foreign firms that move factories to countries like Vietnam or India, or reshore production back home. They could also face fines and supply chain blacklisting if they comply with United States and European Union export controls or sanctions targeting Chinese entities." #China #economics #decoupling https://www.dw.com/en/china-s-new-rules-give-the-west-a-new-headache/a-77075741?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

"Nauru emerged because Naoero could not be properly pronounced by foreign tongues, and was changed not by our choice, but for convenience," the government said in a statement on Tuesday. #Nauru #Naoero #colonialism http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/13/pacific-island-nation-of-nauru-proposes-name-change-in-break-from-colonial-past/