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Minnesota prohibits prediction markets, promptly gets sued by Trump admin
State law makes it a felony to create, operate, or advertise prediction markets.
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May 20, 2026
Airbnb gets into hotels, expands AI for host onboarding and customer support
Airbnb will soon let you book luggage storage and car rental services on its app
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May 20, 2026
I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
The coding skills of AI models are about to make it much easier to build and deploy robots.
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May 20, 2026
How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak
Climate change is helping create conditions that are driving the rodent boom—dubbed a ratada—in Argentina.
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May 20, 2026
Truecaller gets into the eSIM business to diversify its revenue streams
Truecaller's eSIM product will initially launch in 29 countries
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May 20, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI take their beef to the midterm elections
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the car crashes piling up on a daily basis at t...
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May 20, 2026
Qian Xuesen: The missile genius America lost and China gained (2025)
Article URL: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2025/december/missile-genius-america-lost-and-china-gained Co...
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May 20, 2026
Vibe coding is coming to your phone
"There's an app for that" was the promise of the App Store from the very beginning. The app that will get your phone to ...
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May 20, 2026
Global EV market goes K-shaped as the U.S. gets left behind
EV sales have surged worldwide in every region but the U.S., posing risks for legacy and startup automakers.
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May 20, 2026
Buckle up: Google is set to remake search with agentic AI in 2026
Google's AI search evolution is accelerating at I/O 2026.
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May 20, 2026
Volvo is trying to put its EV stumbles in the rearview
Volvo once had ambitions to fully exit the gas car business. Now it's trying to keep its tenuous foothold in the EV mark...
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May 20, 2026
Why is Inkwell stuck in review
Article URL: https://www.manton.org/2026/05/19/why-is-inkwell-stuck-in.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...
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May 20, 2026
OpenAI barrels towards IPO that may happen in September
A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership and finances, OpenAI is reportedly...
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May 20, 2026
Jeff Bezos, you were so close to making a good point
"Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morni...
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May 20, 2026
I Don't Vibe Code
Article URL: https://jacobharr.is/personal/i-dont-vibe-code Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48210667...
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May 20, 2026
After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/after-town-bans-flock-councilmember-crashes-out-proposes-internet-and-phone-ban/ C...
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May 20, 2026
Show HN: Dari-docs – Optimize your docs using parallel coding agents
It’s well known at this point that documentation needs to be optimized for AI agents - we’re all pointing our Claud...
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May 20, 2026
Ask HN: Shouldn't Google need to give a public statement about Railway incident?
https://blog.railway.com/p/incident-report-may-19-2026-gcp-account-outageEverytime I read something like this , I get n...
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May 20, 2026
You can now remix other people’s YouTube Shorts with AI
Google announced a new YouTube Shorts Remix feature that lets users restyle clips or even insert themselves into other p...
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May 20, 2026
Hormuz closure could trigger 'agrifood shock', price crisis within a year
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hormuz-closure-could-trigger-agrifood-shock-price-crisis-within-...
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May 20, 2026
CEO Walks Back Comment About Replacing 'Lower-Value Human Capital' with AI
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/ceo-walks-back-comment-about-replacing-lower-value-human-capital-with-...
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May 20, 2026
Apparently Google hates us now
Article URL: https://twitter.com/pokemoncentral/status/2057123807404638250 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...
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May 20, 2026
Madison Square Garden Bans Lawyer Representing New York Cop Injured at a Boxing Match
Attorney John Scola is representing a police officer who is suing over injuries allegedly sustained while working securi...
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May 20, 2026
OpenAI Is Preparing to File for an IPO Soon
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-is-preparing-to-file-for-an-ipo-very-soon-0ec95af5 Comments URL: https:...
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May 20, 2026
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual stat...
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May 20, 2026
Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
Google's AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you search for a product, Google's Gemini A...
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May 20, 2026
Show HN: Lance – image/video generation and understanding in one model
The model has 3B active parameters. We put the code, homepage, paper and model links here:- Code: https://github.com/by...
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May 20, 2026
SBCL: The Assembly Code Breadboard (2014)
Article URL: https://pvk.ca/Blog/2014/03/15/sbcl-the-ultimate-assembly-code-breadboard/ Comments URL: https://news.ycom...
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May 20, 2026
Anker’s travel-friendly Laptop Power Bank has returned to its best price of the year
Whether you’re heading out for a quick Memorial Day getaway or preparing for summer travel, a reliable power bank can ...
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May 20, 2026
Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information
Trump Mobile is leaking customers’ email and home addresses, but has not responded to people alerting the company of t...