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FDA vaccine studies censored by Trump admin after finding benefits of shots

FDA has suppressed studies on COVID-19 vaccines and Shingrix, a shingles vaccine.

Ars Technica May 6, 2026 Beth Mole
Technology May 6, 2026

Appearing Productive in the Workplace

Article URL: https://nooneshappy.com/article/appearing-productive-in-the-workplace/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...

Technology May 6, 2026

Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/higher-limits-spacex Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=480...

Technology May 6, 2026

Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents can now "dream," sort of

Also, 5-hour usage limits will double for Pro and Max users of Claude Code. ...

Technology May 6, 2026

This slim ice cream maker could fit in my already crowded kitchen

For the past few months, I've defiantly walked past the Ninja Creami at Costco as I think about our air fryer, toaster o...

Technology May 6, 2026

Show HN: Tilde.run – Agent Sandbox with a Transactional, Versioned Filesystem

Article URL: https://tilde.run/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037724 Points: 18 # Comments: 4

Technology May 6, 2026

Chrome on Android now supports approximate instead of precise location sharing

The new feature is a small win for Android users, as it gives them more control over how much location data they share w...

Technology May 6, 2026

Google updates AI search to include ‘expert advice’ from Reddit and other web forums

While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice coul...

Technology May 6, 2026

Cybercriminals Are Complaining About AI Slop Flooding Their Forums

It's not just you. Hackers and other cybercriminals are complaining about “AI shit” flooding platforms where they di...

Technology May 6, 2026

Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full-stack, demo shows

Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its firs...

Technology May 6, 2026

Google's Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens

Up to 3x the speed with no loss of quality—is it too good to be true?

Technology May 6, 2026

Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license

Article URL: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/valve-releases-steam-controller-cad-files-under-creative-commo...

Technology May 6, 2026

Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/some-kids-are-bypassing-age-verification-checks-with-a-fake-mustache/ Co...

Technology May 6, 2026

Xbox changes continue with new console boot animation

It feels like not a day goes by at the moment without some Xbox news, and today is no different. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma ju...

Technology May 6, 2026

Here are the fitness trackers I actually recommend

Why do you want a fitness tracker? This is the first question I ask any time I’m asked to recommend a device.  Th...

Technology May 6, 2026

Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools

Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."

Technology May 6, 2026

Our Continuation of MkDocs

Article URL: https://github.com/orgs/ProperDocs/discussions/33 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037...

Technology May 6, 2026

Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over Siri’s delayed AI features

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit for overpromising the arrival of Siri's AI feature...

Technology May 6, 2026

Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/6/vibe-coding-and-agentic-engineering/ Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

Technology May 6, 2026

B.C. residents baffled as shape floats through night sky

Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/strange-light-british-columbia-9.7189267 Comments URL: htt...

Technology May 6, 2026

Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding

Ethos says it is onboarding 35,000 experts per week

Technology May 6, 2026

The Litter-Robot 4 bundle is back down to its best price of the year

Scooping cat litter isn’t hard, but scooping after each and every litter box use can get annoying. The Litter-Robot 4 ...

Technology May 6, 2026

Aurora lands McLane deal to run driverless truck routes in Texas

Aurora said it plans to expand to new routes between McLane distribution centers across the U.S. Sun Belt by the end of ...

Technology May 6, 2026

CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/ted-turner-death Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4803...

Technology May 6, 2026

Here's what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month

NASA is serious about taking more shots on goal, but some of them need to start landing. ...

Technology May 6, 2026

Infants are bleeding out after parents decline vitamin K shots given at birth

Hospitals report more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns. ...

Technology May 6, 2026

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, all your M&A questions will be answered

Leaders from Coinbase, M13, and Mignano Law Group talk about how M&A is an early-stage strategy at TechCrunch Disru...

Technology May 6, 2026

Mythos is the best cybersecurity news in a decade

Article URL: https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2026/05/06/mythos-cybersecurity-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator....

Technology May 6, 2026

The next great software company won't sell software

Article URL: https://blog.layerx.xyz/service-as-a-software Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48036524 ...

Technology May 6, 2026

3 days left to lock in 50% off a second ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Three days left to lock in 50% off a second ticket to Disrupt 2026. Buy one TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket, and get a s...