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Trump is waging a silent war on legal immigration

When the member states of the United Nations reviewed their Global Compact on Migration earlier this month, one country was conspicuously absent from the discussions: the United States. In a post on X...

The Verge • May 20, 2026 • Gaby Del Valle
Technology May 20, 2026

GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

Previous thread in sequence:GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their internal repositories - https://news.y...

Technology May 20, 2026

560-610 minutes of exercise a week needed for substantial heart benefits

Article URL: https://bmjgroup.com/560-610-minutes-of-exercise-a-week-needed-for-substantial-heart-benefits/ Comments UR...

Technology May 20, 2026

Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial

Access to TV OS's source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking.

Technology May 20, 2026

GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories

The code hosting giant GitHub said it was investigating a breach, but said there was no evidence of customer data theft.

Technology May 20, 2026

If Google can’t  make AI agents useful, maybe no one can

For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more ...

Technology May 20, 2026

America's Greatest Strategic Blunder: The Imprisonment of Qian Xuesen

Article URL: https://danieltan.weblog.lol/2026/05/americas-greatest-strategic-blunder-the-imprisonment-of-qian-xuesen C...

Technology May 20, 2026

‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump's Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak

One health provider who works on the ground says that basic medical equipment like masks and hand sanitizers are in shor...

Technology May 20, 2026

China banned RTX 5090D V2 while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was visiting

The chip was added to a list of banned goods at China’s customs checkpoints last Friday. ...

Technology May 20, 2026

Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment

Article URL: https://www.lesnumeriques.com/banque-en-ligne/adieu-visa-et-mastercard-130-millions-d-europeens-basculent-...

Technology May 20, 2026

Quartermaster is building a maritime hive mind

The Arlington, Virginia-based startup has raised $42 million to equip ships with sensors that blow the current AIS tech ...

Technology May 20, 2026

Figma adds an AI assistant to its collaborative canvas

Figma's new AI assistant will be first available on Figma Design

Technology May 20, 2026

The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah

Utah may host one of the world's most colossal data centers, despite stark warnings from experts and fierce public backl...

Technology May 20, 2026

Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Arabia and the UAE

Article URL: https://www.alqst.org/ar/posts/1190 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48206768 Points: 94...

Technology May 20, 2026

Ride1Up Roadster Review (2026): An Ebike That Feels Like a Bike

This lightweight commuter ebike feels a lot like a regular bike would feel if I had bionic legs. I wish there were more ...

Technology May 20, 2026

Anna's Archive Hit with $19.5M Default Judgment and Global Domain Takedown Order

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-hit-with-19-5m-default-judgment-and-global-domain-takedown-order/ C...

Technology May 20, 2026

Hypershell X Ultra S Review: The Best Exoskeleton Yet

With its clever new algorithm, the latest Hypershell exoskeleton powers your legs without making you feel like a puppet ...

Technology May 20, 2026

Saying Goodbye to Asm.js

Article URL: https://spidermonkey.dev/blog/2026/05/20/saying-goodbye-to-asmjs.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat...

Technology May 20, 2026

‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans

Apple TV is best known for its lineup of science fiction shows and feel-good sitcoms, but of late the streaming service ...

Technology May 20, 2026

College students drown out AI-praising commencement speeches with boos

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/college-students-drown-out-ai-praising-...

Technology May 20, 2026

How to Upgrade Weber and Kamado Joe Into Smart Grills

You don't need to buy a smart grill to make perfect meat. You can buy a dumb grill and send it to school with smart upgr...

Technology May 20, 2026

Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff

Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple's Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phon...

Technology May 20, 2026

Everything to Look for When Buying a New Laptop in 2026

Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features...

Technology May 20, 2026

The Internet can't stop watching Figure AI's humanoid robots handling packages

Figure AI's 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.

Technology May 20, 2026

Trump Wants to Be the Hero Vapers Don’t Really Need

The White House says Trump’s pro-vape stance is based on “gold standard science.” It feels more like vice-signalin...

Technology May 20, 2026

Google's AI is being manipulated. The search giant is quietly fighting back

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260519-google-tackles-attempts-to-hack-its-ai-results Comments URL: h...

Technology May 20, 2026

Map of Metal

Article URL: https://mapofmetal.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48205699 Points: 6 # Comments: ...

Technology May 20, 2026

Qwen3.7-Max: The Agent Frontier

Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48205626 Points: 23 # C...

Technology May 20, 2026

No way to parse integers in C

Article URL: https://blog.habets.se/2022/10/No-way-to-parse-integers-in-C.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Technology May 20, 2026

Learnings from 100K lines of Rust with AI (2025)

Article URL: https://zfhuang99.github.io/rust/claude%20code/codex/contracts/spec-driven%20development/2025/12/01/rust-w...