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May 14, 2026

A group of researchers warns it will chill studies of tech platforms. Archived version: archive.is/…/citr-rubio-visa-deportation-misinfor…

May 14, 2026

Copilotification. Archived version: archive.is/…/microsoft-edge-copilot-ai-tabs

May 14, 2026

Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos asserted on Tuesday that she didn’t authorize or have knowledge of the presence of “foreign people” — i.e., U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel — in a drug lab raid in the northern border state in April. Archived version: archive.is/newest/https://…/chihuahua-gov-cia/ Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 14, 2026

Possession of the class C drug for unlawful use can lead to a prison sentence of up to two years Archived version: archive.is/…/laughing-gas-breathalyser-nitrous-ox… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 14, 2026

Medicines watchdog approves two treatments for patients with spinal muscular atrophy

May 14, 2026

Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hike Archived version: archive.is/…/second-us-soldier-recovered-remains-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 14, 2026

That sounds rough.

May 14, 2026

The Egyptian government is exerting pressure on Somalia’s ambassador over the fate of the hijacked tanker and its crew. Archived version: archive.is/…/somali-pirates-demand-10-million-dol… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 14, 2026

First, it was named after two men.

May 14, 2026

Thankfully, both are old. But this raises questions about what’s considered private info in the AI age.

May 14, 2026

The UAE denied a statement by the Israeli prime minister’s office that Netanyahu visited the Gulf state amid war on Iran Archived version: archive.is/…/israels-netanyahu-visited-uae-during… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 14, 2026

Landmark finding against supermarket giant comes after competition watchdog argued that markdowns did not represent genuine savings

May 14, 2026

Peru’s leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez clinched a spot in next month’s runoff election on Wednesday, official results showed, just hours after prosecutors indicted him on campaign finance charges and sought a prison sentence of more than five years. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260514-peru-leftist-roberto-sanche… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 14, 2026

Japanese nationals who exploit minors in Indonesia will also face prosecution in Japan. Archived version: archive.is/…/japan-warns-nationals-not-to-engage-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 14, 2026

From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise your insurance costs.

May 14, 2026

That’s a lot.

May 14, 2026

West Pharmaceutical Services disclosed that it was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in data exfiltration and system encryption. Follow up to: lemmy.zip/post/64222349

May 14, 2026

The telehealth platform was hacked in January, and users’ personal information was exfiltrated from its systems.

May 14, 2026

In Return of the Ancients, we’ve implemented some changes to the campaign in Path of Exile 2 to make navigating areas easier. Take a look at some examples below! Video: youtu.be/miL0Ms-VwGI

May 14, 2026

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/64231980 TLDR: Since Tesla’s June 2025 robotaxi launch, Tesla has built a 39-vehicle unsupervised fleet, while Waymo has a newly disclosed 3,791-vehicle U.S. fleet. So Tesla appears to be on pace to catch up with Waymo’s autonomous fleet size by the year 2111. Assuming, of course, Waymo politely stops building autonomous vehicles and waits for Tesla until the 22nd century.