Happy Cake Day Sh.itjust.works! (sh.itjust.works)
Not done by me, but @Thelsim. Thought it deserved a crosspost, though....
NASA’s Hubble Temporarily Pauses Science - NASA Science (science.nasa.gov)
Iceland volcano eruption throws spectacular 160-foot-high wall of lava toward Grindavík | Live Science (www.livescience.com)
Icelandic authorities said residents and emergency responders should be ready to evacuate Grindavík at short notice after a new and ongoing eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Damage to Ferries Avanguard and Conro Trader After ATACMS Strike: Holes in Hull and Hole in Side! - YouTube (www.youtube.com)
Poland unveils details of €2.4bn fortification of eastern borders (notesfrompoland.com)
Ukraine Getting Swedish Airborne Early Warning Radar Planes Is A Big Deal (www.twz.com)
Ukraine's FrankenSAM That Uses RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles Breaks Cover (www.twz.com)
In desperate need of air defenses, Ukraine’s Soviet-designed SA-11 Buk mobile air defense systems have been outfitted with Sea Sparrows.
Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode of a supply-chain attack.
"Fortnite" officially announces collaboration with "Fallout"
EDIT: Sorry, guys. Tried cross-posting someone’s post and somehow got a non-crossposted text post. The original is at:...
Scientists made mice with Y chromosomes female by deleting just 6 tiny molecules | Live Science (www.livescience.com)
Scientists discovered that removing specific molecules from developing mice can completely reverse their sex from male to female.
ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Spotted On Ukrainian MiG-29 (www.twz.com)
Artillery Rocket-Firing Ukrainian Drone Boat Shown During Testing (www.twz.com)
Ukrainian officials claim that the drone boat, fitted with Grad artillery rockets, has already been used in combat.
New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC (arstechnica.com)
$400 for one pineapple: The rise of luxury fruit (www.cnn.com)
Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, restaurants will stay open (www.nbcnews.com)
Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar above pre-Covid level (www.cnbc.com)
Low-cost carrier Ryanair on Monday reported its best-ever annual profit, as passenger and revenue growth offset sharply higher operating costs, but flagged a weaker pricing environment in the current quarter.
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president? (www.reuters.com)
Britain expands AI Safety Institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over regulatory shortcomings (www.cnbc.com)
'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY/PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday....
Arizona woman accused of helping North Koreans get remote IT jobs at 300 companies (arstechnica.com)
U.S. Navy Completes Gaza Aid Pier, Deliveries Imminent (Updated) (www.twz.com)
Video games are now a generation-spanning hobby for 190 million Americans, survey finds (www.scrippsnews.com)
The average video gamer is now 36 years old — but Gen Alpha and Gen Z are most likely to play games.
Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday at Google I/O 2024, Google announced Veo, a new AI video-synthesis model that can create HD videos from text, image, or video prompts, similar to OpenAI’s Sora. It can generate 1080p videos lasting over a minute and edit videos from written instructions, but it has not yet been released for broad use.
Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running (arstechnica.com)
Texas attorney general probes connected-car companies’ data privacy practices (therecord.media)
At least four car companies’ data collection and sharing practices are under investigation by the Texas attorney general’s office for potentially violating state law on deceptive trade practices, according to documents obtained by Recorded Future News....
