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16 May 2026 Vol 19

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Slow Mo Guys Uncover the Virtual Boy’s Hidden Speed

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys begins his latest video with a clear warning: the lights on a Virtual…

Liquid gears could challenge 5,000 years of mechanical engineering

The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled…

Who are these people and how are they related to each other?

A new Game of Thrones prequel series called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms debuts just around the corner. The…

Best MacBook deals for January 2026

Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series processors in a wide range of sizes and price points, all…

Thinking Machines Cofounder’s Office Relationship Preceded His Termination

Leaders at Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab confronted the startup’s cofounder and former CTO, Barret Zoph, over an alleged relationship…

AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post  

Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate,…

California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes

Earlier this week, the California Attorney General’s office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that the startup’s chatbot,…

The Campaign to Destroy Renee Good

Renee Nicole Good was a poet, a mother of three, a wife. Within hours of her death, as far as…

Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation

Database provider ClickHouse secured $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, representing about a 2.5x increase from its…

Our Favorite Compact Power Station Is on Sale for 33% Off

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re heading into the cold and windy season, which generally means power outages. One of…