UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak
A website called UK Visa Portal is publicly exposing the passports and selfie photos of applicants who signed up and…
Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien
The Holy Father referenced The Lord of the Rings in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech…
What we’re looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026, and how to apply in time for the May 27 deadline
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders…
Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.
Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on Chinese-connected vehicle…
Trump administration wants nuclear startups to use plutonium for their reactors
For decades, the U.S. has had a plutonium problem. Around 100 tons of the stuff was made during the Cold…
DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search
Last week, after Google announced its huge overhaul to Search, I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was…
NASA’s permanent Moon base plans start with three missions this year
NASA’s permanent Moon base plans start with three missions this year NASA’s first three Moon Base missions are part of…
Starship’s path to reusability looks murky after SpaceX’s S-1
SpaceX’s recent IPO and Starship rocket test flight delivered two big data points that offer a realistic vision for the…
Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation
Pope Leo’s first encyclical marks an unprecedented alliance between the Church and Silicon Valley.
The Best Movies to Stream This Month (May 2026)
Bugonia, Good Boy, and Send Help are among the films deserving of your eyeballs this month.