Submission + - Has Johnny Ive has ruined the Ferrari EV ?

Submitted by greytree
greytree writes: The Ferrari Luce, their first EV, was revealed today and it appears to be quite unpopular.

    "A 2012 Honda electric concept design with an 2005 Apple interior. Another masterpiece"

    "This is the beginning of the end for Ferrari"

    "that's a good $50k entry level korean sedan. oh wait.. you say it will cost 10x that?"

Moral: Don't get phone designers to design your car to look like a phone from above.

Submission + - Justice Department settles with IBM over alleged DEI practices (washingtonpost.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: IBM’s CEO created hiring policies to fire white men, and keep them from being promoted.

The Justice Department touted the settlement as a major win for the Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI policies, saying it is the first successful use of the False Claims Act under the department’s new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. Under that act, federal officials investigated whether IBM lied on federal forms to receive government contracts when it certified that the company was in compliance with antidiscrimination laws.

IBM did not admit to wrongdoing as part of the settlement.

Submission + - Code.org Co-Founder Pivots From K-12 CS and AI Education to Piano Lessons

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: Not long after pivoting his tech-backed nonprofit Code.org's mission from K-12 CS education to include AI literacy late last year, Code.org Co-Founder Hadi Partovi announced he was officially stepping down as CEO of the tech-backed nonprofit, explaining: "For the past two years, I have been operating primarily as Chairman while Cameron handled CEO responsibilities. With Karim’s appointment, my title will be updated to better reflect my contributions and commitment to this organization as Chairman of the Board."

On Sunday, a CBS 60 Minutes segment and USA Today interview revealed Partovi's new passion project has been Payam Music, a small for-profit piano school that Partovi aims to take national as its President and CEO with investors including Mark Cuban, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and Dropbox CEO Drew Houston.

In a Sunday LinkedIn post, Partovi wrote: "I have a big career announcement: I’m taking my experience teaching computer science to hundreds of millions and connecting it to my lifelong love of piano. Announcing Payam Music: the first nationwide piano school, with a new way of teaching—the Payam Method—endorsed by Hans Zimmer and showcased on 60 MINUTES and USA TODAY. With Payam Music, students learn faster, they outperform traditional methods, and they even learn to write their own music. Every year our students rank nationally for their composition and creativity. If you’re worried about kids’ obsession with screens and social media, the solution is to give them a new obsession: piano. Proven over 10 years, the learning outcomes of the Payam Method are extraordinary, and so is the team behind it. Besides Hans Zimmer, we’re announcing the support of iconic business leaders including Mark Cuban, Dara Khosrowshahi, Michelle Zatlyn, Drew Houston, and many others. Payam Music is available in cities around the US and expanding rapidly. Our schools teach 1-on-1 lessons, in person and even online. We have limited spots, so if you or your child want to learn piano, sign up now! And if we don’t have a school near you, join our wait list, we’re growing fast."

Submission + - Big Tech could make nearly $1 million from your data and you get nothing (nerds.xyz)

Submitted by BrianFagioli
BrianFagioli writes: A new report from the Web3 Foundation claims Big Tech and AI companies could generate as much as $831,497 in inflation-linked lifetime value from a single American internet user. The report argues that modern internet platforms are monetizing far more than targeted ads, with everything from search queries and shopping habits to chatbot prompts, uploaded images, location history, and behavioral data feeding AI systems and recommendation engines. Companies including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Anthropic are specifically mentioned as examples of firms benefiting from large-scale personal data collection.

While the report comes from a Web3 advocacy organization and should be viewed with some skepticism, its core argument may resonate with privacy critics and anti-AI users alike: the internet stopped being âoefreeâ a long time ago. The paper argues that AI has made user data even more valuable because human-generated content is now being used not only for advertising, but also to train increasingly capable machine learning systems. Meanwhile, ordinary users see little transparency, control, or financial participation in the value created from their digital lives.

Submission + - NASA practically eliminates any Starliner flights before ISS retires (behindtheblack.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: In a procurement announcement on May 18, 2026, NASA added another three to six crewed flights to ISS to its contract with SpaceX, covering all missions possible through 2030, which in turn practically eliminates the possibility it will buy any manned flights on Boeing's Starliner capsule.

In a May 18 procurement filing, NASA announced its intent to add six post-certification missions, or PCMs, to SpaceX’s commercial crew contract on a sole-source basis. The agency would order up to three of those missions at the time it added them, formally starting preparations for them.

... Adding six missions to the contract would cover three years of ISS operations, at a rate of one mission every six months. With the currently contracted missions, running through Crew-14, flying through the fall of 2027, the extension would provide coverage through late 2030, when the ISS is slated for retirement. NASA has previously stated the last crewed mission would likely spend a year at the station.

Though it is not stated yet exactly how much SpaceX will earn with these additional missions, based on previous contracts the revenue will likely range from $1 to $2 billion. Overall, SpaceX has probably received somewhere between $4 to $6 billion additional earnings that was supposed to go to Boeing.

Instead, Boeing is now out of the picture entirely, though NASA is being very coy about saying so.

Submission + - Museum exhibit KITT replica hit with speeding ticket in New York (nzherald.co.nz)

Submitted by Adrian Harvey
Adrian Harvey writes: A replica of KITT from Knight Rider has been issued a speeding ticket in New York. Whilst stationary at the Volvo Museum in Chicago!

The museum said: “You couldn’t make this up! Our KITT hasn’t left the museum in years. Does anyone have David Hasselhoff’s number? He owes us $50!!!!!”

The museum is seeking a hearing to dispute the ticket.

Submission + - Nordstjernen web browser 0.7.0 released (nordstjernen.org)

Submitted by Andreas(R)
Andreas(R) writes: Nordstjernen web browser version 0.7.0 has been released today! Nordstjernen is an independent, lightweight web browser built entirely from scratch in C. A hardened, zero-JIT HTML5 / CSS / JavaScript rendering engine with a clean-room engine — not Blink, not WebKit, not Gecko. https://nordstjernen.org/ Source code available at https://github.com/nordstjerne...

Submission + - The Virtual OS Museum (virtualosmuseum.org)

Submitted by Z00L00K
Z00L00K writes: This is a virtual museum of operating systems (and standalone applications) running under emulation, implemented as a Linux VM for QEMU, VirtualBox, or UTM.

A custom emulator-independent launcher is provided, and all OSes and emulators are pre-installed and pre-configured. The launcher includes a snapshot feature to quickly revert broken installations back to a working state. Hypervisor installers and shortcuts to run the VM on Windows, macOS, and Linux are also included.

Want to see the earliest resident monitors? The ancestor of all modern OSes (CTSS)? The earliest versions of Unix? The first OS with a desktop metaphor GUI (Xerox Star Pilot/ViewPoint)? Early versions of mainstream OSes? If you want to explore historical OSes and platforms without having to worry about configuring/installing emulators and OSes or corrupting emulated installations, you’ve come to the right place.

Just about every well-known OS and platform (and also a lot of obscure ones) is included in some form, spanning the entire history of stored-program computing from the Manchester Baby of 1948 (the first stored-program computer) to the present day.

Submission + - Canonical is shutting down Ubuntu Pastebin (nerds.xyz)

Submitted by BrianFagioli
BrianFagioli writes: Canonical says Ubuntu Pastebin will be decommissioned at the end of May 2026 as part of an infrastructure modernization effort. The problem is the timing. The announcement only appeared this week, giving the Linux community barely any warning before a service that has been tied to Ubuntu support culture for years suddenly disappears. Ubuntu Pastebin has long been used for sharing logs, crash reports, config files, and terminal output across IRC, Ask Ubuntu, forums, bug reports, Reddit, and countless troubleshooting guides scattered around the internet.

The bigger concern is link rot. Once the shutdown happens, years of old support discussions could lose critical debugging information overnight. Community members have already pointed out that some Ubuntu packages and scripts still reference paste.ubuntu.com directly. While it is understandable that aging services eventually get retired, the extremely short transition period is rubbing many Linux users the wrong way, especially in a community where old documentation and archived troubleshooting threads still regularly help people solve problems a decade later.

Submission + - Of Course They Booed

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: In Of Course They Booed, Audrey Watters takes a look at the chorus of boos greeting college commencement speakers who heralded the glorious AI future students are poised to step into:

And perhaps it’s a little ironic that this graduating class, a group that we've been told time and time again has spent the last four years using ChatGPT to cheat their way through college, would display such sour sentiment towards "AI." But as most commencement speakers seem duty-bound to repeat, graduation marks the entry into adulthood; it is "the beginning of your life"; "the future is now" – that sort of thing. And just these students are now officially adults, they’re being told a very different story: that there really is no future. There are no jobs. And whatever thing they might have learned to do or learned to love in college, whatever career they might have believed they were preparing for, "AI" is going to destroy all of that. No wonder they boo.

But the growing pushback against "AI," and the growing pushback against ed-tech more generally, is not simply a rejection of technology. These efforts are, as Astra Taylor and Saul Levin recently argued in The Guardian, a rejection of the profoundly anti-democratic practices that have pushed technologies into all aspects of our lives without our consent and often in the face of our outright opposition. These technologies have been marketed to us as solutions to all sorts of social problems — and have done so, in no small part, by bypassing and undermining the very public sphere in which debate and discussion can take place: schools, libraries, the arts, the media. The adoption of education technology, "AI" or otherwise, has been anti-democratic in practices both big and small. Despite all the talk of progressive education and ed-tech, it has been experienced as something else entirely. Throughout the country for the past few decades Gates (via the Gates Foundation), other billionaire philanthropists, and giant companies have shaped education funding and policy through a combination of technology and testing.

At one point, perhaps, people were willing to welcome devices into schools, into the classroom. They believed the stories, not just that "this is the future," but that future meant something better for everyone. “Access” signaled equality. But as the tech billionaires have embraced authoritarianism and inequality, and as their apocalyptic rhetoric about not just the "end of work," but quite literally the end of the world grows louder and louder — all while they amass more wealth than anyone in history — it is quite apparent that their promises about the future do not include us. Their vision of future does not make any space or allowance for our children to choose their own futures.

Submission + - Amsterdam Moves to Rein In "Fatbikes" With Park Ban (straitstimes.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: City officials have implemented an unprecedented ban on “fatbikes” in Amsterdam’s iconic Vondelpark to protect the crowds of locals and tourists who visit daily on foot, traditional hire bicycles, or roller skates.

The restriction follows growing public frustration over youths tearing through the city on the robust electric vehicles. Reports of “fatbike gangs” causing havoc recently culminated in a petition against aggressive riders that gathered 2,400 signatures, with organisers arguing

Pavements are racetracks. Public space no longer feels safe.

Named for their ultra-thick tyres, fatbikes are capable of hitting speeds up to 60km/h. Sharing space on Amsterdam’s famously crowded cycle paths, they have increasingly become a source of friction with traditional cyclists who view the heavy, fast vehicles as a menace.

Last year saw a rise in public concern about the number of asylum seekers in the Netherlands who appear to be using these typically expensive items as their main mode of transportation.

Submission + - Proposing a new archive

Submitted by J. L. Tympanum
J. L. Tympanum writes: There are reports that critical governmental documents are being purged. I propose that some enterprising group establish yet another archive which will contain copies of all publicly available documents, safe from interference by this or any other administration.

Submission + - A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned (wired.com) 1

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: Alternate link: https://aisckool.com/a-basic-p...

It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.

For more than 80 years, the principle of "the surface of an object must be smooth" has been the basic premise of aeronautical engineering worldwide to suppress the transition to turbulence and reduce aerodynamic drag.
This premise was based on the results of a 1940 study by Ichiro Tani, a Japanese aerodynamicist who quantitatively demonstrated the relationship between "surface roughness" and turbulent transition, arguing that surface roughness prevented laminar flow from being realized.

At Tohoku University, a research team recently announced a discovery that significantly advances this trend. Aiko Yakino, an associate professor at Tohoku University, and her research group were the first in the world to demonstrate that aerodynamic drag can be reduced by up to 43.6 percent simply by applying distributed micro-roughness (DMR), a surface roughness so fine and irregular that the naked eye cannot distinguish it.

A key factor in this achievement was the use of a different wind tunnel experiment method than before. Conventional wind tunnel experiments had structural limitations: the support rods and wires essential for supporting the model disrupted the airflow, negating the minute changes in air resistance caused by micro-scale roughness.

This principle is fundamentally different from the effect of dimples on golf balls. Dimples reduce pressure resistance by intentionally turbulizing the airflow and suppressing backward separation. Distributed micro-roughness delays the transition, thereby suppressing not pressure resistance but the wall friction itself. They are opposite mechanisms.
The strength of DMR's aerodynamic drag reduction lies in its extremely high passivity and omnidirectional nature. For the rivet process to be effective, grooves must be precisely cut along the direction of airflow. In contrast, DMR has a great advantage in that the surface roughness is random and does not depend on the direction of the flow.

In addition, since it requires neither moving parts nor electricity, a high drag reduction effect can be achieved at a low cost. If DMR is applied to aircraft, it is expected to significantly reduce operating costs and carbon dioxide emissions by improving fuel efficiency.

Submission + - Most people seeking green cards must now apply from outside US (bbc.com)

Submitted by nunya_bizns
nunya_bizns writes: "We're returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation's immigration system properly," USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler said. "From now on, an alien who is in the US temporarily and wants a green card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances." Kahler said the policy would allow the immigration system "to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes" and that visits "should not function as the first step in the green card process".

On May 22, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a sweeping policy memorandum changing how "Adjustment of Status" (AOS) applications are handled. The agency announced it will now treat adjusting status from within the U.S. as an "extraordinary form of relief" rather than a routine path, directing most temporary visa holders to return home for consular processing.

Targeted Groups: The directive primarily impacts non-immigrants holding temporary visas, including students (F-1), tourists (B-1/B-2), and temporary workers (such as H-1B).
The New Rule: Instead of filing Form I-485 to get a Green Card while remaining in the United States, applicants are expected to leave and apply via consular processing at a U.S. embassy or consulate in their home country.

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom...

Submission + - Jira IS Turing-Complete (seriot.ch)

Submitted by Ardisson
Ardisson writes: Long-rumored folklore finally proven with a working two-register machine built in Atlassian Automation rules. Includes addition demo and Fibonacci in three states.

Submission + - Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy (sciencedaily.com) 1

Submitted by alternative_right
alternative_right writes: Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a startling new form of surveillance: identifying people using nothing more than ordinary WiFi signals. By analyzing how radio waves bounce around a room, researchers can effectively âoeseeâ and recognize individuals â" even if they are not carrying a device and even if their phone is turned off.

Submission + - Elon Musk just spent $185 million on a mysterious AI data center deal in Memphis (nerds.xyz)

Submitted by BrianFagioli
BrianFagioli writes: Elon Muskâ(TM)s AI ambitions appear to be getting even bigger after a mysterious SpaceX subsidiary reportedly bought the Colossus I xAI data center property in Memphis for $185 million. The 217-acre facility, already tied to xAI operations, represents another sign that the AI arms race is increasingly becoming a battle over physical infrastructure rather than just software models. GPUs, power delivery, cooling, networking, and datacenter ownership are quickly becoming strategic assets as companies race to scale AI systems.

Oddly, the press release never identifies which SpaceX subsidiary actually purchased the property. It also refers to âoeX-AIâ as a subsidiary of SpaceX, which is not how xAI has traditionally been described publicly. Whether that wording reflects legal restructuring, corporate overlap, or simply sloppy PR language is unclear, but it adds to the growing sense that Muskâ(TM)s companies are becoming more interconnected behind the scenes.

Submission + - 'Underminr' CDN Vulnerability Hides Malicious Traffic Behind Trusted Domains (securityweek.com)

Submitted by wiredmikey
wiredmikey writes: Threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability dubbed "Underminr"i n shared content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure to hide connections to malicious domains. Researchers say the vulnerability could impact roughly 88 million domains and can bypass DNS filtering and protective DNS controls, potentially enabling stealthy command-and-control communications and other evasive attacks.

Submission + - Air France, Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter in 2009 Air France 447 crash (bbc.com)

Submitted by UnknowingFool
UnknowingFool writes: The Paris Appeals Court found that both Air France and Airbus were "solely and entirely responsible" for the crash of Air France 447 over Atlantic Ocean which killed 228 people on June 1, 2009. The court overturned a lower court's April 2023 ruling which had cleared both companies. Both companies were fined the maximum of €225,000. While both companies blamed the cause of the accident on pilot error, prosecutors contend that poor training and failing to fix an known flaw led to the accident. In the accident analysis identified a root cause of the accident was pitot tubes which iced up during certain flying conditions. That icing caused erratic air speed readings fluctuating between low to supersonic within seconds of each other. Those conflicting readings led to a chain of confusing errors and warnings from the flight system including a stall warning. The plane was stalling however the flying pilot's (PF) attempted to climb out of a stall by pulling back actually caused the plane to stall into the ocean.

While not in the official report, a contributing factor noted by experts is the design of Airbus cockpits. One issue is the electronic fly-by-wire controls where the physical position of certain controls like the throttle does not match the input in the system. In this case, the autopilot had lowered the thrust output during flight, but it could not move the throttle position. The throttle position appeared that plane had more thrust than it did. In the Airbus cockpit, joysticks are used instead of a control yoke. The joysticks are symmetric in the layout of the cockpit in that the pilot on the left has the joystick on the left and the pilot on the right has their joystick on the right. The joysticks are also not linked to provide feedback to each other. The other pilot (pilot in command or PIC) could not know the PF was trying to climb unless he was looking directly at the PF's hands. The PIC realized the error too late to overcome the stall.

As for responsibility, Airbus had identified an icing problem on their Airbus 320 model planes and recommended those pitot tube be replaced as early as September 2007. Air France 447 was an Airbus 330, and Air France delayed replacing the pitot tubes until further recommendations. However, Air France themselves recorded had nine incidents between May 2008 and March 2009 on Airbus 330/340 planes where the pitot tubes failed due to icing conditions. Air France found six unreported incidents after the AF447 crash.

While the cockpit situation was confusing, crash investigators faulted the pilots for failing to follow procedures which would have been to first re-establish controls after the autopilot turned off. After the accident, pilot training now includes scenarios like AF447 where there is conflicting warnings. Also there was more emphasis placed on manually flying instead of relying on the autopilot.

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