Miscellaneous news
Physicists just debunked the idea that we're living in a simulation: new theoretical study argues the universe includes truths beyond computation, making a full simulation of reality impossible (LINK) — 17 May 2026
Two US Navy jets crash midair as crew successfully ejects during Idaho military base air show (LINK) — 17 May 2026
Meta staff push back after company installs mouse tracking on every work device (LINK) — 16 May 2026
— According to Reuters, flyers have been posted in Meta offices across the U.S., encouraging workers to sign a petition opposing the mouse-tracking software. One flyer read, "Don't want to work at the Employee Data ?Extraction Factory?" according to the photos seen by Reuters. More broadly, privacy advocates, labor groups, and regulators have been calling for clearer rules around employee surveillance and AI accountability.
Mexico: Ex-Sinaloa security chief appears in US court on bribes charges for drug cartel, first of 10 indicted Mexican officials to surrender to US authorities (LINK) — 15 May 2026
US: Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley's Roots under 2022 state law (LINK) — 15 May 2026
Trump's $499 gold phone ships after months of delays (LINK) — 14 May 2026
Driverless bus rams into Swiss bank (LINK) — 14 May 2026
— The articulated bus started rolling at around 8:35pm on Thursday at the bus stop on Zullwilerstrasse in Nunningen, northern Switzerland, for reasons that are still unknown. The PostBus then rolled over a traffic island and crashed into the façade of a bank branch, according to the police statement.
The science of dying: what happens in the last minutes of life (LINK) — 13 May 2026