Archive for May, 2026
Trump Admin Takes Equity Stake in IBM and Other Quantum Computing Companies
May 21st, 2026Via: Gizmodo: After taking equity stakes in chipmakers and rare-earth element miners, the Trump administration has a new industry on its radar: quantum computing. On Thursday, the Department of Commerce announced that it was investing more than $2 billion in nine quantum computing companies. In turn, it’ll receive “a minority, non-controlling equity stake” in each. […]
ProLogium Solid State Battery
May 21st, 2026Via: Two Bit da Vinci:
Google Search is Truly Dead
May 20th, 2026This is not new. Google/Screwgle/Poogle is changing the appearance of the front end to a bot interface. This is from four years ago: Of course, people like me (and probably you), noticed that Google search went off the rails long before that. Via: TechLinked: — Via: Samtime:
“Utah Datacenter Could Dump 23 Atomic Bombs Worth of Energy Per Day” [???]
May 20th, 2026Via: The Register: A proposed mega-scale datacenter in the US state of Utah has caused controversy after a physics professor estimated that the facility and its associated power generation could dump 23 atomic bombs’ worth of energy per day. But the real question is whether it will actually ever get built. The datacenter is part […]
Trump Wants $1B to Protect White House Ballroom from Drones and Other Threats
May 20th, 2026Via: Ars Technica: President Donald Trump’s latest pitch for using taxpayer dollars to secure his White House ballroom featured a militarized building—including a rooftop hardened against drone strikes and a “drone port” that could potentially house military drones. The remarks came on May 19 as Trump gave reporters a personal tour of the ballroom project […]
FBI Seeks US-Wide Access to License Plate Cameras, Wants “Data in Near Real Time”
May 20th, 2026Via: Ars Technica: The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced plans to buy nationwide access to a network of license plate readers, saying it will award contracts to one or more vendors that can offer “near real time” information from cameras across the US. The proposed contract is for the FBI Directorate of Intelligence. “To evaluate […]
Trump: Maybe I’ll Go To Israel And Run For Prime Minister
May 20th, 2026NOW – Trump says Netanyahu "will do whatever I want him to do. He's a great guy," adding, "I'm right now, at 99% in Israel. I could run for Prime Minister. So, maybe after I do this I'll go to Israel run for Prime Minister." pic.twitter.com/Pi1eFBufJL — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 20, 2026
Trump Proposes Partial Rollback of ‘Forever Chemical’ Drinking Water Protections
May 20th, 2026Via: The Hill: The Trump administration on Monday moved to partially roll back drinking water protections from toxic “forever chemicals.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to allow some delays for water systems to regulate these chemicals. It also said it would rescind four of the six types of forever chemicals covered under a Biden-era […]
Meanwhile, on Fox News: “Greys, Nordics, Insectoids and Reptilians”
May 19th, 2026Via: Fox News:
“I Think The Choice Is Clear”
May 19th, 2026Worst congressman in history! It’s astonishing how bad Thomas Massie is for America. His opponent Ed is beloved by all of us MAGA loyalists and so good for America. (X is preventing embeds of this post.) More from Awaken with JP:
