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WIRED
20 May 12:03 • Matthew Korfhage

How to Upgrade Weber and Kamado Joe Into Smart Grills

You don't need to buy a smart grill to make perfect meat. You can buy a dumb grill and send it to school with smart upgrades.

WIRED
20 May 11:33 • Jamie Ducharme

Trump Wants to Be the Hero Vapers Don’t Really Need

The White House says Trump’s pro-vape stance is based on “gold standard science.” It feels more like vice-signaling to a demographic that often doesn’t vote—over products that are widely available.

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
20 May 11:00 • Darryl K. Taft

At Google I/O 2026, Antigravity gets a new job description

A presenter on stage at Google I/O 2026 introduces Antigravity 2.0, with the product name displayed across a large screen alongside a prompt box reading "Ask anything, @ to mention, / for workflows" as the audience looks on.

Six months after its initial launch, Google is moving Antigravity beyond its origins as a coding environment. The company is

The post At Google I/O 2026, Antigravity gets a new job description appeared first on The New Stack.

WIRED
20 May 10:33 • David Gilbert

Election Officials Are Getting Ready for ICE to Show Up at the Polls

The Trump administration keeps threatening to send federal agents to oversee elections. State and local officials are preparing, and even gaming out what happens if they're arrested.

The Daily
20 May 09:50 • The New York Times

Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Revenge Plan

The Trump administration announced the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department and Democrats. Andrew Duehren, who covers tax policy, explains how the fund came about and who might get the money. G...

WIRED
20 May 09:03 • Dell Cameron

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
20 May 09:00

Trump Screws Himself So Badly on Tex. Race that GOPers Visibly Stunned

Donald Trump just endorsed MAGA nutjob Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary for Senate, potentially killing off establishment incumbent Senator John Cornyn. As GOP Senators absorbed this news, reporters described them as “visibly dismayed” and “stone-faced.” Senator ...

Open Channels FM Podcast Network
20 May 09:00 • Bob Dunn

News on the Do the Woo Podcast

"Do the Woo" is now a standalone podcast at dothewoo.com. Subscribe for new episodes, extensive show notes, and upcoming features while archives remain on Open Channels FM.

Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
20 May 08:00

Why Small Conversations Create Big Happiness with Nicholas Epley

Why do we avoid talking to strangers when it could actually make our lives better? Nicholas Epley, behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago, explains why we consistently underestimate how positive social interactions will be—and how that mistake quietly limits our h...

Jake Savin
20 May 07:30 • Jake

Reviving UserLand Frontier (and friends)

I’m starting a set of posts about how I’m using AI to help bring UserLand Frontier back to life. I found Frontier in 1995 when I was living in Amsterdam (another story), and was trying to figure out how to automate dialing into my ISP at night while I was asleep and phone charges were […]

WIRED
20 May 05:06 • Nena Farrell

Herman Miller Promo Code & Discounts: Save up to 40% in May 2026

Whether you’re looking for a Herman Miller promo code or discounts in their sale, here is how to save on the world's best ergonomic office furniture this month.

WIRED
20 May 05:06 • Molly Higgins

Stearns and Foster Promo Codes: $300 Off in May

Discover the best Stearns and Foster promo codes, discounts, and deals to elevate your sleep experience with premium comfort and quality.

Scripting News for email
20 May 04:30 • Dave Winer

Scripting News: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Markdown support is a big feature for people who want to know what we're doing with their text. # Opus 4.6 is much smarter than the other one. It feels like I'm working with someone from Bronx Science. I had been using Sonnet 4.6, which I switched to...

Eugen Rochko
20 May 04:12

I cannot express how much I love this 🥲

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MhS9uEv2M

The David Frum Show
20 May 04:00

Trump’s Iran War: America's Loss Is China’s Win

On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to President Trump’s shocking settlement with the IRS and his new $1.8 billion slush fund for victims of political “weaponization.” Then, David is joined by Phillips O’Brien, a...

Manton Reece
20 May 03:42

Love to see another OT game! Knicks come back big in the 4th quarter. I thought they were toast. 🏀

TWiT.tv
20 May 03:09 • Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Security Now 1079: Daybreak and Codename MDASH

OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are racing to unleash next-gen AI that hunts for software vulnerabilities and hacks at scale. This episode explores how these advancements could shake up everything we thought we knew about cybersecurity. Microsoft rethinks Edge's "intended b...

Platformer
20 May 02:12 • Casey Newton

Google's James Manyika is betting that doomers are wrong about AI and jobs

Tasks are getting easier to automate — jobs aren't. What now?

kottke.org
20 May 01:21 • Jason Kottke

New-to-me vocabulary: oneshotted , “a term that...

New-to-me vocabulary: oneshotted, “a term that means, roughly, to be destroyed and subsequently remade by a single experience”.

TWiT.tv
20 May 00:45 • Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren

MacBreak Weekly 1025: Below the Plimsoll Line

How will Apple follow up on any AI announcements made at WWDC later in June, after Google held its Google I/O keynote? Some leaks of iOS 27's new design could be exciting for a lot of users. And the iPhone 17 is driving Apple's market share within the US, as the overall US ...