May 2026

Is Discord down? Thousands of users are forced to ‘touch grass’ due to massive outage

Is Discord down? Thousands of users are forced to ‘touch grass’ due to massive outage Is Discord down? Is the question that millions of users are asking after the platform suffered major crashes on Friday, May 8, 2026. According to Downdetector, a site that measures real-time outages, about 70,000 users reported problems at 3:49 p.m., […]

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Micron’s massive chip expansion in Idaho raises alarms as water demand rises in a desert already struggling to sustain communities and farms

Micron’s expansion could more than double its daily water usage Environmental information reveals large daily discharge volumes back into the system Residents and farms depend on the same aquifers as industrial users Micron is expanding its semiconductor production in Boise, Idaho, with a $50 billion investment that includes two new fabrication facilities. While its existing

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Huawei has unveiled two new children’s wearables to add to its range of smartwatches – the Watch Kids X1 series – and they could prove to be serious competition for the Garmin Bounce 2 and Fitbit Ace LTE

Huawei has announced two new wearables in its new Watch Kids X1 series There are two new models, the standard version and a Pro version Both models are equipped with solid child safety tools to give you peace of mind There are two new smartwatches for kids on the market thanks to Huawei, and the

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Coinbase (COIN) jumps 10%, Solana, LINK, SUI outperform as bitcoin (BTC) holds $80K

With bitcoin above $80,000 and stocks pushing to new record highs, risk appetite spilled deeper into crypto markets on Friday, lifting altcoins and blockchain infrastructure plays. Solana (SOL), Chainlink CONNECTION$10.33, SUI$1.0226 and DOT$1.3836 rose around 5%, while Near Protocol (NEAR) and Uniswap (UNI) rose around 7%. Internet Computer Protocol’s ICP jumped nearly 12%, leading larger

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California’s canals could turn into massive solar power plants that save water and energy while raising tough economic and environmental questions

Covering 4,000 kilometers of canals would save 63 billion gallons of water and generate 13 GW of power annually Pilot project shows significant reductions in water loss and algae growth Critics argue that the project is too expensive and that preventing channel evaporation could be counterproductive California’s extensive canal network could become a massive source

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Why the ‘Trump rally’ hits a wall of profit-taking

Bitcoin BTC$80,096.08 fell back below $80,000 on Wednesday after a brief breakout attempt as onchain data suggested the rally was already running into a profit squeeze. CryptoQuant said bitcoin’s 37% rebound from its April low still looks more like a bear market rally than a confirmed trend reversal, with realized profits hitting their highest level

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The Wayback Machine faces another threat from AI – ridiculously expensive hard drive prices

The Wayback Machine is once again threatened by artificial intelligence The AI ​​boom has tripled the price of the large hard drives needed for this vast archive of the web This is an additional danger to the Wayback Machine, which is also in trouble due to news sites blocking its web crawler, again due to

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Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Democratic Redistricting Map: Is It a Victory for Republicans?

Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Democratic Redistricting Map: Is It a Victory for Republicans? Virginia’s Supreme Court has blocked a Democratic-drawn congressional map from taking effect in what appears to be a major blow to the party ahead of November’s midterm elections. During the hearing on…

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Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson’s tag blunder costs team in Cubs sweep

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Things are going from bad to worse for the Cincinnati Reds. After starting 20-11 for first place in the NL Central, the Reds have since gone winless in May, including three consecutive walk-off losses to their division rival Chicago Cubs to drop to last place. Well, the Reds

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