12 May 2026
Celebrate racing legends and get behind the wheel at Charlotte’s NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Amazing America) — Racing fans will want to take the fast lane to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, an incredible attraction that offers an immersive look at the people,...
Sadie Chafe
2026
12 May 2026
Googlebook Is Google’s New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android
Almost exactly 15 years since Google introduced Chromebooks and ChromeOS —which ushered in a wave of cheap, functional, web-based laptops that would come to dominate the US education market—the company has announced a new laptop platform called Googlebook. It's built around artificial intelligence and Android, and while it isn't replacing Chromebooks, it could give the company a more meaningful…
@wired, Julian Chokkattu
2026
12 May 2026
The AI Boom Needs Carbon Removal
The headline numbers — which look strong at first glance — help obscure that reality.
Christoph Gebald
2026
12 May 2026
Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs
The family of a 19-year-old college student is suing OpenAI over claims that his conversations with ChatGPT led to an accidental overdose.
Emma Roth
2026
12 May 2026
Can The Jumper Be Hacked? Inside Basketball’s Next Arms Race
In the summer of 2024, during the WNBA’s Olympic break, several Atlanta Dream players who weren’t competing in Paris had gathered for a midseason training camp of sorts. Anyone watching would have seen what looked like a typical 3-on-3 scrimmage. In reality, it was anything but. The Dream weren’t playing in any ordinary gym, but rather in what might be the world’s most advanced basketball…
Ben Dowsett
2026
12 May 2026
ZAWYA: J.P. Morgan Private Bank unveils 2026 Mid-Year Outlook: Promise and pressure
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the largest oil supply shock since World War II but it is not an isolated event; it is the latest chapter in a structural reorientation of the global economy toward the security and resilience Compelling opportunities in emerging markets, security-driven investment, and national champions Rolling shocks are structural, not cyclical, and stocks and bonds…
News Desk
2026
12 May 2026
France’s Macron announces $27bn investment in Africa at Kenya summit
The Africa Forward summit comes amid France’s fading ties with its former African colonies, as Kenya seeks greater trade. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced 23 billion euros ($27bn) of investment during the Africa Forward summit in Kenya.
News Desk
2026
12 May 2026
EUR/USD on Edge: Middle East and China in Focus
dipped slightly on Tuesday, retreating to 1.1762. The US dollar has returned to favour as a defensive asset after US President Donald Trump questioned the sustainability of the truce with Iran and rejected Tehran’s latest peace proposal.
Andrey Goilov
2026
12 May 2026
AI made it easy for anyone to build an app. Hundreds of thousands are flooding the market.
Like a lot of guys of the era, Eli Cohen had a great idea for an app back in 2010. But unlike many of his peers, whose musings were confined to bar hangouts and bad dates, he actually invested about $20,000 of his own money to try to bring the project to life.
Emily Stewart
2026
