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Gunfire in the Philippine Senate: A Drug War Reckoning Turns Violent

A senator wanted for crimes against humanity has barricaded himself inside the Philippine Senate. Gunshots rang out in the corridors Wednesday night. Nobody knows who fired them.

Von Clause May 13, 2026

Technology

Twins Wiped 96 Government Databases Minutes After Firing — Nobody Revoked Their Access

Fired from a federal contractor serving 45 agencies, twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter deleted 96 government databases before leaving the building. Their credentials were still live. Both had prior computer-crime convictions.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 13, 2026

Gaming

Outbound Cracks Steam Top 10 — Bad Driving Included

A two-day-old indie camping sim from an unknown studio is outselling games with budgets a hundred times its size. The secret weapon? Honking, mostly.

Tyler Vincere May 13, 2026

World

The Shipwreck That Exposed Russia's Nuclear Pipeline to Pyongyang

The only reason the world knows Russia was shipping submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea is that the cargo ship sank. Spanish investigators have reconstructed the route — and the cover story that nearly worked.

Von Clause May 13, 2026

World

Hormuz Coalition Grows, but Oil Reserves Shrink Faster Than Diplomacy

Australia became the fourth nation to commit military hardware to the Hormuz mission as 112 countries backed a UN resolution. The IEA says emergency oil reserves are draining at a record pace — and the buffer may not last until the diplomacy catches up.

Von Clause May 13, 2026

Politics

600,000 March: Argentina's Students Won't Pay Quietly for Milei's Austerity

An 18-year-old carried Fahrenheit 451 to Argentina's presidential palace. Organizers say 600,000 more marched behind her. The government called the protest "completely political."

Ozzy Wild May 13, 2026

Health

Cruise Ship Hantavirus: Three Dead and the Ghosts of COVID

A French woman is on an artificial lung in Paris. Three cruise ship passengers are dead. The Andes hantavirus kills one in three people it infects — and the world's pandemic reflexes are already firing.

Carl Sage May 13, 2026

Technology

Anthropic, Built for AI Safety, Is Now Worth Nearly $1 Trillion

Anthropic, founded to make AI development safer, is in talks to raise funding at a $950 billion valuation — leapfrogging OpenAI and approaching the market caps of the world's largest public companies. It planned for 10x growth. It got 80x.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 13, 2026

Business

The Chip Diplomat: Jensen Huang Boards Air Force One for Beijing

Nvidia's CEO wasn't on Monday's delegate list. By Tuesday, he was aboard Air Force One, headed to Beijing as chips become the new currency of superpower negotiation.

Maynard Keys May 13, 2026

Science

Starship V3 Completes Launch Rehearsal, Targets May 19 for First Flight

More than 5,000 metric tons of supercooled fuel, a full countdown, and zero showstoppers. The tallest rocket ever built just proved it's ready to fly — and SpaceX says it could launch as soon as May 19.

Carl Sage May 13, 2026

Gaming

18,000 Reviews, 47% Approval: EA SPORTS FC 26's Slow-Motion Disaster

The #6 top seller on Steam has 18,636 reviews and a 47% approval rating. The #5 seller — an FC 25/26 bundle — has zero reviews. EA is charting on brand, not love.

Tyler Vincere May 13, 2026

Technology

Ransomware Crew Claims Apple and Nvidia Secrets From Foxconn Breach

One Foxconn factory went dark for a week. The 8 terabytes of Apple, Nvidia, and Google data allegedly stolen from its network may be gone for good.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 13, 2026