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Former governor general and Brisbane’s Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth dies at 91
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Former governor general and Brisbane’s Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth dies at 91

<p>Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church</p><p>Former governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died.</p><p>Hollingworth, who

The Guardian·May 19, 2026
&apos;Taiwan Travelogue&apos; wins the 2026 International Booker Prize
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&apos;Taiwan Travelogue&apos; wins the 2026 International Booker Prize

The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

NPR·May 19, 2026
Tickle Me Elmo and the ‘Elmo-Mania’ That Consumed America
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Tickle Me Elmo and the ‘Elmo-Mania’ That Consumed America

In 1996, the giggling stuffed doll turned holiday shopping into chaos, a preview of every sneaker drop, PlayStation launch and Taylor Swift ticket rush to come.

NY Times·May 19, 2026
Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78
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Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78

An electronics wizard, he was already a veteran inventor when he collaborated with Ron Dubren on an idea for a toy that giggled. The rest is retail history.

NY Times·May 19, 2026
The future of Google is a search box that does everything
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The future of Google is a search box that does everything

Last year, after watching Google's I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google's future was Google googling. After watching this year's I/O keynote on Tuesday, I don't think Google just wants to google for you - I think it wants to do everything for you, all from a search box. Take the trusty Goog

The Verge·May 19, 2026
Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user
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Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user

Good news! Discord's hundreds of millions of users now have their communications scrambled, so not even Discord can see them.

TechCrunch·May 19, 2026
NAACP urges athletes to boycott southern US universities over voting rights
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NAACP urges athletes to boycott southern US universities over voting rights

Organisation calls for Black athlete fan boycott over Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, southern redistricting.

Al Jazeera·May 19, 2026
Video shows oil spill on Iranian island after refinery attack last month
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Video shows oil spill on Iranian island after refinery attack last month

The impact of an oil spill caused by an attack on Iran’s Lavan refinery last month has been revealed.

Al Jazeera·May 19, 2026
Boats, fire and a TikTok song - inside Arsenal's title win
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Boats, fire and a TikTok song - inside Arsenal's title win

The inside story of how Mikel Arteta turned Arsenal from 'nearly men' into Premier League winners.

BBC News·May 19, 2026
Here are our favorite Memorial Day deals (so far)
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Here are our favorite Memorial Day deals (so far)

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the holiday’s sales include plenty of deals on gadgets that can help you make the most of the season. If your plans involve beach days, pool parties, or backyard barbecues, now’s a great time to pick up a portable Bluetooth speaker, as many of o

The Verge·May 19, 2026
Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power
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Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power

A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, previewing how they might go after Trump administration antitrust deals if they win back congressional power in November.

The Verge·May 19, 2026
Elon Musk said Sam Altman &#8216;stole&#8217; a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
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Elon Musk said Sam Altman &#8216;stole&#8217; a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk's case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it.

TechCrunch·May 19, 2026
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