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MIT team developed a weak-acid-based method to extract lithium from silicates at potentially lowest global cost; Congo’s Ebola outbreak is hard to contain due to virus traits and local conditions; Pope’s encyclical stresses tech non-neutrality and human solidarity amid AI; Anthropic’s valuation hits $965B, surpassing OpenAI.

HN’s May 30, 2026 highlights include corporate overreach (Bricks & Minifigs seizing $200K LEGO collection), AI eroding creator passion (Chad Whitacre’s retirement), tension between tech convenience and human authenticity, plus macro risks of AI-driven layoffs, automotive data privacy, and labor unionization—revealing deep ethical and governance conflicts in the tech society.