The anonymous security researcher who has already maliciously exposed three Windows zero-days this year has revealed two more, dropping them just after Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday update. Nightm…
A proposed mega-scale datacenter in the US state of Utah has caused controversy after a physics professor estimated that the facility and its associated power generation could dump 23 atomic bombs' wo…
If you're thinking you can replace your human call center staff with a server farm of bots, think again. Nearly three-quarters of enterprises that deploy AI customer communications agents later roll t…
Instagram hits the copy button again with new disappearing Instants photos https://www.theverge.com/tech/929958/instagram-instants-photos-disappearing-app
A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year. https://ar…
Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he's a prolific liar "Very painful": Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/0…
Linux Driver Posted For Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface "ISSEI" Since Intel Meteor Lake has been the Intel Silicon Security Engine to serve as a silicon root-of-trust for secure firmware loadi…
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Amazon exec downplays new Fire Phone rumors: "No clear path that makes sense" "We know what customers need right now.” https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/amazon-exec-downplays-new-fire-phone-rumo…
KDE Receives $1.4 Million Investment From Sovereign Tech Fund https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/13/161242/kde-receives-14-million-investment-from-sovereign-tech-fund?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Mark Zuckerberg announces ‘completely private’ encrypted Meta AI chat https://www.theverge.com/tech/929791/meta-ai-incognito-chats
Fragnesia Made Public As Latest Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Following last week's disclosure of the Dirty Frag vulnerability for the Linux kernel, which only finished being patched …
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Harvard Votes On Limiting 'A' Grades https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/05/13/0720206/harvard-votes-on-limiting-a-grades?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang Early galaxy has elements produced by the Universe's first supernovae. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/gravitational-lens…
Microsoft doesn’t want any of this https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/929692/microsoft-musk-altman-openai-trial
Sony ups its new A7R VI to 66.8 megapixels and jumps the price to $4,500 https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/929667/sony-alpha-a7rvi-mirrorless-camera-price-specs
The UK's Royal Household plans to spend £3 million ($4 million) on a new finance system to replace one that is more than 15 years old, the Buckingham Palace-based organization said in a procurement no…
Garmin’s mini satellite communicators are on sale for up to 40 percent off https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/928854/garmin-inreach-mini-2-3-blink-outdoor-4-floodlight-security-camera-deal-sale
Meta Employees Launch Protest Against Mouse-Tracking Tech At US Offices https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/05/12/2242241/meta-employees-launch-protest-against-mouse-tracking-tech-at-us-offices?utm_sour…
Swatch’s latest luxury collaboration is a $400 pocket watch https://www.theverge.com/tech/929625/swatch-audemars-piguet-x-swatch-royal-pop-pocket-watch
Why does the Googlebook exist? https://www.theverge.com/report/929374/google-googlebook-laptops-aluminium-os-questions-concerns-ai-gemini
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