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DroneShield directors sold $67 million in shares. The watchdog has questions

ASIC has launched an investigation into the counter-drone group’s disclosures, six months after a botched contract announcement and a $67 million director sell-off.

Sydney Morning Herald - May 11, 2026 11:09pm EDT

South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robots

ABC News - May 11, 2026 9:59pm EDT

Trump Mobile phone release date still uncertain

Nearly a year has passed since the announcement of the Trump Mobile wireless service, but its release date remains uncertain due to delays. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports on the phone’s development, and what it means for customers who have paid deposits.

NBC News - May 11, 2026 9:36pm EDT

Mayor of Southern California city to plead guilty acting as agent of China, feds say

“By her own admission, Eileen Wang secretly served the interests of the Chinese government,” official says. She was elected mayor of Arcadia in 2022 and has resigned.

NBC News - May 11, 2026 8:42pm EDT

Texas accuses Netflix of spying on children in new lawsuit

Guardian UK - May 11, 2026 8:00pm EDT

International cyber attack disrupts swath of universities and schools

A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.

BBC News - May 11, 2026 7:50pm EDT

macOS 27 threatens to bury Time Capsule, FOSS brings a shovel

Apple's old backup boxes only speak AFP and SMB1, but NetBSD under the hood gives them one last shot

Register UK - May 11, 2026 7:28pm EDT

Meta U-turns on encryption push for Instagram as DMs go plaintext

After years of insisting end-to-end encryption was the future of online comms, Zuckcorp has handed itself full visibility into user chats once again

Register UK - May 11, 2026 6:29pm EDT

The barista is human but an AI agent runs this experimental Swedish cafe

Toronto Star - May 11, 2026 5:26pm EDT

Telus and feds announce AI data cluster in B.C. to boost ‘sovereign’ computing power

Toronto Star - May 11, 2026 5:02pm EDT

A New Way to Fight Climate Change Emerges From Erupting Volcano

Gizmodo - May 11, 2026 4:47pm EDT

Reddit Blocks Mobile Website Access for Some Users While Pushing App Downloads: Bold Move Ignites Online Backlash

Reddit's move to block mobile website access for some users, pushing them towards its app, has sparked backlash, highlighting tensions between monetization strategies and user autonomy.

International Business Times - May 11, 2026 4:46pm EDT

Google Makes Bombshell Claim That Hackers Used AI to Create Zero-Day Flaw in Their System

Google said it disrupted what it described as the first known cyberattack in which hackers used artificial intelligence to find and build an exploit for a previously unknown software flaw

International Business Times - May 11, 2026 4:12pm EDT

Elon Musk, Tim Cook to join Trump on China trip

Tesla's Elon Musk and Apple's Tim Cook ⁠are set to accompany President ⁠Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, a White House official...

Daily Sabah - May 11, 2026 3:41pm EDT

Google says it likely thwarted effort by hacker group to use AI for 'mass exploitation event'

Hackers are rapidly adopting AI to find previously unknown software flaws even without the help of Anthropic's powerful Mythos model.

CNBC - May 11, 2026 3:34pm EDT

Linux kernel maintainers pitch emergency killswitch after CopyFail and Dirty Frag chaos

Instead of waiting for patch cycles, admins could simply shut down vulnerable functions before attackers get there

Register UK - May 11, 2026 2:35pm EDT

Nvidia CEO Tells Graduates To 'Run, Don't Walk' Into AI Buildout As Demand Surges

Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive of Nvidia, said the AI sector's expansion will require large-scale labor across multiple industries, including construction and utilities.

International Business Times - May 11, 2026 1:52pm EDT

Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says

Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."

Ars Technica - May 11, 2026 1:39pm EDT

Telus plans AI data centre expansion in B.C., including two new centres in Vancouver

Telecom’s foray into AI infrastructure will use more than 150 megawatts of electricity by 2032

The Globe and Mail - May 11, 2026 1:07pm EDT

Wall Street's Stablecoin Darling Raises $222 Million to Starve Ethereum

Gizmodo - May 11, 2026 12:52pm EDT

Trump invites Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and other CEOs to join China trip for Xi summit

Trump invited Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook and Blackrock's Larry Fink to join his China trip for talks with Xi Jinping on trade, AI and geopolitics.

CNBC - May 11, 2026 12:22pm EDT

HP stuffed a PC into a keyboard. We took it for a spin

It's not much cheaper than an equivalent laptop, so who's this for, exactly?

Register UK - May 11, 2026 12:10pm EDT

Hassett says AI isn't costing anybody their job right now — but tech layoffs keep coming

Tech companies have continued to announce layoffs tied to AI, including recent cuts from Amazon, Meta and Oracle.

CNBC - May 11, 2026 12:09pm EDT

Trump Administration Quietly Green-lights Use of ‘Cyanide Bombs’ on Public Lands

Gizmodo - May 11, 2026 12:06pm EDT