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Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack disrupted studies
A system that schools and universities use to support instruction was back online after it went down during a cyberattack that created chaos as students tried to study for final exams.
One America News Network - May 08, 2026 12:05pm EDT
Guardian UK - May 08, 2026 11:21am EDT
INIU Pocket Rocket P50 Review: The Smallest 45W Power Bank, Engineered to Disappear
We lab-test the INIU Pocket Rocket P50 — the smallest 45W 10,000mAh power bank. Full teardown, thermal analysis, and real‑world fast‑charging data for iPhone, Samsung, and more.
International Business Times - May 08, 2026 10:56am EDT
Cloudflare stock sinks 24% after earnings as company cuts 1,100 employees due to AI changes
The cloud provider announced it is laying off 20% of its workforce as agentic artificial intelligence "fundamentally changes" the company's work.
CNBC - May 08, 2026 10:47am EDT
The Conversation - May 08, 2026 9:23am EDT
IBM Cloud evaporates as datacenter loses power
Customers say services were down for at least 4 hours, while status page showed no issues
Register UK - May 08, 2026 9:21am EDT
40,000 tech workers to receive AI training to automate coding, build agentic systems by 2029
The Straits Times - May 08, 2026 9:09am 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 08, 2026 8:51am EDT
Hackers ate my homework: Educational SaaS Canvas down after cyberattack
ShinyHunters takes the credit and gives developer an F for security
Register UK - May 08, 2026 7:48am EDT
Canvas Hack Impacts Thousands of Schools Ahead of Finals
A major cyberattack is impacting millions of students across the United States just ahead of finals week. Hackers shut down Canvas, an online learning website that’s used by thousands of universities and schools. NBC’s Christine Romans joins TODAY to break down what to know about the hack and how it might have happened.
NBC News - May 08, 2026 7:29am EDT
While hardware sales took a hit in Sony's fourth-quarter, strong revenue from its image sensing and music businesses offset the dip.
CNBC - May 08, 2026 7:13am EDT
Meta fights Ofcom over how many billions count as billions
Social media biz says watchdog's fine formula is 'disproportionate' and should stop counting global revenue
Register UK - May 08, 2026 7:07am EDT
AWS warns of EC2 'impairment' as power loss hits notorious US-EAST-1 region
Extra aircon found to cool overheating datacenter as users complain their resources are... nowhere
Register UK - May 08, 2026 6:57am EDT
Scientists make AI play Battleship to help it do science better
AI models and people played “collaborative” Battleship to test strategies for efficiently solving problems
Scientific American - May 08, 2026 6:51am EDT
Instagram purge wipes millions of followers from major accounts
Doha, Qatar: Instagram carried out a cleanup of bots and inactive accounts that resulted in a noticeable drop in follower counts for several accounts...
Peninsula Qatar - May 08, 2026 6:41am EDT
They’re Low-Paid. Big Companies Exploit Them. They’ve Made All Your Favorite Viral Videos.
Unfortunately, it's why you know who Clavicular is.
Slate - May 08, 2026 6:31am EDT
Giant black holes are cosmic ‘Frankensteins’ built by mergers, new study reveals
A new research has revealed the true origin of the Universe’s biggest black holes, addressing one of the most significant missing link problems in modern astrophysics. New analysis of...
International The News - May 08, 2026 6:04am EDT
As Mark Zuckerberg makes an AI version of himself, will your next boss be an avatar?
Who’s accountable for any decision? Because Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t said it – his persona has, writes Chris Stokel-Walker
Evening Standard - May 08, 2026 4:59am EDT
Nintendo to hike Switch 2 price, warns on profits
Tokyo: Japanese gaming giantNintendosaid Friday it will hike the price of its Switch 2 gaming console as component costs soar, warning that net profit...
Peninsula Qatar - May 08, 2026 4:32am EDT
Google’s new Fitbit has no screen — and that’s the point
Google unveils Fitbit Air, a $99 screenless fitness band focused on passive health tracking, long battery life and AI-powered insights via the Google Health platform.
Gulf News - May 08, 2026 3:18am EDT
Canadian tech star PointClickCare has contingency plan to move to U.S. if trade war worsens
If forced to pick between the two countries for its home base, the company would choose the U.S., CEO says
The Globe and Mail - May 07, 2026 10:02pm EDT
'You just happen to be $30 billion richer?': OpenAI co-founder grilled at Musk trial
In the trial over Musk's claims against OpenAI's other co-founders, Musk's attorney questioned whether Greg Brockman's stake in the company conflicted with its nonprofit values.
NBC News - May 07, 2026 9:34pm EDT