Latest Tech News
Meta Set To Begin Thousands Of Layoffs With More Expected Later This Year
Meta is set to begin conducting a round of layoffs potentially impacting 8,000 people, and more are expected later this year, according to a new report.
International Business Times - May 18, 2026 11:24am EDT
A nine-person jury in Oakland began deliberating Monday in the most consequential corporate governance trial in the history of American artificial intelligence, weighing whether OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman violated charitable-trust law when they converted a nonprofit AI
International Business Times - May 18, 2026 10:55am EDT
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed by graduates at mention of AI
The reaction underscores a growing anxiety among students over AI's impact on jobs and their future careers.
BBC News - May 18, 2026 10:51am EDT
U.S. Weighs Secure AI Base In Israel's Desert Amid Rising Tech Rivalry With China
The United States is considering establishing a secure artificial intelligence facility in Israel's Negev Desert as part of discussions aimed at protecting advanced technologies and limiting exposure to Chinese espionage risks.
International Business Times - May 18, 2026 10:40am EDT
Nobody believes the 'criminals and scumbags' who hacked Canvas really deleted stolen student data
Other than Instructure execs - maybe?
Register UK - May 18, 2026 10:16am EDT
Surprise AI bills leave AWS and Google Cloud users aghast
Stuck with an AI bill for tens of thousands of dollars? You're not alone by a long shot
Register UK - May 18, 2026 9:41am EDT
Anthropic to share Mythos cyber flaw findings with global finance watchdog
Guardian UK - May 18, 2026 7:55am EDT
F-35 software delays leave UK buying time with US glide bombs
MoD says StormBreaker will plug gap until homegrown SPEAR 3 integration lands
Register UK - May 18, 2026 7:31am EDT
Kainos: IT firm still hiring graduates despite AI job fears
The CEO of Northern Ireland's biggest software firm says they plan to take on another 200 graduates.
BBC News - May 18, 2026 7:09am EDT
Mozilla warns UK: Breaking VPNs will not magically fix Britain's age-check mess
Firefox maker says the tools are basic security infrastructure, not teenage contraband
Register UK - May 18, 2026 6:52am EDT
Taiwan's train cyber-trauma reveals a global system that's coming off the tracks
That's not a radio. THIS is a radio
Register UK - May 18, 2026 5:21am EDT
China's agentic AI policy wants to keep humans in the loop
PLUS: Robot becomes Buddhist monk in Korea; TikTok spending $25bn in Thailand; Baidu floating chip biz; and more!
Register UK - May 18, 2026 4:43am EDT
Google sidles up to unsuspecting users, asks for their number
You may only get 5GB of storage instead of 15GB if you don't share your digits with the Chocolate Factory
Register UK - May 18, 2026 2:31am EDT
NASA's Psyche mission set for a brief encounter with Mars
There sure are some clever people on Earth
Register UK - May 18, 2026 1:53am EDT
AI could make humans less intelligent, warns Royal Observatory
Paddy Rodgers said the Observatory's rich history showed the power of human knowledge and the need to avoid "dependence" on AI.
BBC News - May 18, 2026 1:37am EDT
New 'Agentic AI' Platform AiR Wants to Be the AI That Protects Users from AI
AiR, short for Artificial Intelligence Response, is set to officially launch June 1 through a partnership with wireless provider Lexvor Wireless, introducing what executives describe as a secure "agentic AI" platform built directly around mobile communication.
International Business Times - May 18, 2026 1:25am EDT
Samsung strike involving 47,000 workers looms as South Korea’s president urges labor deal
South Korea’s government stepped up pressure on Samsung Electronics and its union to avert a strike that officials say could cost the economy billions.
CNBC - May 18, 2026 12:37am EDT
Exploited Exchange Server flaw turns OWA inboxes into script launchpads
Microsoft mitigation may bork inline images, calendar printing while admins wait for a proper patch
Register UK - May 17, 2026 11:01pm EDT
Jury to Decide Fate of Musk's Blockbuster Suit Against OpenAI
Deccan Chronicle - May 17, 2026 10:28pm EDT
Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.
BBC News - May 17, 2026 8:03pm EDT
Feature freeze for Python 3.15 as first beta released
JIT compiler much improved, but no reinstatement for leaky incremental garbage collector
Register UK - May 17, 2026 7:43pm EDT
SoftBank bets on battery building to back bit barns
Tech investment giant wants batteries for its own AI datacenters, and lots of them
Register UK - May 17, 2026 7:07pm EDT
Türkiye issues nearly $8.6M in fines for excessive price hikes
Turkish authorities have imposed administrative fines totaling nearly TL 390 million (nearly $8.6 million) so far in 2026 on over 1,200 businesses for...
Daily Sabah - May 17, 2026 5:19pm EDT

