Technology News
Metas Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable
The New York Times - 8 May 2026 14:18
As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
Japan's Answer To Drone Warfare Is An Ultra-Cheap Cardboard-Based Swarm
Slash Gear - 8 May 2026 12:45
The modern battlefield continues to shift with inexpensive drones becoming a major part of conflict. Japan may have developed the least expensive ones of all.
AWS warns of EC2 impairment as power loss hits notorious US-EAST-1 region
The Register - 8 May 2026 04:33Trump jumps from 'anything goes' to 'strict regulation' AI policy
The Register - 8 May 2026 14:56Meta U-turns on encryption push for Instagram as DMs go plaintext
The Register - 8 May 2026 14:42UK abandons police database cloud move after £35M transformation stalls
The Register - 8 May 2026 14:16GameStop CEO's eBay account reinstated following takeover PR stunt
The Register - 8 May 2026 13:46Scientists found 10,000 possible exoplanets hiding in NASA data
SPACE.com - 8 May 2026 13:00
It would appear we now have 10,091 candidate exoplanets to go through and confirm.
Hackers ate my homework: Educational SaaS Canvas down after cyberattack
The Register - 8 May 2026 12:59TikTok's AI Overviews Probably Thinks This Story Is a Blueberry
CNET - 8 May 2026 01:18
TikTok pulls back on its AI-generated summaries feature after it posted wildly inaccurate video descriptions.
Dyna Software's AI assistant promises to massage your toughest ServiceNow configs
The Register - 8 May 2026 00:16Why Only Some Apple Watches Have A Red Ring On The Digital Crown
Slash Gear - 8 May 2026 23:45
Some Apple Watch models included a dash of red on the digital crown for years, but Apple abruptly stopped adding it with Series 10 models. How come?
TCLBANKER Banking Trojan Targets Financial Platforms via WhatsApp and Outlook Worms
The Hacker News - 8 May 2026 23:42
Threat hunters have flagged a previously undocumented Brazilian banking trojan dubbed TCLBANKER that's capable of targeting 59 banking, fintech, and cryptocurrency platforms. The activity is being tracked by Elastic ...
Amazon Users Call This $10 USB Recording Gadget 'Perfect'
BGR - 8 May 2026 23:17
You don't always need to buy the newest, most expensive gadget to make good content to share with the world. Oftentimes, the budget option gets the job done.
GPT-5.5 may burn fewer tokens, but it always burns more cash
The Register - 8 May 2026 23:08Does Fidelity's Reorganization Signal the Beginning of the End for 'Small-Team Agile'?
Slashdot - 8 May 2026 23:00
Longtime Slashdot reader cellocgw writes: Hiding inside another layoff report, Fidelity is reorganizing: "The changes are aimed at moving the teams away from an 'agile' makeup - comprising smaller, siloed squ...
The Government Just Released a Batch of UFO Files: Where Are the Aliens?
CNET - 8 May 2026 22:59
The Department of War just dumped a huge batch of UFO files, but does it have proof of aliens? Here's what we make of it.
NASAs SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview
NASA Breaking news - 8 May 2026 22:50
NASA and SpaceX are targetingamid-Maylaunchto deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Loadedwithabout 6,500pounds of supplies, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraftwill lift ...
ChatGPT's New Safety Feature Could Alert 'Trusted Contact' to Risk of Self-Harm
CNET - 8 May 2026 22:32
A designated contact may be notified if a chat discussion indicates a possible safety concern.
12 Of The Most Affordable SUVs You Can Buy New In 2026
Slash Gear - 8 May 2026 22:30
The SUV market segment is a popular one, with lots of competition keeping prices relatively affordable for the latest crop of new vehicle models for 2026..
Nikon Lost a Record Amount of Money Last Fiscal Year
PetaPixel - 8 May 2026 22:19Josh Hartnett's Horror-Fueled Comic Book Movie Was A Box Office Hit That Critics Hated
BGR - 8 May 2026 22:17
Josh Hartnett is no stranger to the horror genre, starring in "The Faculty," "Penny Dreadful," "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later," and more recently "Trap."