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Vietnam to develop domestic cloud so it can ditch risky overseas operators for government workloads
The Register - 13 May 2026 05:44Sam Altman Testifies That Elon Musk Wanted Control of OpenAI
Slashdot - 13 May 2026 03:30
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the stand Tuesday in Elon Musk's trial against the company, testifying that Musk repeatedly sought control of OpenAI before leaving in 2018. Altman said he opposed putting AI "under the...
Apple supplier Foxconn confirms ransomware attack affected North American factories
9 to 5 Mac - 13 May 2026 01:35
WIRED reports that Foxconn acknowledged that some of its North American factories suffered a cyberattack in recent days, after the ransomware group Nitrogen claimed to have stolen 8TB of data from the company. Here are t...
APOE2 Protects Neurons from DNA Damage and Aging
Neuroscience News - 13 May 2026 16:34
Researchers discovered that the APOE2 gene variant shields the brain by helping neurons repair DNA damage and resist cellular senescence. By shifting focus from lipid transport to genomic integrity, this study identifies...
Microsoft gives Windows Update a Ctrl-Z for bad drivers
The Register - 13 May 2026 15:00Journalists Mourn as Venmo Finally Fixes Its Most Glaring Privacy Issue
Gizmodo - 13 May 2026 14:20
The P2P payment app hears your concerns and will soon make hidden transactions an onboarding option.
London cops hail fixed facial recognition cams after suspects collared every 35 mins
The Register - 13 May 2026 14:15WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private
Wired - 13 May 2026 14:00
The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else-including Meta-being able to access your conversations.
GemStuffer Abuses 150+ RubyGems to Exfiltrate Scraped U.K. Council Portal Data
The Hacker News - 13 May 2026 13:38
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed GemStuffer that has targeted the RubyGems repository with more than 150 gems that use the registry as a data exfiltration channel rather than for m...
Galaxy S24 user avoids major injury after phone catches fire in hand
Android Authority - 13 May 2026 13:12
A South Korean user reports minor burns after their device suddenly swelled and emitted smoke during regular use.
New rules confirm public has a right to see how UK government uses AI
New Scientist - 13 May 2026 13:00
Government departments and other public bodies in the UK must consider requests to release information about AI-produced content, regulators have confirmed. The move follows a successful request by New Scientist for the ...
Jensen Huang Joins Trumps Tycoon Entourage in China
Gizmodo - 13 May 2026 04:21
Dry your eyes. The billionaire CEO of the world's most valuable company gets to go on this once-in-a-lifetime trip.
The iPhone Camera App Is Being Revamped for Professional Photographers, Report Says
Gizmodo - 13 May 2026 02:25
New customizability is reportedly coming in the form of "widgets."
Wristwatch-like device enables assessment of health risks for astronauts on mission to the moon
Phys.org - 13 May 2026 23:40
Just a few hours before the Orion spacecraft crossed the sky en route to the moon on April 1, mechatronics engineer Rodrigo Trevisan Okamoto received confirmation he had been waiting for since the Artemis 2 mission was a...
Alexa Replaces Rufus as Amazon's AI Shopping Assistant
CNET - 13 May 2026 23:31
The new Alexa for Shopping feature can use data about the customer to help find products.
5 Perks You Didn't Realize Came With Ikea's Free Family Membership
Slash Gear - 13 May 2026 23:30
Ikea's Family Membership plan may not seem like a big priority to get, but if you shop often at the Swedish megastore, it can bring a lot of meaningful perks.
5 Of The Best Subscription Discounts For Students In 2026
BGR - 13 May 2026 23:17
Some of the best subscription deals in 2026 are reserved for students. These five cover streaming, food delivery, software, and mental health.
Earth is flying through ancient supernova debris and scientists found the evidence in Antarctic ice
Science Daily - 13 May 2026 23:16
Earth is quietly collecting radioactive debris from an ancient stellar explosion as our Solar System drifts through a giant cloud of gas and dust between the stars. Scientists analyzing Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years o...
Ring Brings Its Retinal 2K Resolution to Spotlight and Floodlight Cameras
CNET - 13 May 2026 23:13
Ring's latest upgrades complete its new generation of higher-resolution cameras, now available with bright LED lights.
Why big tech is betting on cute mascots
BBC - 13 May 2026 23:08
The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.
3 ways to clean your TV that actually make a difference
Pocket-lint - 13 May 2026 23:00
There are multiple schools of thought on some topics, but here's my approach.
New UFO files offer no answers-but something is happening in the skies
Phys.org - 13 May 2026 23:00
The US Government has released a new trove of documents on cases of "unidentified anomalous phenomena" (UAPs)-many of which would have been described in the past as unidentified flying objects or UFOs-including p...