Altman testifies that Musk was considering giving OpenAI to his children
This morning, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman finally took the stand in his defense against former co-founder Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s corporate structure. Altman was immediately asked what he thought about Musk’s claim that OpenAI’s other founders “stole philanthropy” when they launched a for-profit subsidiary to sell products based on the company’s AI models. After […]
Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to stocks
As investors scramble to get their hands on shares in all kinds of AI companies, Anthropic updated its website this week to warn investors that many private and secondary investment platforms that offer access to AI company stocks are not actually authorized to do so. The company cited Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, […]
Potholes cost cities millions of dollars: This company uses AI and trucks to repair potholes
Potholes are a troubling problem. Just ask scooter company Lime. Lime listed potholes as an official risk to its business in its IPO filing last week. History is littered with claims that technology can help solve or slow down the pothole problem, and these claims persist today. But as cars increasingly come equipped with sophisticated […]
Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data center into orbit
Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch an orbital data center in space, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as SpaceX prepares for a $1.75 trillion IPO later this year, pitching investors on the idea that data centers in space will become the cheapest place […]
The AI legal services industry is heating up – Anthropic gets in on the action
Anthropic on Tuesday announced the launch of a number of new chatbot features designed to provide automated assistance to law firms. The new feature expands on Claude for Legal, a law-specific plugin released earlier this year, providing users with a new set of legal plugins and MCP connectors designed for specific legal areas. The new […]
New vulnerability in Exim BDAT could allow code execution in GnuTLS builds
Ravi LakshmananMay 12, 2026Vulnerabilities / Email Security Exim has released a security update to address a critical security issue affecting certain configurations that could lead to memory corruption and potential code execution. Exim is an open source mail transfer agent (MTA) designed to enable Unix-like systems to receive, route, and deliver email. The vulnerability is […]
Waymo faces recall issue over response to flooding issue
Waymo has issued a software update to about 4,000 of its vehicles that help avoid flooding on roads as part of a recall announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday. But the company hasn’t fully resolved the issue of how its vehicles behave in these conditions. In documents released by NHTSA, […]
RubyGems suspends new signups after hundreds of malicious packages are uploaded
Ravi LakshmananMay 12, 2026Supply chain attacks/software security RubyGems, the standard package manager for the Ruby programming language, has suspended account sign-ups following what it describes as a “large-scale malicious attack.” “We are currently dealing with a large-scale malicious attack against Ruby Gems,” Maciej Mensfeld, senior product manager of software supply chain security at Mend.io, said […]
Organized strike deals with hackers who invaded twice
Instructure, the maker of the popular school information portal Canvas, announced Tuesday that it had “reached an agreement” with the hackers who twice breached its systems, stole vast amounts of student and faculty data, and disrupted the thousands of schools that rely on its software. The financially motivated cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the […]
TikTok wants to be the place to book trips you see on TikTok
TikTok on Tuesday announced the launch of TikTok GO, a way for users to discover and book hotels, attractions, and experiences directly within the app. This new service is launching in the United States and is available to users 18 years and older. TikTok GO displays accommodations and activities through videos, searches, and places pages. […]