May 2026

Usage-based pricing killing your vibe – here’s how to roll your own local AI coding agents 2026-05-02 at 15:20 By Tobias Mann and Thomas Claburn Take those token limits and shove them by vibe coding with a local LLM With model devs pushing more aggressive rate limits, raising prices, or even abandoning subscriptions for usage-based […]

UK drivers’ agency shrugs off claims of week-long booking site smashes, blames browser configs 2026-05-02 at 12:59 By Carly Page Agency insists everything is working fine, even though users spend days failing to load it The DVSA’s driving test booking system has spent the week offline, according to frustrated users.… This article is an excerpt

Trellix Confirms Source Code Breach With Unauthorized Repository Access 2026-05-02 at 12:25 By Cybersecurity company Trellix has announced that it suffered a breach that enabled unauthorized access to a “portion” of its source code. It said it “recently identified” the compromise of its source code repository and that it began working with “leading forensic experts”

Brace for the patch tsunami: AI is unearthing decades of buried code debt 2026-05-02 at 11:30 By Carly Page Britain’s cyber agency says the bill for years of technical shortcuts is coming due, and it’s arriving all at once Britain’s cyber agency is warning that AI-fuelled bug hunting is about to flush out years of

GameStop preparing an offer to buy eBay in effort to boost market value: report 2026-05-02 at 03:12 By Reuters GameStop has been quietly building a stake in eBay’s shares ahead of a potential offer. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Why AI’s biggest threat is actually its power to seduce us — and the computers are already winning: Prof 2026-05-02 at 00:59 By Rikki Schlott “You don’t have to have a 12,000 IQ or a 1,200 IQ or even 120 IQ to fool most human beings,” Glenn Harlan Reynolds argues. This article is an excerpt

ServiceNow under siege as Atlassian adds to ITSM take-outs 2026-05-02 at 00:59 By O’Ryan Johnson CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes touts ‘largest ever quarter for competitive displacements’ The chase is on. Atlassian reported its largest-ever quarter for taking share from a major IT service management provider, CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said on the company’s fiscal third-quarter earnings call

30,000 Facebook Accounts Hacked via Google AppSheet Phishing Campaign 2026-05-01 at 22:38 By A newly discovered Vietnamese-linked operation has been observed using a Google AppSheet as a “phishing relay” to distribute phishing emails with an aim to compromise Facebook accounts. The activity has been codenamed AccountDumpling by Guardio, with the scheme selling the stolen accounts

Blackburn, Klobuchar slam Mark Zuckerberg for banning law firm ads for victims of social media addiction: ‘Disturbing’ 2026-05-01 at 20:19 By Thomas Barrabi Meta’s ad ban is “nothing more than an attempt to preserve a harmful business model at all costs — one that actively profits off the addiction of this nation’s youth,” the senators

High-tech sippy cup could spare thousands of kids from common childhood surgery 2026-05-01 at 20:19 By McKenzie Beard “The fact that it worked — we were gobsmacked,” a mother told The Post. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Apple shares pop 4% as shoppers race to buy updated iPhones, MacBooks 2026-05-01 at 20:19 By Thomas Barrabi Sales of iPhones rose 21.7% to nearly $57 billion, while overall revenue jumped to $111.2 billion. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who will transition to role as executive chairman on Sept. 1, said the company was experiencing shortages

Mythos complicates the breakup, says Pentagon CTO, but Anthropic is still barred 2026-05-01 at 20:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo Emil Michael says agencies are evaluating the cybersecurity model, not deploying it Pentagon CTO Emil Michael pushed back on reports of a thaw in the department’s relationship with Anthropic: The two are not getting back together, even

Artemis III aims for ‘late 2027’ for Earth orbit demonstration 2026-05-01 at 20:19 By Richard Speed SpaceX and Blue Origin will absolutely be ready in time. Definitely Amid the sensational NASA budget cut proposals taking place in the US at the moment, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has refined the Artemis III launch date to “late

Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone 2026-05-01 at 20:19 By Liam Proven Both Cupertino and Google are imposing ever stricter limits on their phones – but you have alternatives As both Apple and Google introduce unwelcome changes in their phone OSes, here’s a quick reminder that you do have alternatives to the Gruesome Twosome.…

Company Database Deleted by AI Agent: What Security Leaders Need to Know 2026-05-01 at 20:16 By Nine seconds — that’s how long it took for an AI agent to delete a company’s production database and volume-level backups.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

The Browser Blind Spot Your Privacy Program Is Missing 2026-05-01 at 20:16 By Most privacy programs still have one gap in common: the browser. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Apple fans slam leaked design of new iPhone Ultra: ‘The worst of both worlds’ 2026-05-01 at 18:23 By Reda Wigle Leaked images of a supposed “dummy model” for the long-rumored iPhone fold have sparked aesthetic upset. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

CIOs ready for another role-change as AI becomes agent of chaos 2026-05-01 at 18:23 By Lindsay Clark If software writes software the risk is “systematic failure at scale”. Someone needs to take charge, argues Forrester Forrester predicts that by decade’s end, the rush toward agentic AI will grow so chaotic that CIOs will be forced

That old phone in the kitchen drawer could save an industry 2026-05-01 at 18:23 By Dan Robinson Users have less cash to burn and less patience for AI in new models… now where to get the used stock Secondhand phones sales are booming – relatively speaking – and the industry has rising inflation, AI bloat,