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TL;DR Pope Leo XIV denounced AI-directed warfare as a “spiral of annihilation” during a historic visit to Rome’s La Sapienza University on 14 May 2026. He criticised European defence spending increases at the expense of education and healthcare, and called for tighter monitoring of AI in military and
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TL;DR Google I/O 2026 kicks off 19 May with a keynote at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. Pre-announcements include Gemini Intelligence, an agentic AI layer for Android; Googlebooks, premium Android laptops replacing Chromebooks; Android XR smart glasses with Gemini 2.5 Pro; and Android 17 features. Google I/O 2026
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The Paris- and San Francisco-based platform’s Series B is co-led by Abstract and Sequoia, with Snowflake and Datadog participating. Total funding is now north of $60m. Dust, the Paris- and San Francisco-based enterprise AI platform, has raised a $40m Series B co-led by Abstract and Sequoia, with participation from
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TL;DR The US and Philippines are moving “very, very quickly” on a 4,000-acre AI and supply chain hub in New Clark City, the first physical facility under the Pax Silica initiative. Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg visited the site with American companies, while the Philippines rejected a
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* Grafana confirms its GitHub environment was accessed with a stolen token and its codebase exfiltrated * Maintainers stressed no customer data or systems were impacted and security measures were reinforced * A group called CoinbaseCartel claimed responsibility, linking the incident to broader ransomware activity Popular open source software platform Grafana has confirmed
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Meta has introduced Instants, a disappearing photo-sharing feature built directly into Instagram’s inbox. The product is designed for quick, unfiltered sharing with close connections. The workflow is intentionally minimal. Users tap into the camera, capture a moment, and send it. Photos disappear after being viewed and are no longer
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India’s billion-image milestone on ChatGPT Images 2.0 shows creator culture driving AI adoption, with implications for enterprises and digital governance. Sam Altman’s revelation that Indian users generated over one billion images on ChatGPT Images 2.0 in less than a month reveals how India’s digital culture
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Researchers say 18-year-old flaw already being probed and exploited just days after disclosure Exploit attempts are already hammering a newly disclosed NGINX bug dubbed "NGINX Rift," proving once again that attackers read patch notes faster than most admins. Researchers at VulnCheck said they are seeing active exploitation tied
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Oi, listen up: it's almost time to watch the last-ever episode of The Boys. That's right, the Amazon TV Original's fifth season — and the show itself — will draw to a close with this week's episode. And, while The Boys season 5 has
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Spoilers for Dutton Ranch episode 1 ahead. The Yellowstone fandom has once again been resurrected — and as someone who loves nothing more than a Taylor Sheridan show internet conspiracy theory, I'm all here for it. If you've missed out, don't worry. Episodes 1 and
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data
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Several major data breaches were added to the healthcare data breach tracker maintained by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in recent days. All of the breaches were disclosed in recent months, but the number of affected individuals has only been made public now on the HHS
