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15 May

Apple Dominates US Phone Sales as Google Pixel Holds Its Ground
Apple's iPhone sales rose 1.3% year-over-year in Q1 2026, capturing 75% of sales at the three largest US carriers, as…
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15 May

West Pharmaceutical confirms hackers stole data, encrypted systems
West Pharmaceutical Services suffered a material cyberattack on May 4, 2026, involving both data exfiltration and system encryption, prompting an…
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15 May

Osaurus unifies local and cloud AI models on your Mac
Osaurus is an open-source LLM server for Apple hardware that acts as a "harness" or control layer, allowing users to…
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15 May

Indian Uber rival Rapido hits $3B valuation with $240M raise
Rapido raised $240 million in new funding, led by Prosus with support from WestBridge Capital and Accel, increasing its valuation…
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15 May

Prophet for Non-Linear SEO Seasonality Modeling
Traditional SEO forecasting methods like linear regression and exponential smoothing fail because search behavior is non-linear, volatile, and affected by…
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15 May

Google clarifies spam policies apply to generative AI search results
Google has updated its search spam policies to explicitly cover generative AI responses, including AI Overviews and AI Mode, warning…
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15 May

GA4 Now Tracks AI Assistant Traffic, FAQ Results Disappear
Google Analytics now automatically categorizes AI chatbot traffic into a dedicated "AI Assistant" channel, replacing custom regex patterns, though custom…
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15 May

49 lbs of Cocaine Hidden in Xerox Printers Intercepted in Australia
Four Australian men smuggled nearly 50 pounds of cocaine hidden inside Xerox printers, which was intercepted by authorities in 2017…
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15 May

Build a Martech Stack That Simplifies Brand Management
Most B2B organizations use 12-20 martech tools, yet fewer than 10% maintain consistent brand messaging, because disparate platforms fail to…
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15 May

Apple Adds Cameras to New AirPods Pro 4: Here’s Why
Apple is developing AirPods Pro 4 (possibly called AirPods Ultra) with built-in cameras for environmental sensing and AI-powered contextual awareness,…
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15 May

Apple iPhone sales grow, bucking US smartphone slump: report
iPhone sales rose 1.3% year-over-year in Q1 2026, defying a 5.7% decline in the overall U.S. smartphone market, driven by…
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15 May

Deepfake Porn’s Stolen Bodies and AI Leaking Private Numbers
Sexualized deepfakes harm not only the victims whose faces are used, but also adult content creators whose bodies are scraped…
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15 May

Find Data Centers Near You on This Interactive Map
An Oregon student created an interactive global map tracking AI policy and data center development after conflicting reports about Google's…
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15 May

Flo Health targets perimenopause gap as 66% of women feel unprepared
A new survey by Flo Health and Wakefield Research found that 66% of American women aged 38-50 feel better prepared…
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15 May

Graphon AI Raises $8.3M to Build Missing Data Layer for LLMs
Graphon AI emerged from stealth with an $8.3 million seed round to build a "pre-model intelligence layer" that organizes and…
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15 May

Windows 11 BitLocker zero-day bypasses default protections
A newly surfaced zero-day exploit called YellowKey bypasses default BitLocker encryption on Windows 11, giving attackers with physical access full…
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15 May

Aptera Builds First 5 Validation Models, Testing Its EV Promise
Aptera has produced its first five validation units at a new assembly facility in Carlsbad, California, marking progress toward its…
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15 May

OpenAI reportedly prepping legal action against Apple after partnership souring
OpenAI is reportedly preparing a breach-of-contract notice against Apple, frustrated that the ChatGPT integration into Apple's ecosystem has been buried…
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15 May

Your AI Ad Strategy Depends on Your Data Quality
Over 1 million advertisers have adopted Google's Performance Max, Meta's Advantage+ campaigns account for 35% of U.S. retail ad spend,…
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15 May

Multiverse secures $70M at $2.1B valuation to expand AI adoption across Europe
Multiverse, an AI upskilling company founded by Euan Blair, raised $70 million in primary funding led by Schroders Capital, increasing…
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