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6 May

1990s Search Giant AltaVista Shuts Down
Ask.com shut down its search operations on May 1, 2026, after nearly 30 years, as parent company IAC pivots away…
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6 May

Borderlands 4 Boss Sparks Fan Backlash Over AI-Generated Content
Gearbox Entertainment studio head Randy Pitchford faced backlash from Borderlands 4 fans after sharing an AI-generated "selfie" from ChatGPT, leading…
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6 May

Trellix confirms data breach after source code theft
Trellix confirmed a data breach where unauthorized actors accessed a portion of its source code repository, with no evidence yet…
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6 May

3 best practices for launching human-level agents effectively
Governance must be integrated from the start, with clear policies on data access, decision boundaries, and human escalation, plus regular…
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6 May

Debunking 5 Myths of the Agentic Coding Apocalypse
Agentic AI does not eliminate the need for testing, as machine-generated code can introduce novel failure modes, hidden biases, and…
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6 May

AI Tailoring Healthcare Solutions for Better Patient Outcomes
AI is shifting from theoretical hype to practical applications, using personalized treatment plans from real-time data to improve patient outcomes…
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6 May

. elpy Ransomware Mimics Pay2Key in New Attacks
A new ransomware variant called ".elpy", similar to the "Pay2Key" family, has been detected and has already encrypted a victim's…
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6 May

DigiCert Breached After Malicious Screensaver File Used
A social engineering attack on DigiCert's customer support channel, using a malicious ZIP file disguised as a screenshot, allowed an…
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6 May

Operant AI Endpoint Protector secures AI agents and MCP tools
Operant AI launched the Operant Endpoint Protector, a new capability within its AI Defense Platform that helps enterprise teams discover,…
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6 May

Active Exploitation of cPanel Vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 Underway
Attackers are actively exploiting the cPanel authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) to deploy "Sorry" ransomware, which encrypts files with a .sorry…
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6 May

Blend Autopilot MCP adds AI agent orchestration to lending platforms
Blend Labs launched Autopilot MCP, a server using the Model Context Protocol that allows AI agents secure, programmatic access to…
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6 May

Firecrawl Builds the Web Layer Powering AI Agents
Firecrawl has become the largest open source project in its category with over 100,000 GitHub stars and a million registered…
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6 May

Google DeepMind Staff Votes to Unionize Over Military AI Contracts
Google DeepMind employees in London have voted to unionize, seeking formal recognition of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the…
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6 May

How Third Parties Control Your Brand in AI Search
Generative AI and LLMs are shifting search from link-based results to synthesized answers, making citation on third-party sites more important…
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6 May

Critical Auth Bypass Flaw Found in Progress MOVEit Automation
Progress Software has issued an urgent advisory for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-5806, CVSS 9.1) in MOVEit Automation's SFTP…
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6 May

Webinar: Why MSPs Must Rethink Security and Backup
Security incidents reveal the true strength of recovery capabilities, not just protective measures, according to Kaseya’s upcoming webinar. The webinar…
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6 May

Murena /e/OS Tablet Review: Privacy Comes at a Cost
The Murena Volla tablet runs on an Octa-core MediaTek Helio G99 processor with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage,…
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6 May

Failed to Land a Job Interview? AI May Be the Reason
A medical student with strong credentials from an Ivy League school received only rejections from residency programs, leading him to…
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6 May

Apple seeks a second chip source; Intel and Samsung compete for the deal
Apple is in exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung to produce some M-series chips, aiming to reduce reliance on TSMC…
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6 May

French Teen Detained for Massive Government Data Breach
A 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in France for allegedly orchestrating a massive data breach at France Titres, the government…
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