12 May 2026
Microsoft Patch Tuesday May 2026 - 120 Vulnerabilities Fixed, Including 29 Critical RCE Flaws
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday lands with a heavy enterprise focus, fixing 120 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, developer tools, and Microsoft 365 apps, including 29 remote code execution (RCE) flaws rated Critical. Unlike several recent cycles, Microsoft reports no zero-days exploited in the wild or publicly disclosed ahead of the release, but the breadth of attack surface from…
12 May 2026
AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications. Climate change is a “threat multiplier” that exacerbates fragility. The collision of these two forces is certain to create immediate and long-term impacts.
12 May 2026
Microsoft Patches 137 Vulnerabilities
Microsoft on Tuesday announced patching 137 vulnerabilities across its products, none of which have been flagged as exploited in the wild.
12 May 2026
Celebrate racing legends and get behind the wheel at Charlotte’s NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Amazing America) — Racing fans will want to take the fast lane to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, an incredible attraction that offers an immersive look at the people,...
12 May 2026
Googlebook Is Google’s New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android
Almost exactly 15 years since Google introduced Chromebooks and ChromeOS —which ushered in a wave of cheap, functional, web-based laptops that would come to dominate the US education market—the company has announced a new laptop platform called Googlebook. It's built around artificial intelligence and Android, and while it isn't replacing Chromebooks, it could give the company a more meaningful…
12 May 2026
The AI Boom Needs Carbon Removal
The headline numbers — which look strong at first glance — help obscure that reality.
12 May 2026
Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs
The family of a 19-year-old college student is suing OpenAI over claims that his conversations with ChatGPT led to an accidental overdose.
12 May 2026
Can The Jumper Be Hacked? Inside Basketball’s Next Arms Race
In the summer of 2024, during the WNBA’s Olympic break, several Atlanta Dream players who weren’t competing in Paris had gathered for a midseason training camp of sorts. Anyone watching would have seen what looked like a typical 3-on-3 scrimmage. In reality, it was anything but. The Dream weren’t playing in any ordinary gym, but rather in what might be the world’s most advanced basketball…
12 May 2026
Unitree debuts US$574,000 ‘mecha’ robot that ‘transforms’ from 2 legs to 4
Bridging the gap between science fiction and reality, a Chinese robotics firm on Tuesday unveiled a manned “mecha” capable of transitioning between bipedal walking and four-legged mode.
