19 May 2026
Vulnerability exploitation now primary origin of data breaches
Approximately 31% – close to a third – of all data breaches now begin with the exploitation of some form of software vulnerability by a malicious actor, surpassing credential theft as the number one network entry point for the first time.
@alexscroxton, Alex Scroxton
2026
19 May 2026
Sam Altman vs. Elon Musk: OpenAI CEO Claims Legal Victory Over Tesla Billionaire—but Whose Property Portfolio Is the Real Winner?
ChatGPT creator Sam Altman has claimed a courtroom victory against his OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk after a federal jury in California threw out a lawsuit in which the Tesla founder claimed that the artificial intelligence company had violated an agreement to operate solely as a nonprofit.
Charlie Lankston
2026
19 May 2026
Elon Musk said Sam Altman "stole" a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
The jury’s speedy decision to reject Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk’s case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it.
Tim Fernholz
2026
19 May 2026
Google’s AI strategy is finally coming into focus
In a major salvo in the AI race, Google announced on Tuesday a slew of new and updated products at its I/O developer conference. These ranged from tools that deploy personal AI agents to code generators, search tools, and a new “world model” for generating physically accurate video. Taken together, the releases paint a picture of Google’s current strategy for bringing AI to consumers and…
@FastCompany, Mark Sullivan
2026
19 May 2026
Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs
Ahead of Meta’s latest round of mass layoffs tomorrow , some employees are deserting offices, abandoning their work, and loading up on perks they might soon lose, several people at the company tell WIRED.
@wired
2026
19 May 2026
RADAR Raises $170M, Hits $1B Valuation in AI Retail Push
RADAR has raised a massive $170 million Series B funding round. The fresh cash injection firmly drives the startup, based in New York City, into the exalted realm of unicorn companies, with the startup having a post-money valuation of $1 billion. The round was co-led by Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners with additional follow-on investor support from Align Ventures. The financing…
@Ventureburn
2026
19 May 2026
‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry warns of similarities between AI boom and dot-com bubble
Famed investor Michael Burry is warning that the current rush to pour billions of dollars into artificial intelligence bears eerie similarities to the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s.
@nypost, Thomas Barrabi
2026
19 May 2026
Gemini for Science: AI experiments and tools for a new era of discovery
For centuries, the scientific method has been the greatest engine of human progress. At Google, our mission is deeply rooted in building tools to accelerate it. We believe that a new era of discovery won’t come from narrow, specialized models, but general agents that empower researchers across every scientific field. That’s why we are introducing Gemini for Science, a collection of science tools…
Pushmeet Kohli
2026
19 May 2026
Co-Scientist: A multi-agent AI partner to accelerate research
Introducing a collaborative AI partner for researchers to develop new hypotheses in life sciences and beyond. Every great scientific breakthrough begins with a single, transformative idea. The spark of discovery relies on a researcher's ability to connect disparate facts and formulate the right hypothesis to test. But in an era of information overload and increasingly complex challenges, the…
Co-Scientist team
2026