Visa’s May 2026 undisclosed investment in Replit aims to let developers—and the AI agents they build—accept payments directly in Replit without switching platforms. Replit and Visa are exploring Visa Intelligent Commerce and the Trusted Agent Protocol; Visa says 1,000+ employees use Replit, and Replit will offer 2026 self-serve enterprise contracts up to $200,000 with SSO, audit logs, and advanced permissions.
May 27, 2026: Google Home’s Gemini AI can trigger automations from camera detections (e.g., “raccoons near the trash bins” or a “red BMW enters driveway”), but waits briefly and warns against instant safety alerts. It supports Nest and “Gemini Built-In” third-party cameras for US English Public Preview users with AI descriptions enabled, plus a $20/mo ($200/yr) Home Premium Advanced subscription.
Illinois House passed SB 315 on May 28, 2026, requiring “frontier AI” labs like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind to get independent auditors to verify safety practices. Gov. JB Pritzker says he’ll sign; audits could be handled by Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC or the AI Evaluator Forum.
The U.S. Justice Department charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo with insider trading in May 2026, alleging he used confidential company information to earn more than $1.2 million in…
Motorola says some phones unintentionally routed users through an affiliate-tracking site before the Amazon Shopping app opened, briefly launching the browser and setting a cookie that attached an affiliate code to a Kira Abboud-linked URL. Reported by 9to5Google after a Reddit find, Motorola blamed a Moto App Launcher search/suggestion feature co-developed with Device Native; related docs were taken offline.
CrowdStrike, Google, and nonprofit Shadowserver took down the Glassworm botnet in May 2026, dismantling an operation that cybercriminals had used for two years to inject malware into open source…
DuckDuckGo saw a sharp rise in U.S. app installs in late May 2026, following Google’s announcement at its annual I/O developer conference that it would overhaul its search engine by replacing…
A third-party website called UK Visa Portal has been publicly exposing the passports and selfie photos of visa applicants — and as of publication in May 2026, the security lapse remains…
Human Archive says it raised $8.2M in May 2026 to train robots with real-world data from India’s gig workers, using camera-mounted caps and sensors. It has 1,000+ active headsets; workers earn $1/hour, with customers paying less if they consent to recording.
Iranian-backed hackers were responsible for a March 2026 breach of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) that took weeks to recover from, according to a report…
Dutch minister Willemijn Aerdts barred Kyndryl from buying Solvinity in a May 26, 2026 letter, citing a “risk to the public interest.” The deal centers on DigiD, hosted by Solvinity; U.S. law can force disclosure despite local protections. Kyndryl said it was “extremely disappointed.”
A wave of privacy-focused gay dating apps launched in 2026 as user frustration with dominant platforms like Grindr and Sniffies intensified, prompting developers to build community-driven…
