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…
The FBI is planning to purchase nationwide access to automated license plate reader (ALPR) data, with procurement records showing the agency intends to pay millions for near real-time access to…
The merchandise website for FBI Director Kash Patel’s clothing brand, Based Apparel, was taken offline on Friday, May 22, 2026, following reports that hackers had hijacked it to infect visitors with…
