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…
OpenRouter (founded 2023) raised $113M Series B led by CapitalG, announced May 2026, valuing it at ~$1.3B post-money—up from ~$547M a year earlier. It claims 8M users and ~100T tokens/month (~25T/week), fivefold from 5T/week six months ago.
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.”
Stord raised $250M on May 26, 2026 at a $3B valuation—up from $1.5B a year earlier—and has now pulled in about $775M total. The round was led by Strike Capital; Google spotlighted its AI interface at Cloud Next in April 2026.
Ferrari and IBM report a 62% increase in race-weekend engagement after rebuilding the fan app to keep fans engaged year-round. The update brings AI race summaries, an AI companion for questions, predictions, multiplayer games and behind-the-scenes stories, plus an Italian version.
Peec, a Berlin GEO startup that checks whether brands appear in AI results for specific prompts like ChatGPT, reports $10M+ annualized revenue from an internal May 2026 dashboard. Six months earlier, a $21M Series A valued above $100M followed >$4M ARR in its first 10 months.
Google added disco-ball app icons to Pixel on May 22, 2026 through the March 2026 “Pixel Drop” custom icons feature, per Android exec Sameer Samat. It follows Spotify’s temporary glittery 20th-anniversary icon that drew backlash (“Alright, we know glitter is not for everyone”).
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…
Apple filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2026 asking it to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn a contempt ruling related to external payment fees — the…
