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AI Radio Hosts Go Off the Rails in Unsupervised Experiment

Trending Tech·5 min

AI Radio Hosts Go Off the Rails in Unsupervised Experiment

Andon Labs gave four AI models $20 each to run radio stations without human oversight. The results ranged from Claude attempting to unionize to Gemini cheerfully pairing disaster coverage with pop songs. The experiment offers a clear lesson: AI agents need guardrails.

Manaal Khan·15 May 2026

Why Agentic Inference Will Reshape AI Computing

Trending Tech·5 min

Why Agentic Inference Will Reshape AI Computing

Ben Thompson argues that AI inference is splitting into two distinct categories: today's 'answer inference' where humans wait for responses, and tomorrow's 'agentic inference' where AI operates autonomously. This shift could benefit China and space-based computing while challenging Nvidia's dominance.

Manaal Khan·15 May 2026

ChatGPT Adds Personal Finance Feature with Plaid Integration

Trending Tech·4 min

ChatGPT Adds Personal Finance Feature with Plaid Integration

OpenAI has launched a preview of personal finance tools inside ChatGPT. Pro users in the US can now connect bank accounts through Plaid to receive tailored financial advice and visual dashboards of their money.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Finance Tools with Bank Account Linking

Trending Tech·4 min

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Finance Tools with Bank Account Linking

OpenAI has released personal finance features for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the U.S., allowing users to connect over 12,000 financial institutions through Plaid. The tool offers spending analysis, portfolio tracking, and financial planning assistance, arriving one month after OpenAI acquired the Hiro finance startup team.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Samsung Strike Looms Over AI Bonus Dispute: 45,000 Workers

Trending Tech·5 min

Samsung Strike Looms Over AI Bonus Dispute: 45,000 Workers

Over 45,000 Samsung Electronics workers threaten an 18-day strike starting May 21 over how AI boom profits should be divided. The company wants to pay memory chip employees six times more than foundry workers who make chips for Tesla and Nvidia. JPMorgan estimates the strike could cost Samsung up to $20.79 billion in operating profit.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Gaming Laptop vs Thin and Light: Which One in 2026?

Trending Tech·5 min

Gaming Laptop vs Thin and Light: Which One in 2026?

The line between gaming laptops and thin and light machines has blurred. For buyers who want one laptop for work, travel, and occasional gaming, the choice is no longer obvious. Here's how to decide.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Samsung Union Holds Strike Plan, Shares Drop 5.9%

Trending Tech·4 min

Samsung Union Holds Strike Plan, Shares Drop 5.9%

Samsung Electronics' South Korean labor union rejected an offer for unconditional pay talks and will proceed with an 18-day strike starting May 21. The news sent Samsung shares down nearly 6%, with analysts warning of production disruptions at the world's largest memory chipmaker.

Manaal Khan·15 May 2026

macOS M5 Kernel Exploit Built in 5 Days, Bypasses Apple's MIE

Trending Tech·5 min

macOS M5 Kernel Exploit Built in 5 Days, Bypasses Apple's MIE

Security researchers at Calif developed a working kernel memory corruption exploit for Apple's M5 silicon in just five days. The exploit bypasses Memory Integrity Enforcement, the hardware-assisted memory safety system Apple spent five years building. The team reported the vulnerability to Apple in person at Apple Park.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Nginx Buffer Overflow Bug Allows Remote Code Execution

Trending Tech·4 min

Nginx Buffer Overflow Bug Allows Remote Code Execution

A critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability dating back to 2008 has been discovered in Nginx's rewrite module. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-42945, enables unauthenticated remote code execution on affected servers. Patches are now available for both Nginx Open Source and Nginx Plus.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Fired IT Twins Forgot to Stop Teams Recording, Caught Themselves

Trending Tech·4 min

Fired IT Twins Forgot to Stop Teams Recording, Caught Themselves

Twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter deleted 96 federal databases after being fired from an IT contractor. They accidentally recorded themselves doing it because they forgot to end the Microsoft Teams call from their termination meeting.

Manaal Khan·15 May 2026

VW ID.Buzz Returns for 2027 with Camping-Ready Tourer Trim

Trending Tech·4 min

VW ID.Buzz Returns for 2027 with Camping-Ready Tourer Trim

Volkswagen has confirmed the ID.Buzz electric van is back for model year 2027 after skipping 2026. The lineup adds two new all-wheel-drive trims, including a Tourer model with a fold-out bed, removable blinds, and overnight camping features.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Linux Wins Exemption from Colorado's Age Verification Bill

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Linux Wins Exemption from Colorado's Age Verification Bill

Colorado's SB26-051, which requires operating systems to collect user ages for app developers, now excludes open-source operating systems. System76 CEO Carl Richell spent weeks lobbying state lawmakers to protect Linux distributions from compliance burdens designed for commercial platforms like iOS and Android.

Manaal Khan·15 May 2026

Clawdmeter: A Tiny Desktop Gadget for Claude Code Usage Stats

Trending Tech·4 min

Clawdmeter: A Tiny Desktop Gadget for Claude Code Usage Stats

An open source hardware project lets developers monitor their Claude Code token consumption on a small desktop display. The device features pixel-art animations of Anthropic's Clawd mascot and reflects a growing 'tokenmaxxing' trend among engineers.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Zero-Day Exploit Bypasses Windows 11 BitLocker in Seconds

Trending Tech·4 min

Zero-Day Exploit Bypasses Windows 11 BitLocker in Seconds

A newly published zero-day exploit called YellowKey allows anyone with physical access to a Windows 11 machine to bypass BitLocker encryption and access all drive contents. The attack requires only a USB drive and a few keystrokes. Multiple security researchers have confirmed it works.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Can an RTX 5090 eGPU Turn a MacBook Air Into a Gaming PC?

Trending Tech·6 min

Can an RTX 5090 eGPU Turn a MacBook Air Into a Gaming PC?

A developer strapped a 600W RTX 5090 desktop GPU to a 22W M4 MacBook Air using Thunderbolt and custom drivers. The result: surprisingly playable games on Apple Silicon, though with significant engineering hurdles and performance caveats.

Manaal Khan·15 May 2026

YouTube Shorts Hit 2 Billion Hours Watched Monthly on TVs

Trending Tech·4 min

YouTube Shorts Hit 2 Billion Hours Watched Monthly on TVs

YouTube reports that viewers now watch over 2 billion hours of Shorts on television screens each month. The vertical video format, originally designed for smartphones, has found surprising success on living room screens. YouTube has redesigned the TV viewing experience to accommodate this shift.

Huma Shazia·15 May 2026

Bun Rewrites Its Core in Rust, Shrinks Binary by Up to 8 MB

Trending Tech·4 min

Bun Rewrites Its Core in Rust, Shrinks Binary by Up to 8 MB

The JavaScript runtime Bun has merged a major pull request rewriting its core in Rust. The change passes all existing tests, reduces binary size, and gives the team compiler-assisted memory safety tools.

Manaal Khan·14 May 2026

Cerebras Raises $5.5B in IPO, Valued at $56.4 Billion

Trending Tech·5 min

Cerebras Raises $5.5B in IPO, Valued at $56.4 Billion

Cerebras Systems went public on Thursday, pricing shares at $185 and raising $5.5 billion in what marks the largest tech IPO of 2026. The AI chip maker, which designs wafer-scale processors purpose-built for inference workloads, overcame regulatory hurdles that delayed its listing by more than a year.

Huma Shazia·14 May 2026

OpenAI Confirms Employee Devices Hacked in Supply Chain Attack

Trending Tech·4 min

OpenAI Confirms Employee Devices Hacked in Supply Chain Attack

OpenAI disclosed that hackers compromised two employee devices through a supply chain attack on the TanStack open source library. The company says no user data or production systems were accessed, but attackers stole credentials from internal code repositories.

Manaal Khan·14 May 2026

How to Turn Off Instagram Instants and Unsend Accidental Photos

Trending Tech·4 min

How to Turn Off Instagram Instants and Unsend Accidental Photos

Instagram's new Instants feature automatically sends photos the moment you tap the shutter button, catching many users off guard. Here's how to disable the feature entirely or retract photos you didn't mean to share.

Huma Shazia·14 May 2026

Russian Hackers Targeted 13,500 Signal Users in Phishing Campaign

Trending Tech·4 min

Russian Hackers Targeted 13,500 Signal Users in Phishing Campaign

A spyware researcher at Amnesty International received a phishing message on Signal, then traced the attack to a Russian government operation targeting over 13,500 people. The campaign impersonates Signal support and tricks users into linking their accounts to hacker-controlled devices.

Manaal Khan·14 May 2026

Anthropic Launches Claude for Small Business With 15 Workflows

Trending Tech·4 min

Anthropic Launches Claude for Small Business With 15 Workflows

Anthropic released Claude for Small Business, a new package that connects Claude directly to QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, and other tools small businesses already use. The product includes 15 ready-to-run workflows for payroll planning, month-end close, invoice chasing, and marketing campaigns.

Manaal Khan·14 May 2026

Why Hiring Freelancers Abroad Can Backfire on Your Business

Trending Tech·5 min

Why Hiring Freelancers Abroad Can Backfire on Your Business

Cross-border freelancer hiring looks fast and cheap on paper. But misclassification risks, hidden compliance costs, and knowledge loss can turn that quick fix into a legal headache. WorkMotion's CFO and sales lead explain how to avoid the traps.

Manaal Khan·14 May 2026

Samsung Faces 18-Day Strike Over Bonus Pay Gap with SK Hynix

Trending Tech·4 min

Samsung Faces 18-Day Strike Over Bonus Pay Gap with SK Hynix

Samsung Electronics faces an 18-day strike starting May 21 after its labor union rejected calls to resume pay negotiations. The union demands transparency in Samsung's bonus scheme, citing a significant pay gap with rival SK Hynix. South Korea's Finance Minister warns the strike poses a major risk to the country's chip-dependent economy.

Huma Shazia·14 May 2026

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