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AI Boosts Bug Bounty Payouts, Cuts Disclosure Time
AI‑driven agents are reshaping software security by auto‑discovering vulnerabilities and crafting exploits, sparking a surge in bug‑bounty payouts and squeezing the long‑standing 90‑day disclosure win
Meta, Google, Amazon lobby Vatican on AI encyclical
Meta, Google, and Amazon quietly met Vatican officials on April 29 to lobby ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s first AI encyclical. The forthcoming encyclical, reported by TechMeme and the New York Times, urges
FPL eyes 5,700‑acre data center in Indiantown
Florida Power & Light’s plan to build a 5,700‑acre hyperscale data center near Indiantown has sparked fierce local opposition over water use, heat, noise, and lack of transparent, multilingual outreac
Huawei Claims 1.4nm Path by 2031 Without EUV
Huawei unveiled a "Tau Scaling Law" and LogicFolding chip architecture, claiming it can reach 1.4nm-class production by 2031 by routing around US-blocked EUV lithography equipment.
Apple's iOS 27 Revamps AirPods UI, Adds Google Cast
Apple's iOS 27 introduces a revamped AirPods UI and Google Cast support amid mounting pressure on its Watch and health strategy from screenless rivals, while a promised AI health upgrade is postponed.
Apple Watch Needs Revamp Amid Screenless Rivals
Apple needs to revamp its decade-old Apple Watch and Health strategy as the wearables market shifts toward screen-less, AI-driven devices from Whoop, Oura, and Fitbit, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports,
Pope Leo XIV Calls for AI Regulation and Human Dignity
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical on AI calls for regulation, warns of threats from warfare to child exploitation, and urges technology to serve humanity and protect workers’ dignity in the digital age.
Google Cloud COO warns AI security must be built in
Google Cloud’s COO Francis de Souza warned that AI security can’t be an afterthought, urging firms to embed governance, auditability, and multicloud protection from day one. He highlighted that breach
MoonPay Launches ChatGPT App to Buy Crypto Directly
MoonPay has turned OpenAI’s ChatGPT into a crypto checkout, letting users generate purchase links for Bitcoin, XRP, Solana and USDC without leaving the chatbot. The app requires standard KYC and lets
Xreal Launches Aura Smart Glasses with OLED Displays
After years of costly missteps, Xreal claims it has finally cracked the smart‑glasses market with its new Aura headset, a wired OLED device powered by a pocket‑sized “puck.” Partnered with Google and
Epic Games Sets UE6 Timeline, Rocket League Upgrade
Epic Games has teased the upcoming Unreal Engine 6, tying its rollout to a major Rocket League upgrade that aims to overcome UE5’s multithreading bottleneck. Both Wccftech and The Verge report that th
TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check
Waymo’s robotaxi fleet is hitting a snag, with the company pausing services in multiple U.S. cities because of rain‑soaked roads and construction‑zone hazards, even as Tesla rolls out its own robotaxi
Google I/O 2026 Launches Gemini AI, New Search UI
At Google I/O 2026, the company unveiled a suite of practical AI tools—including Gemini’s Universal Cart, Generative Search UI, and AI agents—while the author warns that lingering hallucinations and t
Memorial Day Tech Deals: Sony, Anker, Beats (2026)
While SKIMNEWS has been tracking AI expansions at Google and legal battles between OpenAI and Apple, its latest story flips the focus to consumer savings, highlighting deep Memorial Day discounts on h
UK PR firms see AI‑washing surge as firms rebrand
UK PR professionals warn that a wave of ‘AI washing’ is sweeping across low‑tech sectors, as firms scramble to label any automation as AI. From shoe maker AllBirds buying AI GPUs to genetics firms tou
Amazon’s Bee Wearable Records, Summarizes Conversations
Amazon’s Bee wearable, an AI‑powered wristband acquired last year, records, transcribes and summarizes conversations, aiming to act as a personal assistant for busy professionals. While the device del
Bloomberg.com Triggers Bot Check After Activity
Bloomberg's website flagged unusual network activity and now requires users to complete a bot verification step—enabling JavaScript and cookies—before accessing its content, with a support reference I
Gulf AI Hub Faces War Risks as Data Centers Targeted
The Gulf’s race to become a global AI hub is now confronting the realities of war, as drone strikes hit Amazon data centers, oil prices hover at $100 a barrel and the Strait of Hormuz stays shut. Whil
Google rolls AI Search overhaul, demoting blue links
Google rolled out a major AI‑driven overhaul of its Search box, demoting traditional blue‑link results in favor of zero‑click answers and reshaping how publishers and users find information online tod
OpenClaw passed 300,000 GitHub stars. Then Google launched Spark. - The New Stack
OpenClaw hit a major open‑source milestone with 300,000 GitHub stars just as Google accelerates its AI push, debuting the Spark model, revamping Gemini into a 24/7 personal assistant, and touting a ne
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