Tech

Amazon launches “Join the chat”, an AI-powered feature that allows users to ask questions about products and receive conversational audio responses in real time (techcrunch.com)
2026-5-1 Amazon AI

Tim Cook says that the Mac Studio and the Mac mini, used for AI and agentic tools, “may take several months to reach supply demand balance” (www.macrumors.com)
2026-5-1 AI Tim Cook

Sources: the US DOD strikes agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, Reflection AI, and AWS to use their AI tools on classified military networks for “lawful” use (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-1 Microsoft AI Nvidia

The Invisible Force Making Food Less Nutritious (news.slashdot.org)
2026-5-1

Apple CFO Kevan Parekh says “the iPhone 17 family is now the most popular lineup in our history” and “we believe we gained market share during the quarter” (www.ft.com)
2026-5-1 iPhone Apple

Cloud computing provider Nebius agrees to buy Eigen AI, which optimizes the performance of chips running AI inference tasks, for $615M in stock and cash (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-1 AI

Microsoft now lets admins choose pre-installed Store apps to uninstall (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-1 Microsoft

This $49 AI tool helps you go from idea to written book, fast (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-1 AI

Windows 11 KB5083631 update released with 34 changes and fixes (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-1

China's EV makers are competing on in-car AI features; ByteDance says its Doubao AI is used in 7M+ cars across 145 models, including from Mercedes, Audi, and VW (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-1 China AI

OAuth review checklist: 4 steps to assess risk [Free Guide] (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-1

Shadow AI Is Everywhere. Here's How to Find and Secure It. (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-1 AI

Belgium Plans To Nationalize Nuclear Power Plants (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-5-1 Belgium

Agentic AI is spreading fast. Here's how to find and secure it. (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-1 AI

US ransomware negotiators get 4 years in prison over BlackCat attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-1

Researchers detail CopyFail, a now-patched Linux vulnerability that lets unprivileged users gain admin access, as many distributions have yet to add fixes (arstechnica.com)
2026-5-1 Linux

Sources: Huawei expects AI chip revenue to hit ~$12B in 2026, up 60% from $7.5B in 2025, as orders for its Ascend 950PR chip surge and Nvidia stalls in China (www.ft.com)
2026-5-1 China AI Nvidia

Musk Concludes Testimony At OpenAI Trial (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-5-1

Musk v. Altman: OpenAI lawyers claim Shivon Zilis, a longtime Musk employee and mother to four of his children, acted as a covert liaison between him and OpenAI (www.wired.com)
2026-5-1

The persistent notion that AI disruption could create a permanent underclass signals how much collateral damage AI companies might tolerate in pursuit of AGI (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-1 AI

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Dave McCormick introduce a bill banning members of the legislative and executive branches from trading on prediction markets (www.politico.com)
2026-5-1

US Senators Ban Themselves From Prediction Markets Trading (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-5-1 Ban

Apple forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates and reports Q2 results above projections in China but below expectations in the Americas and Europe regions (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-1 China Europe Apple

Intel shares jumped 114% in April, hitting a record on April 24 and lifting its market cap past $470B, closing out the chipmaker's best month on record (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-1 Intel

Western Digital reports Q3 revenue up 45% YoY to $3.34B, vs. $3.25B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates; WDC drops 7%+ after hours (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-1 4Q Western Digital

Sandisk reports Q3 revenue up 251% YoY to $5.95B, vs. $4.72B est., consumer revenue below est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above est.; SNDK drops 5%+ after hours (www.marketwatch.com)
2026-5-1 4Q

New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access On Major Distros (it.slashdot.org)
2026-5-1 Linux

The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-1 Senate

Alphabet's stock climbed 10% on Thursday and 34% in April, its best month since 2004; Meta's stock plunged 8.5% on Thursday, its steepest drop since October (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-1 Alphabet

In Real-World Test, an AI Model Did Better Than ER Doctors At Diagnosing Patients (science.slashdot.org)
2026-5-1 AI

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