Tech

Linux Percentage of Steam Users Doubled in One Year (linux.slashdot.org)
2026-5-3 Linux

Sources: Anthropic is in early talks to buy AI chips from UK-based Fractile when they launch in 2027, as it seeks deals to gain more leverage with suppliers (www.theinformation.com)
2026-5-3 AI

Marvel, DC, Game Publishers Launch Rival Events Saturday for Free Giveaways (news.slashdot.org)
2026-5-3

ConsentFix v3 attacks target Azure with automated OAuth abuse (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-3

A look at casino-style games, considered gambling in some US states, where player “whales” spend tens of thousands via IAP on Apple, Google, and Meta platforms (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-3 Google Apple

This refurbished Dell laptop is a good buy for work and travel at just $390 (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-2

GameStop Is Preparing Offer For eBay (slashdot.org)
2026-5-2 eBay

A profile of OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, who sources say helped keep OpenAI's Microsoft deal on track and has privately suggested waiting until 2027 for an IPO (www.wsj.com)
2026-5-2 Microsoft IPO

New Lithium-Plasma Engine Passes Key Mars Propulsion Test (science.slashdot.org)
2026-5-2

Ripple Labs investor and exec Chris Larsen plans to spend $3.5M to help Alex Bores, a NY congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over AI regulation (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-2 AI

Amazon Stuck With Months of Repairs After Drone Strikes On Data Centers (news.slashdot.org)
2026-5-2 Amazon Drone

Sources: GameStop is preparing to make an offer for eBay after quietly building a stake; GameStop had a market cap of ~$11B as of May 1, while eBay had ~$45B (www.wsj.com)
2026-5-2 eBay

Avoca, whose AI agents let physical services businesses handle inbound calls and dispatch, raised $125M+ across seed, Series A, and Series B at a $1B valuation (fortune.com)
2026-5-2 AI

A UK court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392M for patents needed to enable phone network access; Samsung faces similar suits from ZTE in China, Germany, and Brazil (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-2 China Germany Samsung Brazil

Microsoft tests modern Windows Run, says it's faster than legacy dialog (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-2 Microsoft

Waymo says it is continuing to “refine” its system preventing kids under 18 from riding alone, after adult riders reported new age-verification checks (www.wired.com)
2026-5-2

Edu tech firm Instructure discloses cyber incident, probes impact (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-2

Microsoft's Xbox Mode Is Now Available For All Windows 11 PCs (games.slashdot.org)
2026-5-2 Microsoft Xbox

xAI launches Grok 4.3, featuring “always-on reasoning”, 1M token context window, and low API pricing, and releases a voice cloning suite called Custom Voices (venturebeat.com)
2026-5-2

Apple has stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini globally; Mac mini now starts at 512GB for $799 in the US (www.macrumors.com)
2026-5-2 Apple

Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical have been down for more than a day, following a “sustained, cross-border attack” (arstechnica.com)
2026-5-2 Ubuntu

AI Agent Designed To Speed Up Company's Coding Wipes Entire Database In 9 Seconds (developers.slashdot.org)
2026-5-2 Database AI

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issues new rules saying acting and writing must be performed by humans and not AI to be eligible for Oscars (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-2 AI

Pentagon Reaches Agreements With Top AI Companies, But Not Anthropic (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-5-2 AI Pentagon

How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others (www.wired.com)
2026-5-2 China AI

Sources: Cerebras is seeking to raise as much as $4B in its IPO and is targeting a valuation of about $40B (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-2 IPO

“Podslop” is flooding listening platforms like Spotify; Podcast Index: of ~11K new podcast feeds in a recent 9-day span, ~39% were likely for AI content shows (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-2 AI Spotify

ICANN Opens Applications For New Generic Top-Level Domains (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-5-2

Pushing back on AI job loss fears, AWS CEO Matt Garman says Amazon plans to hire 11,000 software engineering interns in 2026, a figure in line with recent years (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-5-2 Amazon AI

The US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand publish guidance on orgs' use of agentic AI systems, saying many give AI more access than can be safely monitored (cyberscoop.com)
2026-5-2 Australia AI New Zealand Canada

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