More than 700 Wikipedia volunteers say they’re prepared to strike after the Wikimedia Foundation dissolved its Community Tech team on May 20, 2026. The five engineers and one manager built daily tools like plagiarism detectors and dark mode; WMF says it followed a Sept. 2025 review and denies union-linked firings.
The U.S. Justice Department charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo with insider trading in May 2026, alleging he used confidential company information to earn more than $1.2 million in…
Lux Optics’ Halide Mark III hits iPhone/iPad in May 2026 with a film-simulation engine and five Looks—Valencia, Rembrandt, Nova, Zephyr, and Chroma Noir—co-developed with Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly. Photo Lab’s Quick Edit covers Looks, HDR, and exposure; RAW import from Sony, Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, Hasselblad, and Leica is beta. $59.99 or $19.99/yr.
CrowdStrike, Google, and nonprofit Shadowserver took down the Glassworm botnet in May 2026, dismantling an operation that cybercriminals had used for two years to inject malware into open source…
Spotify launched a podcast clipping feature on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, allowing users to cut and share specific audio segments from episodes directly within the app.
A new scissors icon in the…
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.”
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…
Google filed its May 2026 appeal of the federal ruling branding it an illegal search monopolist, calling it “flawed” and “crashed” through legal guardrails. It challenges Judge Amit Mehta’s Aug 2024 guilt and Sep 2025 remedies, arguing its browser/device distribution deals weren’t anticompetitive and that data-sharing with genAI firms exceeded discretion.
Meta has settled a lawsuit brought by Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District over social media’s impact on teen mental health, avoiding what had been scheduled as its next major trial. The…
On May 21, 2026, an international coalition shut down First VPN and arrested its administrator, saying at least 25 ransomware gangs relied on it. The service ran servers in 27 countries; investigators seized its user database, notified thousands of linked users, and dismantled dozens of servers.
Spotify and UMG’s 2026 licensing deal lets Spotify Premium users prompt AI-generated remixes and covers through a paid add-on (launch date and pricing TBD). Artists can opt out and collect royalties; Co-CEO Alex Norström says it’s “grounded in consent, credit, and compensation.”
