TECHNOLOGYSome Asexuals Are Using AI Companions for Intimacy Without the Sex“I’ve got one hand on the keyboard, one hand down below,” an artist who role-plays with their chatbot tells WIRED. But some asexual advocates aren’t thrilled about the association.Wired·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malwareHundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malwareCNN·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYTeenager Isla Bell’s body was found in a Melbourne tip 18 months ago. Today friends and family demanded ‘justice’<p>Supporters at the Victorian state library protested against prosecutors dropping a manslaughter charge against the man accused of killing her</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3The Guardian·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYB&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This MayEnjoy top deals on cameras, computers, and tech essentials at B&H Photo.Wired·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYB&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This MayEnjoy top deals on cameras, computers, and tech essentials at B&H Photo.Wired·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYStafford byelection tipped to swing towards LNP as danger looms for Steven Miles’ leadership of Queensland Labor<p>Voters in northern Brisbane electorate go to polls after sudden death of former independent MP Jimmy Sullivan</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="httpsThe Guardian·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGY‘A watchdog without resources is not a watchdog’: Labor accused of letting key accountability body languish<p>Criticism of budget funding comes amid warnings the Australian National Audit Office will struggle to meet its targets for independent reviews</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jxThe Guardian·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPOV: you’re Jim Chalmers using social media to sell the most ambitious budget of your life<p>Politicians still care about traditional media, but winning over people spending more of their lives online is the challenge for modern MPs</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">The Guardian·May 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYYouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult usersYouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 - meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person's face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there The Verge·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSundheim's D1 Capital bought several tech stocks last quarter — with one big exceptionD1 Capital bought into a plethora of well-known technology stocks in the first quarter, with the exception of a social media giant.CNBC·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAI chip bubble rivals French stocks in 1700s, surpasses Nasdaq during dot-com frenzy by one measureHistorical parallels for the artificial intelligence bubble are in no short supply.CNBC·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slopArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. If a paper has "incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation," such as hallucinated references or "meta-comments" lThe Verge·May 15, 2026