TECHNOLOGYTrump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings showTrump bought shares of Amazon, Meta, Oracle, Broadcom, Motorola and Dell worth millions, new ethics disclosure filings show.CNBC·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYA hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to seeThe tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.TechCrunch·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYA hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to seeThe tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.TechCrunch·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSilicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices upLake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.TechCrunch·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSilicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices upLake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.TechCrunch·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted aloneAndon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention. Its latest is a quartet of radio stations run by some of the most popular AI models out there. "Thinking Frequencies" is run by Claude, "OpenAIR" by ChatGPT, "Backlink Broadcast" by GoogThe Verge·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe Chinese App That Puts Instagram to ShameIn the ancient city of Dali, I saw firsthand how RedNote has evolved from a lifestyle platform into the tool that powers the country’s tourism industry.Wired·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYGoogle updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AIGoogle updated its spam policy to mark attempts to "manipulate" its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search, as Search Engine Land reports: "In the context of Google Search, spam refers to techniques used to deceive users or manipulate our Search sysThe Verge·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPower prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingersThe price spike is a reminder of a deeper problem: The U.S. power grid was not designed for the electricity demands of an AI-driven economy, and the gap between what the grid can deliver and what the industry needs is widening.TechCrunch·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPower prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingersThe price spike is a reminder of a deeper problem: The U.S. power grid was not designed for the electricity demands of an AI-driven economy, and the gap between what the grid can deliver and what the industry needs is widening.TechCrunch·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAngus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is true<p>Migrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefits</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.The Guardian·May 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYRunway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AIAI video-generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability.TechCrunch·May 15, 2026
