TECHNOLOGYInstagram privacy tech is turned off today - what does this mean for your DMs?The platform said it would remove end-to-end encrypted messages, a major U‑turn by parent company Meta.BBC News·May 8, 2026
TECHNOLOGYA Project in Europe Tested Whether Students Could Live Without SmartphonesFor three weeks, thousands of children in Europe went without social media or their smartphones, or both. This is the diary of their digital detox.NY Times·May 8, 2026
TECHNOLOGYIREN inks AI infrastructure deal with NvidiaData center operator IREN announced a partnership with semiconductor giant Nvidia.CNBC·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYCloudflare stock sinks 18% after earnings as company cuts 1,100 employees due to AI changesThe cloud provider announced it is laying off 20% of its workforce as agentic artificial intelligence "fundamentally changes" the company's work.CNBC·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYDatadog stock soars 31% on blockbuster earnings as AI winners emerge in softwareDatadog's results fueled shares of other cloud infrastructure names like Snowflake and MongoDB.CNBC·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYKodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37%The company made a series of other announcements during earnings, including a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a collaboration.TechCrunch·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYDisney looking to make a unified ‘super app,’ report saysDisney CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took over for Bob Iger earlier this year, has emphasized his intent to streamline the Disney experience.TechCrunch·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYTrump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus ExplainedToday on Uncanny Valley, we’re diving into recent reports that the Trump administration is considering an executive order that would establish some sort of federal oversight over new AI models.Wired·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYVoi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of StockholmAI startup Pit is led by the co-founders of European scooter giant Voi and backed by a16z, which is leading the startup’s $16 million seed round.TechCrunch·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHow to Disable Google's Gemini in ChromeChrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You can easily uninstall it. The bad? You might not want to.Wired·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPerplexity’s Personal Computer is now available to everyone on MacPerplexity's Personal Computer brings AI agents to your Mac, and is now open to everyone.TechCrunch·May 7, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ousterThe week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry's biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at the ChatGPT maker. The explanation? That Altman was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board." Now, via witness testimony and triaThe Verge·May 7, 2026
