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May 1, 2026, 4:15 PM
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Jonathan Greig / The Record:
A bug in popular cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared software has reportedly been exploited since Feb.; CISA it gives a 9.8 CVSS score, tells agencies to patch by May 3  —  Federal agencies have until May 3 to resolve a security issue impacting a critical system for server and website management.
Katrina Manson / Bloomberg:
The DOD strikes deals with AWS, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Reflection AI to use their AI tools on classified military networks “for lawful operational use”  —  The Pentagon has struck agreements with more technology companies for expanded use of advanced artificial intelligence tools …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta acquires a startup Assured Robot Intelligence to bolster its robotics team, which is working on humanoid hardware and the underlying AI that powers it  —  Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots …
Jessica Lyons / The Register:
Experts say supply chain attacks compromised SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the PyPI package Lightning, in a campaign that calls itself Mini Shai-Hulud  —  The wave of supply chain attacks aimed at security and developer tools has washed up more victims, namely SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the lightning PyPI package.
Wired:
Musk v. Altman: when asked whether xAI has distilled OpenAI models, Elon Musk says the claim is “partly” true
New York Times:
Musk v. Altman: the judge told Musk's lawyer she did not want talk of AI's existential threat to seep into the trial, and to focus instead on facts about OpenAI
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Tim Cook says that the Mac Studio and the Mac mini, which many are buying for AI and agentic tools, “may take several months to reach supply demand balance”  —  During today's earnings call for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the Mac mini and Mac Studio …
Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Apple CFO Kevan Parekh says that “the iPhone 17 family is now the most popular lineup in our history” and “we believe we gained market share during the quarter”
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates, with sales expected to rise between 14% and 17%, and says memory expenses will climb “significantly higher” in Q3
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Some retail traders are training AI agents to buy and sell assets on their behalf, as exchanges like Polymarket and Bybit roll out agent-friendly interfaces  —  Jake Nesler's AI trading bot got one big decision right in its first week.  It ignored the chase.
Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Fun, which builds fiat and crypto payment rails for platforms like Polymarket and Aave, raised a $72M Series A in January, co-led by Multicoin and SignalFire  —  The finer details of back-end payment systems are enough to make most people's eyes glaze over, even those in crypto.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail CopyFail, a now-patched Linux vulnerability that lets unprivileged users gain admin access, as many distributions have yet to apply the fixes  —  Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases …
Jason Beeferman / Politico:
US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Dave McCormick introduce a bill banning members of the legislative and executive branches from trading on prediction markets  —  The bill comes two days after a U.S. soldier was arraigned in federal court on charges he used insider knowledge of the military's plans …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading

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Reuters:
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta plans to shut down after 30+ years, following pressure from Russian authorities and the persecution of its reporters

Gavin Blair / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Association of Japanese Animations: Japan's anime industry revenue grew 15.8% YoY to a record ~$28.5B in 2025, with overseas revenue reaching ~$16B

Selome Hailu / Variety:
Sources: Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine lays off about 30 employees, roughly 50% of its staff, as it focuses on film and TV projects and its book club brand

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Jasmine Sun / New York Times:
The persistent idea that AI disruption could create a permanent underclass signals how much collateral damage AI companies will tolerate in their pursuit of AGI

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Britney Nguyen / MarketWatch:
Sandisk reports Q3 revenue up 251% YoY to $5.95B, vs. $4.72B est., $3.62B net income, $820M in consumer revenue, below est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above est.
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Alphabet's stock climbed 10% on Thursday and 34% in April, its best month since 2004; Meta's stock plunged 8.5% on Thursday, its steepest drop since October
Business Insider:
Sources: Meta HR chief Janelle Gale told employees she can't rule out further layoffs while Zuckerberg said AI automation is not the driving factor behind them
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix rolls out a vertical video feed in its own Clips tab in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, the UK, and the US
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