Tech

Microsoft unveils three Intel-based business laptops: a $1,950+ Surface Pro in 13", a $1,950+ Surface Laptop in 13.8" and 15", and $1,300+ Surface Laptop in 13" (blogs.windows.com)
2026-5-19 Microsoft Intel

NextEra's $67B deal for Dominion, the largest utility acquisition in US history, signals an era of utility consolidation to accommodate AI-driven power demand (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-19 AI

Unframe, which customizes AI apps for enterprises via pre-built modular components, raised a $50M Series B led by Highland Europe, for $100M in total funding (www.axios.com)
2026-5-19 Europe AI

Epic says Fortnite has returned to Apple's App Store globally, after its US re-launch in 2025, signaling confidence in a favorable outcome in an ongoing lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-19 Apple

Webinar: The hidden bottlenecks in network incident response (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-19

Apple unveils Apple Intelligence-powered accessibility features, subtitles generated on device, a Vision Pro feature for controlling power wheelchairs, and more (www.macstories.net)
2026-5-19 Apple Intelligence

Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-19 Microsoft

CertiK: physical attacks on crypto holders rose 75% YoY to 72 confirmed cases and $41M in known losses in 2025; Coinbase spent ~$7.6M to protect Brian Armstrong (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-19 Coinbase

Amazon's Alexa+ Now Produces AI-Generated Podcasts (entertainment.slashdot.org)
2026-5-19 Amazon AI

Modular data center maker Armada raised a $230M Series B co-led by Overmatch, 8090 Industries, and BlackRock at a $2B valuation, and plans a new Arizona factory (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-19

OpenAI's win against Elon Musk leaves it free to continue its IPO plans, but it still faces many issues, like rising competition and dozens of other lawsuits (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-19 IPO Elon Musk

Chinese flash memory chipmaker YMTC says it officially initiated a pre-listing tutoring process with local brokers, marking the first formal step toward an IPO (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-19 China IPO

Compare every major AI model at once with this lifetime deal (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-19 AI

Sources: Chinese AI startup Moonshot told investors it would revamp its corporate structure to pave the way for a Hong Kong IPO and comply with Beijing's rules (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-19 China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

KPMG partners with Anthropic to embed Claude into its tax and advisory platforms; KPMG's tax and legal services unit saw revenue grow ~8% YoY to $9.3B in 2025 (www.wsj.com)
2026-5-19 Tax KPMG

Elon Musk's OpenAI loss is set to speed up the AI juggernaut amid rising opposition; the case offered a rare glimpse into tech's workings, ending with a whimper (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-19 AI Elon Musk

Standard Chartered plans to cut nearly 8,000 back-office positions by 2030, a 15%+ reduction in support functions in hubs like Bengaluru, amid growing AI usage (www.ft.com)
2026-5-19 AI

Monzo reports FY 2026 revenue up 39% YoY to £1.7B, pre-tax profit up 44% to £87.3M, users up 3M to 15M+, and deposits up 55% to £25.7B, as it expands lending (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-19 Tax

Internal memo: Meta is reassigning 7,000 workers to four new units focused on building AI tools, as it prepares to lay off 10% of its workforce on May 20 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-19 AI

Mistral acquires Vienna-based Emmi AI for an undisclosed sum to boost its industrial offerings in Europe; Emmi raised €15M in Austria's largest round in 2025 (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-19 Europe AI Austria

Milan-based legal AI company Lexroom raised a €42.9M Series B led by Left Lane, after raising a €16M Series A in September 2025, taking total funding to €62.7M (www.eu-startups.com)
2026-5-19 AI

10 of the Bloodiest Coups Ever Attempted (listverse.com)
2026-5-19

10 Instances of Lithobolia That Had People Running for Cover (listverse.com)
2026-5-19

Europe Tests Laser Links As Satellite Comms Outgrow Radio (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-5-19 Europe

NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers accessed its network from Nov. 2025 to Feb. 2026, exposing personal data, medical records, and fingerprints of 1.8M+ people (techcrunch.com)
2026-5-19

Sources: Demis Hassabis was an angel investor in Anthropic; PitchBook and Dealroom: former DeepMind researchers founded 12+ companies since 2021, raising $14B+ (www.ft.com)
2026-5-19

Sources: Intel asks its leading PC partners, including those in the US, China, and Taiwan, to use more 18A CPUs, citing better supply than chips on older nodes (asia.nikkei.com)
2026-5-19 China Taiwan Intel

PlayStation Exclusives Aren't Coming To PC Anymore (games.slashdot.org)
2026-5-19

An overview of macro tech trends: capex explosion, unprecedented surge in chip demand, supply chain bottlenecks, model commoditization, AI automation, and more (www.ben-evans.com)
2026-5-19 AI

Sources: Analog Devices, one of the largest analog chip makers, is in talks to buy Empower, which makes chips used to regulate voltage, for $1.5B in cash (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-19

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