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13 May 2026 Vol 19

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John Carreyrou and other authors bring new lawsuit against six major AI companies

A group of writers, including Theranos whistleblower and “Bad Blood” author John Carreyrou, is filing a lawsuit against Anthropic, Google,…

007 First Light’s release date gets shaken up

007 First Light is our most ambitious project to date, and the team has been fully focused on delivering an…

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

In 2026, we will see the beginning of precision medical forecasting. Just as there have been remarkable advances in weather…

NYPD Sued Over Possible Records Collected Through Muslim Spying Program

A New Jersey man who previously sued the New York City Police Department in an unsuccessful quest to find out…

US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million

In June, U.S. insurance giant Aflac disclosed a data breach where hackers stole customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers…

Researchers are getting organoids pregnant with human embryos

Only none of it is happening inside a body. These images were captured in a Beijing laboratory, inside a microfluidic…

Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp

Amazon is expanding its AI-powered digital assistant Alexa+ with new capabilities. The company announced on Thursday that it’s adding four…

France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack

France’s national postal and baking services company La Poste was knocked offline by a suspected distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on…

Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system

Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan vehicles’ license plates and their…

The Vergecast RAM Holiday Spec-tacular

Happy Holidays! As we like to do on The Vergecast, we take this time of year to see our families,…