Google Cloud fraud defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-cloud-fraud-defense-the-next-evolution-of-recaptcha/
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-cloud-fraud-defense-the-next-evolution-of-recaptcha/
Google Cloud Blog
Introducing Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA | Google Cloud Blog
Today at Next ‘26, we’re launching Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the trust platform for the agentic web and the next evolution of reCAPTCHA.
BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
https://electrek.co/2026/05/05/byd-overtakes-tesla-kia-best-selling-ev-brand-key-overseas-markets/
https://electrek.co/2026/05/05/byd-overtakes-tesla-kia-best-selling-ev-brand-key-overseas-markets/
Electrek
BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
With over 7% market share, BYD is now the top-selling EV brand in the UK so far in 2026, surpassing...
McDonald's is a premium product now (2024)
https://greyenlightenment.com/2024/07/31/mcdonalds-is-a-premium-product-now/
https://greyenlightenment.com/2024/07/31/mcdonalds-is-a-premium-product-now/
MIT’s virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/mits-virtual-violin-offers-luthiers-a-new-design-tool/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/mits-virtual-violin-offers-luthiers-a-new-design-tool/
Ars Technica
MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool
Computational model lets users tweak parameters to hear effect on the sound in early design process.
Show HN: PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions
https://github.com/olivier-ls/php-fts
https://github.com/olivier-ls/php-fts
GitHub
GitHub - olivier-ls/php-fts: A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies.
A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies. - olivier-ls/php-fts
Apple is enforcing an old App Store rule against a new kind of software
https://adaptivesoftware.substack.com/p/the-wrapper-and-the-code
https://adaptivesoftware.substack.com/p/the-wrapper-and-the-code
Substack
The Wrapper and the Code
How Apple's vibe coding crackdown collides with software that doesn't hold still
David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
https://www.theverge.com/column/925487/david-sacks-trump-administration-ai-model-review
https://www.theverge.com/column/925487/david-sacks-trump-administration-ai-model-review
The Verge
How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
The Trump administration pulled a 180 on AI oversight, inducing Sacks’ worst nightmare: more government regulation on technology.
UK businesses brace for jet fuel rationing
https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/uk-jet-fuel-shortage-rationing-goldman-sachs-warning/
https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/uk-jet-fuel-shortage-rationing-goldman-sachs-warning/
Business Matters
UK businesses brace for jet fuel rationing as Goldman Sachs warns of 'critical' supply crunch
Goldman Sachs warns the UK is Europe's most exposed economy to a jet fuel crisis, with rationing looming as Strait of Hormuz closure hits airlines, SMEs and travel costs.
Pope Leo called his bank's customer service line. They hung up on him
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/06/pope-leo-bank-customer-service-chicago/89960592007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/06/pope-leo-bank-customer-service-chicago/89960592007/
USA TODAY
Pope Leo called his bank's customer service line. They hung up on him
Frustrating customer service experiences happen to us all – even Pope Leo.