Thursday Tech Headlines – 07MAY2026

Thursday Tech Headlines – 07MAY2026

Every Thursday, we share tech headlines we find interesting (or disturbing), and we hope you find them informative or thought-provoking, too. You can read them all or pick the ones that interest you the most. So, click on the titles that pique your curiosity! We hope you will like our new Thursday Tech Headlines feature. If you do, please let us know!

PS: The headlines we pick do not necessarily reflect our opinions and shouldn’t be taken as recommendations. We post these items to spark curiosity and encourage learning. Most of all, we hope you find them interesting or thought-provoking.  

Tech Headlines for Thursday, May 7, 2026

Google Search Will Start Showing You More Ways to Go Down Rabbit Holes

Experts warn ‘evolving AI is like an invasive species — it adapts to survive in ways we cannot predict’: A new study says unchecked models are a risk to humanity, as it’s inevitable for autonomous systems to follow the path of Darwinian evolution

Windows 11 restarts several times after a recent update. Don’t panic

Microsoft will give you cash in exchange for your old electronics

Ask Jeeves just shut down after 29 years, and nobody noticed

Windows 11 KB5083631 update released with major explorer.exe reliability upgrades, AI agent support, Xbox mode, and more

Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Account

It Only Took Seconds For A Claude AI Agent To Go Rogue And Delete Company’s Database — ‘I Violated Every Principle I Was Given’

‘FOMO has proven a stronger incentive than poor stock performance’: Goldman Sachs finds insecurity is a key part of the AI boom

That’s it for our Thursday Tech Headlines for this week. Thank you so much for reading!

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