Securing AI Cloud Systems: Intelligent Testing For Intelligent Systems
InnovationSecuring AI Cloud Systems: Intelligent Testing For Intelligent SystemsByHarvendra Singh,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 08:45am EDTHarvendra Singh, IT Delivery Manager - Cloud Engineering & Architecture, driving innovation through cloud and AI-led digital transformation. gettyCloud platforms are starting to th...
Of All The Professions AI Is Disrupting, Accounting Has The Worst Math
InnovationOf All The Professions AI Is Disrupting, Accounting Has The Worst MathByJatin Narang,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 08:30am EDTJatin Narang, CEO of Verito.com, a leader in private hosting & managed IT solutions, empowering accounting firms in the digital era. gettyEvery white-collar profession is having a simi...
From Intelligence To Impact: How Connected Reporting And Dynamic Waterfalls Are Reshaping Fund Services
InnovationFrom Intelligence To Impact: How Connected Reporting And Dynamic Waterfalls Are Reshaping Fund ServicesByJose Sobrinho,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 08:15am EDTJose Sobrinho is Head of U.S. Technology at Aztec Group. gettyThe first piece in this series explored machine intelligence in private markets, focusi...
Why The Cheapest AI Stack Becomes The Most Expensive At Scale
InnovationWhy The Cheapest AI Stack Becomes The Most Expensive At ScaleByBen Gutkovich,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:30am EDTCo-Founder of Superlinked, building enterprise-grade open-source inference for production-scale AI search and document processing. gettyMost AI infrastructure projects don't fail on quality....
Developing An Executive Cybersecurity Strategy When Director Duties Extend To The Home Router
InnovationDeveloping An Executive Cybersecurity Strategy When Director Duties Extend To The Home RouterByKeegan Crage,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:15am EDTKeegan Crage | Owner, TechBrain AU — ISO 27001 certified, cyber security & AI governance partner | Oxford MSc Cyber Security (in progress). gettyThe regulatory t...
Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1 billion valuation with KKR backing
Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha has announced an $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, valuing the London-based company at more than $1 billion. The investment is notable for coming from KKR’s growth equity arm, which targets companies with proven business models that are still in aggressive expansion mode — a sign that Fresha is seen as past the risky early stages and ready to scale. The London-based company, founded in 2015, has grown signific...
Stop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring Impact
InnovationStop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring ImpactByKarthik Kannan,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:00am EDTKarthik Kannan is Founder and CEO of Anvilogic. gettyEvery technology wave starts with the same triad: pipes, platforms and compute. Early focus on infrastructure is logical because it attracts investment...
AI Agents Belong In Your Identity Program
InnovationAI Agents Belong In Your Identity ProgramByNolan Garrett,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:45am EDTNolan Garrett, CEO of TorchLight (formerly Intrinium): A premier security-first managed services and risk management partner since 2007. gettyAround 2 a.m. a few months back, our monitoring at TorchLight lit up...
How SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AI
InnovationHow SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AIByRalph Haupter,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:30am EDTRalph Haupter is Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for Small, Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C) at Microsoft. gettyMost companies are already experimenting with AI. That part is done. What sepa...
If You Value Online Security Stop Using Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
InnovationConsumer TechIf You Value Online Security Stop Using Public Wi-Fi HotspotsByMark Sparrow,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 06:00am EDTGL.iNet is a Hong Kong-based tech brand that manufactures secure and portable networking products like the new Mudi 7, a pocket 5G router designed to bring together ultra-fast 5G NR cellular connectivity...
SpaceX files for IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
SpaceX files for IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaireJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San FranciscoGetty ImagesElon Musk's SpaceX has revealed its plans to go public in the US, allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.SpaceX makes rockets, offers a satellite internet service called Starlink, and also owns Musk's controversial artificial intelligence (AI) firm xAI.The initial public offering (IPO) on the U...
The SpaceX IPO filing has arrived
SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk 24 years ago, has finally made its IPO filing public. The hefty filing, posted after markets closed Wednesday, shows a company that has developed far beyond its initial pursuit of reusable rockets — although its long-term mission to create a multi-planetary species remains intact. SpaceX is now a technology conglomerate working on satellites and AI, and has become one of the world’s most valuable private companies.
Anthropic and OpenAI take their beef to the midterm elections
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the car crashes piling up on a daily basis at the Washington-based intersection of technology and politics. If you're not a subscriber, sign up for our fine editorial enterprise today, especially as we process the end of Musk v. Altman. And if you have any tips about impending or hidden Washington car crashes, send 'em over to tina.nguyen+tips@theverge.com. A quick note: Regulator will be on hiatus for the next tw...
Incoming Ofcom chair vows to take on ‘tech bros’
Ian Cheshire says media regulator must address perception it has been complacent and slow on online safetyOfcom’s incoming chair has vowed to take on the “tech bros”, as he conceded there was now a perception the regulator had been complacent and slow over concerns about online safety.Ian Cheshire, the former Channel 4 chair who has secured the job overseeing the technology and media regulator, also told MPs he had personal concerns about the impact of social media on under-16s. Continue reading...
Why Infrastructure Modernization Is The Real Enabler Of AI
InnovationWhy Infrastructure Modernization Is The Real Enabler Of AIByDaniela Binatti,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 20, 2026, 01:30pm EDTDaniela Binatti is the founder and CEO of Pismo. gettyArtificial intelligence is one of the most discussed topics in business today. Across industries, companies are exploring the potential of...
Disney sued over facial recognition technology at California parks
U.S. newsDisney sued over facial recognition technology at California parksThe suit alleges that the company does not adequately disclose its use of the technology and is not transparent with how the collected data will be used. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. in 2023. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 20, 2026, 12:24 PM EDTBy Minyvonne BurkeA class-action lawsuit has been filed against The Walt Disney Company...
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a popular read across the game industry, and he's "widely respected across gaming, media, and technology," according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Sharma announced Ball is joining Microsoft in a memo to Xbox employees this morning, seen by The Verge. She described Ball as a "longtime gamer," who has held strategy and leadership roles at Il...
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Bad Crease News No Privacy Screen
InnovationConsumer TechSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: Bad Crease News, No Display UpgradeByJanhoi McGregor,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Janhoi McGregor (jan-eye) is a reporter who covers technology news.Follow AuthorMay 20, 2026, 11:42am EDTMay 20, 2026, 11:42am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.One of Samsung’s standout Galaxy S26 Ultra features, the priv...
The AI-Native Human: What You Must Become To Stay Relevant
InnovationThe AI-Native Human: What You Must Become To Stay RelevantByManu Khetan,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 20, 2026, 09:30am EDTManu Khetan is Founder and CEO of Rolling Arrays, a LinkedIn 'Top Voice' Influencer and Creator of the R7 Framework. gettyThe Productivity RealityConsider a task that takes you 10 hours to complet...
Vibe Hunting: A New Way Of Threat Hunting With AI
InnovationVibe Hunting: A New Way Of Threat Hunting With AIByAqsa Taylor,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 20, 2026, 09:15am EDTAqsa Taylor is Chief Security Evangelist at Exaforce, an AI SOC company. gettyOn March 31, 2026, one of the most popular open-source packages, Axios, which is downloaded millions of times per week, was comp...