Google AI Plus Just Got a Lot Cheaper — and Doubled Its Storage
Google cuts AI Plus to $4.99/month and doubles storage to 400GB, making it the cheapest major AI subscription from a top-tier provider. Here’s what’s changing and why it matters.
June 9, 2026
New House AI Bill Could Reshape How Frontier Models Are Regulated — And It’s Already Sparking Fights
A bipartisan House bill would force frontier AI developers to submit to independent audits, fund open-source security grants, and create AI security testbeds — but its preemption of state AI laws has sparked fierce opposition from both sides of the aisle.
NFCShare Malware Is Stealing Credit Cards Through Fake Banking Apps on GitHub — And It’s Spreading Fast
NFCShare Android malware has expanded from targeting a single German bank to hitting financial institutions across Italy and Spain, using fake banking app updates hosted on GitHub to steal credit card data via NFC.
A Farmer Gave His Land for a Public Park. The City Sold It to a Data Center Developer for $10 Million.
A Texas farmer donated 88 acres for a public park. The city sold it to a data center developer for $10 million. Now residents are fighting back — and raising questions about who really controls donated land.
FCC Gives Amazon a Free Pass on Satellite Deadline — Here’s What It Means for Starlink Competition
The FCC waived Amazon’s deadline to launch half of its 3,232-satellite broadband constellation, keeping Project Kuiper’s path to compete with Starlink alive — but launch vehicle troubles continue to plague the project.
2.5 Million Student Loan Borrowers Had Their Data Exposed — And Scammers Are Probably Already Planning to Use It
A breach at Nelnet Servicing exposed names, addresses, and Social Security numbers for 2.5 million student loan borrowers — and the timing couldn’t be worse with loan forgiveness scams already circulating.
Zcash Is Bouncing Back After a Critical Bug Could Have Let Attackers Print Unlimited Tokens
Zcash is recovering after a critical vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool could have allowed counterfeit token creation. Founder Zooko Wilcox proposed the Ironwood upgrade to let users independently verify the circulating supply.
Humanity Protocol Wallets Drained for $19M — Token H Plummets 80% in Hours
Over 17 Humanity Protocol wallets were drained of $19 million on Tuesday, crashing the H token by more than 80%. The attack vector remains unknown, but on-chain analysts suspect a shared vulnerability across wallets interacting with the protocol.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s $100K H1B Visa Fee — Tech Companies and Schools Breathe Again
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s $100,000 H1-B visa fee, ruling it violated the Administrative Procedure Act and Constitution. The fee threatened rural Alaska schools that rely on visa teachers and would have dramatically increased hiring costs for tech giants.
Russian Early-Warning Satellites Are Behind Mysterious Continental-Scale GPS Jamming
Researchers have traced mysterious GPS interference across Europe to Russia’s Kosmos 2546 satellite, part of the EKS early-warning constellation. The space-based jamming signals affected receivers from Norway to Spain — raising concerns about continental-scale navigation attacks.