Nvidia launches RTX Spark ‘superchip’, OpenAI offers UK banks access to GPT-5.5 Cyber

A new front has opened up in the battle for dominance in AI chips, as Nvidia said its latest development could replace the mouse and keyboard in how people use computers. The $5tn (£3.7tn) US semiconductor company has launched a “superchip” that puts AI capabilities into laptops and desktop computers, a move that will pit it against Intel, Apple, Qualcomm and AMD. The RTX Spark chip will be launched this year, and will be used by computer makers including Dell, Lenovo, Asus and HP, paired with Microsoft’s Windows software, according to the Nvidia chief executive, Jensen Huang. The Guardian 

OpenAI has offered nine major UK banks access to its cyber security AI tool GPT-5.5 Cyber, as its fierce rival Anthropic has blocked them in previews of its version, Claude Mythos. Both tools are designed to find hidden security weaknesses in digital systems and can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks. Mythos caused a stir when it was announced in April, with Anthropic claiming it had found a weakness in one legacy system which had remained hidden for nearly 30 years. BBC 

A Google Pixel Watch 5 prototype has leaked online in one of the most bizarre instances ever. The unreleased smartwatch was reportedly discovered by a scuba diver at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea after it was accidentally dropped by a Google employee while travelling near the island of St Martin. Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Entertainment, shared the story on X, and it quickly got attention on social media. The incident attracted attention on social media when it was shared by Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Entertainment, who said that his friend discovered the device while he was diving and then realised it was an unreleased Google smartwatch. MSN

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 is debuting a wider form factor we’ve not seen on Android in a few years and, ahead of its launch, the device has been spotted in the wild. Posted to DCInside, a zoomed-in shot of someone using a wider-than-average foldable with two cameras on the back is very likely our first real-world look at a working Galaxy Z Fold 8 – the device previously referred to as “Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide” – which has so far only leaked in renders and dummy units. 9to5Google.com

Who wants this data center noise in their community? pic.twitter.com/Xmx5xFboGY

— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) May 11, 2026

In the little town of Sterling, Virginia, 25 miles north-west of Washington, DC, residents have had enough of the data centre hum. A few hundred metres from rows of neat, suburban houses, a vast warehouse operated by technology giant Vantage Data Centers has been whirring non-stop, according to its neighbours. Videos posted on social media, taken from a road near the facility, reveal a tinny whine that locals say is audible almost all the time. “They built a building with gas turbines in it – the gas turbines create this high-pitched whistle,” says Lindsay Shaw, a cyber security specialist who lives next door to one Vantage building. Telegraph 

You have had McAfee antivirus software installed on your laptop for years after becoming fearful that your computer would be infected. So when an email arrives to say your protection is about to expire, you are not surprised. Better still, there is a “renewal discount” of 89% if you pay on the same day. “Once the expiration date has passed, your computer becomes susceptible to many different virus threats,” the email warns. It is, however, a fake email sent not by the company that has become synonymous with anti-virus software, but by criminals who are hoping to harvest your financial details. The Guardian