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OpenAI is moving fast toward a public debut. The Wall Street Journal reports the ChatGPT maker plans to file for an IPO within days, targeting a September listing. The path cleared somewhat after a lawsuit from Elon Musk was dismissed, removing one significant legal obstacle from the company's road to Wall Street.

Meanwhile, Google's stock took a curious dip following what many observers called its strongest I/O developer conference in years. Analysts at Bank of America aren't worried though, maintaining a buy rating on Alphabet and projecting roughly ten percent upside from current levels. The market's short-term reaction, it seems, didn't reflect the longer-term picture.

And on the security front, Microsoft is warning users about a threat group called Storm-two-nine-four-nine, which is running a methodical and multi-layered campaign targeting Microsoft three-sixty-five accounts through password reset exploits. The company is urging users to review their account recovery settings and enable stronger authentication before attackers find a way in.

Those are today's top stories. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.

Sources

  1. https://decrypt.co/368498/openai-file-ipo-targeting-september-listing-wsj
  2. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/20/securitize-remains-in-the-red-even-as-record-quarter-fuels-public-listing-plans
  3. https://github.com/captxa/captxa-backend
  4. https://hex.pm/packages/sftpd
  5. https://blog.nilenso.com/blog/2026/05/18/training-a-small-model-to-write-better-ocaml-with-rlvr-and-grpo/
  6. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/20/latest-congressional-swing-at-crypto-tax-reform-would-direct-irs-to-review-de-minimis-exemptions
  7. https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/microsoft-warns-hackers-are-exploiting-password-resets-to-gain-access-to-user-accounts-heres-how-to-stay-safe
  8. https://decrypt.co/368481/google-stock-ai-gemini-why-bofa-bank-america-still-buying
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