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May 20, 2026
Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
Google's AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you search for a product, Google's Gemini AI chatbot will surface relevant items and generate a "custom explainer" about...
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May 20, 2026
The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah
Utah may host one of the world's most colossal data centers, despite stark warnings from experts and fierce public backlash. Earlier this month, commissioners in Box Elder County signed off on the ...
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May 19, 2026
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
Google has big promises for its AI-powered future - and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it claims will make your life easier. Gemini Spark...
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May 19, 2026
Google is launching its own version of OpenClaw
Google is launching its own take on OpenClaw, the buzzy AI agent platform that caused a stir in the tech industry earlier this year. Announced during Google I/O 2026, Gemini Spark is an always-on A...
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May 19, 2026
Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever
Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it easier to flow between AI Overviews, the AI-genera...
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May 18, 2026
Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts
Alexa Plus, Amazon's upgraded AI assistant, can now generate podcasts on "virtually any topic," according to an announcement on Monday. With the update, Amazon says you can give Alexa Plus a topic,...
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May 18, 2026
Starlink raises prices across satellite internet plans
Starlink is raising prices across its satellite internet plans in the US - including Standby Mode - with the cheapest 100Mbps Residential plan going from $50 to $55 / month, as reported earlier by ...
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May 17, 2026
Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is seeping into our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives i...
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May 15, 2026
Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 test will allow you to reposition the taskbar and change the size of the Start menu. The update, which is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Experimental channe...
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May 14, 2026
AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards
AMD is bringing its FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to older graphics cards. In an announcement on X, Jack Huynh, AMD's head of computing and graphics, says FSR 4.1 will roll out to RDNA 3 GPUs in July, fol...
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May 13, 2026
Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs
Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot, you can ask the chatbot q...
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May 13, 2026
Netflix’s ad ambitions just keep growing
For the second year in a row, Netflix's ad-supported tier more than doubled its monthly viewerbase. During its 2026 upfront presentation, Netflix revealed that its $8.99-per-month plan reaches more...
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May 12, 2026
Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Elon Musk did "huge damage" to the culture of the AI startup. During testimony as part of Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman said Musk required OpenAI president Greg B...
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May 12, 2026
Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs
The family of a 19-year-old college student is suing OpenAI over claims that his conversations with ChatGPT led to an accidental overdose. In the lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Sam Nelson's parents alle...
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May 12, 2026
George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing
Hollywood actors and producers are standing behind a new AI licensing standard that will tell AI systems whether they'll need to pay to use a person's likeness, creative work, characters, and desig...
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May 11, 2026
Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of turning its back on its promise to remain ad-free and safe for kids. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, cla...
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May 11, 2026
GM settles California lawsuit claiming it sold driving habit data to insurance companies
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California data privacy lawsuit that accused the automaker of selling driver location and driver data, as reported earlier by Reuters. In...
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May 10, 2026
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
Substack, the once buzzy newsletter platform, is losing a new swath of writers to rival platforms most people haven't heard of. Just last month, The Ankler, one of Substack's most popular publicati...
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May 8, 2026
Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video is joining Netflix and Disney Plus in adding a vertical feed of videos to its streaming app. The new "Clips" feed will offer a stream of short-form videos from shows and movies, ...
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May 8, 2026
DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules
The Department of Government Efficiency's cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursday. In the 143-page decision, US District Judge Colleen Mc...
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May 8, 2026
Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
Tesla is recalling its RWD Cybertruck Long Range over faulty brake rotors that could cause the wheels to fall off, as spotted earlier by MotorTrend. In a notice on the National Highway Traffic Safe...
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May 7, 2026
Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data
The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students ...
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May 6, 2026
Google shuts down Project Mariner
Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired's Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing pag...
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May 5, 2026
Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused it of misleading customers about the availability of its Apple Intelligence features. The proposed settlement woul...
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May 5, 2026
Meta sued by major book publishers over copyright infringement
Meta is facing a class action lawsuit filed by five major book publishers and one author over claims the company "engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in histor...
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May 5, 2026
Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models
Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Elon Musk's xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review new AI models before they're released to the public. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Commerce Dep...
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May 5, 2026
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta - Facebook and Instagram's parent company - says its AI system...
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May 4, 2026
Amazon’s trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS
Amazon might have a part in delivering all kinds of stuff to your door soon, as its massive shipping network opens up to other companies outside its marketplace, more directly competing with giants...
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May 4, 2026
GameStop makes $56 billion offer to acquire eBay
GameStop has made an offer to acquire eBay for $56 billion, which comes as part of GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's plan to transform the online marketplace into a "legit competitor to Amazon," he tells T...
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May 1, 2026
Microsoft tests redesigned Windows 11 Run menu with dark mode and more
Microsoft is testing its much-needed refresh for the Windows 11 Run menu, offering a modern interface that the company says is faster and comes with support for dark mode. The redesign is rolling o...
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