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May 22, 2026
Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’
You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel homescreen, says Google.
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May 22, 2026
Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers
Apple is asking the Supreme Court to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn the court’s contempt ruling over external payment fees.
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May 22, 2026
We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there
Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.
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May 21, 2026
Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
Spotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the revenue.
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May 21, 2026
Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it
The AI agents are coming. A lot of them.
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May 19, 2026
Google Search as you know it is over
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduc...
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May 19, 2026
Agentic app coding gets an upgrade with Google’s release of Android CLI
Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI assistants — to build ...
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May 19, 2026
Google’s AI now lets you talk to your Gmail inbox
Google expands Gmail’s AI Inbox with conversational voice search, letting users ask Gemini to find buried email details.
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May 19, 2026
Google’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes
Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into AI-powered software development.
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May 19, 2026
‘Survivor’ stars Kyle Fraser and Kamilla Karthigesu introduce a goal-tracking app, Paprclip
A new app from Survivor 48 winner Kyle Fraser and castmate Kamilla Karthigesu aims to turn goal tracking into a social experience, pairing users for accountability, daily challenges, and shared pro...
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May 15, 2026
Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac
Osaurus combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users’ memory, files, and tools on their own hardware.
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May 14, 2026
Clawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard
A new open source gadget called Clawdmeter turns Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard for AI coding power users.
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May 13, 2026
Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents
Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software.
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May 13, 2026
X launches a History tab for bookmarks, likes, videos, and articles
X’s new History tab combines bookmarks, likes, watched videos, and read articles into a single place, expanding the app’s role as a save-it-for-later tool.
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May 13, 2026
Poppy debuts a proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life
Poppy is an AI-powered app that connects your calendar, email, messages, and other services to surface reminders, suggestions, and tasks based on what’s happening in your life.
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May 12, 2026
Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets
Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini in Chrome, refreshed Android Auto, and more ahead of I/O.
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May 12, 2026
Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling
Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits.
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May 12, 2026
Indigo brings the open social web to one app
Indigo's new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.
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May 12, 2026
Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.
Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.
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May 11, 2026
Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg returns (again) as another place to read AI news.
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May 11, 2026
NYT’s Wordle to become a TV game show
The popular mobile puzzle game will become a TV game show next year.
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May 8, 2026
Pentagon releases UFO files on new website
The initial set of files housed on the site will include those containing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire U.S. government...
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May 7, 2026
Perplexity’s Personal Computer is now available to everyone on Mac
Perplexity's Personal Computer brings AI agents to your Mac, and is now open to everyone.
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May 7, 2026
Tome, another Goodreads book-tracker rival, shuts down
Built on the back of the sizable and influential BookTok community -- creators who discuss and review books on TikTok -- the app offered readers a place to chronicle and rate their books, get recom...
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May 7, 2026
Google’s $9.99-per-month AI health coach launches May 19
The Gemini-powered health coach will act as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.
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May 6, 2026
Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.
Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
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May 6, 2026
Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura bef...
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May 6, 2026
Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools
Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."
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May 6, 2026
Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone open a restaurant
Wonder wants to turn its robotic kitchens into AI-powered “restaurant factories,” letting anyone spin up a virtual food brand with a prompt.
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May 5, 2026
Airbnb co-founder taps Peter Arnell as first US chief brand architect
Arnell joins Gebbia’s National Design Studio under Trump to unify UX across 27,000 federal sites and streamline how Americans use government services.
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