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Google DeepMind:
Google DeepMind details a Gemini-powered mouse pointer that understands what it is pointing at, allowing users to perform tasks without using text-heavy prompts  —  We are developing more seamless, intuitive ways to collaborate with AI  —  The mouse pointer has been a constant companion …
Kyle Kucharski / ZDNET:
Google unveils Googlebook, its new laptop lineup featuring a unified OS merging ChromeOS and Android, with devices from Dell, HP, and others coming this fall  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Googlebook is a new device line coming this fall.  — It merges Android and ChromeOS for smoother phone-to-laptop use.
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google unveils Gemini Intelligence, bundling existing and new Gemini features, including task automation across apps and letting users vibe-code Android widgets  —  We're one step closer to our phones just using themselves. … It is, once again, Gemini season.
Prakhar Khanna / ZDNET:
Google has worked with Meta to improve Instagram on Android, adding Ultra HDR support and more, and with Apple to overhaul the iOS-to-Android transfer process
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Google unveils a “full bleed” Android Auto design that fills unconventionally shaped screens like in the BMW Neue Klasse, plans to add YouTube video streaming
Bloomberg:
Musk v. Altman: Altman testified that in 2017 Musk demanded complete control of a proposed OpenAI for-profit arm, musing that he would pass it to his children  —  OpenAI's Sam Altman testified that he was “extremely uncomfortable” with Elon Musk's insistence that he have complete control …
Business Insider:
Musk v. Altman: Altman faced an intense cross-examination from Musk's attorney, who asked “are you completely trustworthy?”; Altman replied “I believe so”
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority:
Google unveils Android security features, including protection from spoofed banking calls, default theft protection, and biometric protection for Mark as lost  —  Here's a look at the sweeping set of Android security and privacy upgrades Google has in store for you this year.  —  •  —  TL;DR
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google announces Pause Point, an Android 17 feature that forces a mandatory 10-second pause before opening any app a user has labeled as a distraction  —  An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android.  (Yes, things have gotten that bad.)  —  On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point …
CNBC:
Nvidia says that Jensen Huang is joining President Trump on his China trip; source: the president asked Huang to join after seeing media coverage of his absence  —  BEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has joined U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to China, after initial indications the executive had not been invited.
Molly Taft / Wired:
Internal emails: xAI added 19 gas turbines to Colossus 2 over the past two months; xAI is fighting a lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations at the site  —  Emails show that Elon Musk's company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues.
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Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg:
Anthropic names eight unauthorized secondary market sellers of its shares, including Hiive and Forge Global, warning that any share transactions there are void  —  Anthropic PBC identified a number of secondary marketplaces as unauthorized sellers of the company's shares, telling investors that buying the stock won't work.
Pritam Biswas / Reuters:
Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery spinoff from Google DeepMind, raised $2.1B led by Thrive, after raising $600M in its first round in March 2025  —  Isomorphic Labs, an artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery company, said on Wednesday it has raised $2.1 billion …
Reuters:
Samsung and its South Korean labor union fail to reach a pay deal; the union has said workers will strike for 18 days from May 21 if its demands are not met  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and its South Korean labor union failed to reach a pay deal on Wednesday, its union leader said …
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Waymo recalls ~3,800 robotaxis in the US to fix software issues that may cause them to drive onto flooded roads, after some were seen stalled on flooded streets  —  Waymo is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix software issues that could allow them to “drive onto a flooded roadway …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to make the Camera app fully customizable in iOS 27, along with noticeable design changes across Siri, Safari, Weather, and more  —  Apple Inc. is planning to upgrade its Camera app, making the software fully customizable as part of a broader set of user interface changes coming in its next iPhone software update.
Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu:
Paymentology, which provides real-time card and payment processing technology for banks and fintechs, raised $175M co-led by Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners  —  Paymentology provides cloud-native issuer processing technology for banks and fintechs, helping financial institutions modernise …
Kate Park / TechCrunch:
Config, which is building a data layer for robotics foundation models, raised a $27M seed at a $200M+ valuation led by Samsung Venture Investment  —  Asia's push into physical AI is being fueled by the same manufacturing prowess that made the region a global industrial powerhouse.
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Bloomberg:
eBay rejects GameStop's $56B takeover offer, saying the unsolicited bid is “neither credible nor attractive”, in a letter from eBay Chairman Paul Pressler  —  EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen …
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
The US' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is testing ACCESS, an outcome-based payment model for AI-driven medical care, with 150 tech companies  —  Neil Batlivala has spent seven years building a healthcare company that most of the tech industry has never heard of and that serves …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google is in talks with SpaceX and other companies for a rocket launch deal, as Google expands its own efforts to put data centers in space  —  A deal between the two tech titans would give a boost to SpaceX's business ahead of a historic public listing.

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Tyler Falk / Current:
NPR is overhauling its dues model so that fees are based on news stations' broadcast reach rather than donor revenues and projects dues will fall 15% to 18%

Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Hasbro launches Sixth Wall, an AI studio working with ElevenLabs and voice actors to create and license AI-native versions of its characters and franchises

Amos Barshad / Columbia Journalism Review:
Some right-wing news influencers are using Meta's Ray-Ban sunglasses as a recording tool that unwilling subjects may not be aware of, leading to tension

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Ben Lang / Road to VR:
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Etiido Uko / Tom's Hardware:
Microsoft says it is investigating a Mistral AI PyPI package v2.4.6 compromise; researchers say it is likely part of the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary with a Wrapped-like experience that features “never-before-shared data” going back to when users first joined Spotify
Sawdah Bhaimiya / CNBC:
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will take action against “addictive design” features on TikTok and Instagram, like “endless scrolling”
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