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Google won't rest until Gemini is everywhere in your home May 22, 2026

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Google is trying to get more hardware partners to develop and release devices with Gemini for Home.

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Android XR is finally starting to feel real May 21, 2026

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Google has a lot to prove, but its smart glasses will have a few big advantages.

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Anthropic may be about to have its first profitable quarter, Airbnb is expanding into hotel bookings , and Kansas City announced that it is becoming "an all-Apple district." May 21, 2026

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-Anthropic expects to post $559 million in operating profit, making it the company's first profitable quarter since it was founded in 2021 if it hits that target.

-Airbnb says it's featuring "hotels that feel like Airbnb," and it promises to price-match if you find them elsewhere for a lower price.

-Kansas City Public Schools acquired more than 4,500 of the recently released MacBook Neos for students in 8th grade and up. Younger grades will use the district's existing stock of iPads and MacBook Airs.

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Meta is reportedly 'reassigning' 7,000 employees to AI-focused roles May 20, 2026

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The company is also expected to lay off 8,000 workers this week.

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Google’s AI-powered tools will optimize scientific research workflows, Minnesota passed a prediction markets ban, and Kickstarter rolled back its mature content policy after outcry May 20, 2026

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-Gemini for Science includes three primary features: Hypothesis Generation, Computational Discovery and Literature Insights.

-Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill that bans prediction markets operating within the state, but they are already facing challenges.

-Kickstarter has retracted the new set of rules around mature content that it released last week.

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Meta is reportedly 'reassigning' 7,000 employees to AI-focused roles, LinkedIn doesn't want your AI slop anymore, and Apple's new accessibility feature lets Vision Pro users control a wheelchair with their eyes May 19, 2026

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-Meta HR head Janelle Gale has notified employees that 7,000 of them will be moved to four new organizations focused on building new AI tools and apps.

-LinkedIn has long been on the frontlines of the AI slopidemic. Now, the company is taking new steps to reduce the reach of posts that bear the hallmarks of AI-generated drivel.

-Apple is previewing new accessibility features including Apple Intelligence-powered updates like natural language voice input, along with a new Vision Pro app that allows eye control for motorized wheelchairs

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Meta is bringing third-party apps and games to its display glasses May 18, 2026

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Plus - xAI introduces its coding agent called Grok Build

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Amazon facing a class action lawsuit, OpenAI offering ChatGPT Plus to citizens of Malta, and Cats Lock hit the App Store May 18, 2026

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-The suit was filed on Friday in Seattle and accused Amazon of profiting "hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful tariff costs."

-OpenAI announced a "world's first partnership" with the country of Malta.

-A $3 Mac app that hit the App Store this weekend aims to solve a very specific, but very common problem: accidental inputs from cats walking, sitting and sprawling out on keyboards.

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Instagram debuts a new disappearing-photo app May 15, 2026

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Instagram is taking another stab at the ephemeral photo format with a new feature called Instants.

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Security researchers claim to have breached macOS, xAI introduced its coding agent called Grok Build, and Netflix wants to use generative AI to make animated shorts May 15, 2026

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-Security researchers from a Palo Alto-based company called Calif claim they were able to breach macOS after designing a privilege escalation exploit with help from Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview.

-Grok Build is still in its early beta version that's initially only available to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers paying $300 per month for the service.

-Netflix has launched a new studio called INKubator that will specialize in creating generative AI content.

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