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global 2026-05-25

Bipartisan Bill Would Impose New Annual Fee on Electric Vehicles

A new House bill would charge EV owners $130 annually for road maintenance. The bipartisan proposal aims to replace lost gas tax revenue as more drivers go electric.

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gadgets 2026-05-25

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon join forces to eliminate mobile coverage dead zones

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are teaming up to fix mobile dead zones by sharing satellite resources. The rivals are pooling capacity to boost connectivity in areas where coverage is spotty or nonexistent.

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topnews 2026-05-25

Use Tiny11 to Rescue a Computer Running Windows 10

Tiny11 offers a stripped-down Windows 11 alternative for older machines that can't run the full OS. It's a lightweight workaround if you're stuck on Windows 10 hardware but want something newer without Microsoft's strict requirements.

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global 2026-05-25

OpenAI Prepares to File for an I.P.O. in Coming Weeks

OpenAI is preparing to file for an IPO in the coming weeks, positioning itself as one of the most anticipated tech offerings in what's shaping up to be a major year for Silicon Valley public debuts.

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global 2026-05-25

Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, as A.I. Casualties Mount

Meta cut 8,000 jobs as part of its AI-first transformation. Employees are pushing back against AI-based tracking and scrambling to figure out who got laid off.

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global 2026-05-25

How Google Is Starting to Win the A.I. Race

Google's Gemini has quietly overtaken ChatGPT in practical usefulness after a rocky start. The search giant is positioning its AI to be everywhere you work.

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gadgets 2026-05-25

Spotify and its hosting platforms are adopting Apple's tech for video podcasts

Spotify is adopting Apple's HTTP Live Streaming tech for video podcasts, which means Apple Podcasts can finally play Spotify-hosted video content. It's a rare moment of interoperability in the podcast wars.

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gadgets 2026-05-25

Anker's 25W MagSafe 3-in-1 packs active cooling in a travel-sized design [Hands-on]

Anker's new Prime MagSafe 3-in-1 charger supports 25W charging for iPhone 16 and newer models using Qi2.2. The portable design includes active cooling to handle the faster charging speeds.

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gadgets 2026-05-25

Apple Intelligence image models to boast ‘major' visual upgrades in iOS 27: report

Apple's planning a major visual quality upgrade for its image generation tools in iOS 27. Current models powering Genmoji and Image Playground are getting a significant overhaul, according to Bloomberg's Power On newsletter.

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ai 2026-05-24

Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities'

Early AI jailbreaks were trivially easy, often requiring nothing more than asking nicely. Now hackers are getting more sophisticated, exploiting the 'personalities' baked into chatbots to bypass safety guardrails.

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global 2026-05-24

Samsung Averts a Walkout With Big Bonuses, but Discord Over A.I. Profits Brews

Samsung avoided a strike by offering big bonuses to workers, but tensions are rising over how AI boom profits get distributed. The chip giant is caught between investor demands and employee expectations.

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gadgets 2026-05-24

Myst and Riven remakes, the return of Bubsy and other new indie games worth checking out

New indie games include remakes of classic puzzle adventures Myst and Riven, plus a mental health-focused puzzle platformer. Even Bubsy is making a comeback.

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gadgets 2026-05-24

Report: watchOS 27 to improve heart-rate tracking; AI health coach may not debut at launch

Apple's AI health coach (Project Mulberry) is still coming in iOS 27 but may launch later in the cycle. Meanwhile, watchOS 27 is getting major heart-rate tracking improvements that could feed into the AI coach features.

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ai 2026-05-24

I tried Amazon's Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out

Amazon's new Bee wearable joins the growing AI wearable trend, offering helpful features while raising familiar privacy questions. Early hands-on reveals the same tension other AI wearables face: useful, but unsettling.

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global 2026-05-24

‘Peanuts’ Music Owner Sues Interior Department and 3 Companies for Copyright Infringement

The company that owns the Peanuts music catalog is suing the Interior Department and three other companies for using its songs without permission. It's a reminder that even iconic, decades-old music requires proper licensing.

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global 2026-05-24

Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs

A Meta employee created an internal AI-generated radio station playing layoff-themed songs during the company's 8,000-person job cuts. Dark humor meets generative AI in the most 2026 way possible.

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ai 2026-05-24

Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild

Google's new AI can transform any input into any output format. A Verge writer tested it by deepfaking their kid's stuffed deer into vacation videos, revealing how easy realistic AI video creation has become.

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topnews 2026-05-24

The Best Browser Extensions to Get More Out of YouTube

Browser extensions can transform how you use YouTube, from skipping sponsored segments to enhancing playback controls. Here's what actually works for power users who spend serious time on the platform.

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topnews 2026-05-24

These Robots Are Making Meals for a Nonprofit in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

A San Francisco nonprofit is using robots to prep meals in the Tenderloin district, filling gaps left by volunteer shortages. It's a practical example of automation solving real operational problems in community services.

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global 2026-05-24

UK Institute Is Hunting for Dangers Lurking in AI

The UK's AI Security Institute, staffed by former OpenAI and Google employees, is setting the standard for how governments assess AI risks. Other countries are watching closely as they build their own safety frameworks.

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global 2026-05-24

One Job That Is Growing in the A.I. Era? Cybersecurity Experts.

Security engineer jobs are booming as AI tools pump out massive amounts of code that needs protecting. New AI models are creating fresh attack surfaces that companies need experts to defend.

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global 2026-05-23

Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Google I/O happened, and unlike most tech events these days, the crowd didn't groan when AI came up. That's notable given the growing AI fatigue elsewhere.

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global 2026-05-23

Meta Settles a School District’s Social Media Addiction Lawsuit

Meta settled with a Kentucky school district that sued over social media addiction among students. Snap, TikTok, and YouTube already settled too, dodging what would've been the first federal trial on platform design and teen mental health.

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gadgets 2026-05-23

Ansel Adams' trust says AI-colorized version of his work was exhibited without permission

An AI-colorized version of Ansel Adams' iconic 'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico' was displayed at a major photography show without permission from his estate, raising questions about AI's use of protected artistic works.

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