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13 May 2026 Vol 19

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Senators Urge Top Regulator to Stay Out of Prediction Market Lawsuits

A group of 23 Democratic US senators sent a letter Friday to the top federal regulator overseeing prediction markets, urging…

20 Best Presidents’ Day Deals on Gear Our Reviewers Actually Used (2026)

Presidents’ Day Deals have officially landed, and there’s a lot of stuff to sift through. We cross-referenced our myriad buying…

OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model

Starting Friday, OpenAI will cease providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models, including the popular but controversial GPT-4o model. The…

The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker

The Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation into bankrupt electric vehicle startup Fisker last September, roughly one year after…

India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans

India’s government has partnered with China’s Alibaba.com on an export-focused program aimed at helping startups and small businesses reach overseas…

Roku to launch streaming bundles as part of its efforts to continue growing its profitability

Roku shared its fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 this week, as well as some exciting plans in the pipeline. The company…

A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now, Date Drop is the basis of his new startup

As Valentine’s Day approaches at Stanford, some students may be gearing up for first dates — not with people they…

Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach

Dutch phone company Odido has confirmed a data breach affected millions of its customers. The company said in a statement…

Cohere’s $240M year sets stage for IPO

As the top AI labs like Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI chase enterprise adoption, Canadian AI startup Cohere has been quietly…

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses as soon as this year, according to a new report…