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16 May 2026 Vol 19

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Anthropic’s new Claude ‘constitution’: be helpful and honest, and don’t destroy humanity

Anthropic is overhauling Claude’s so-called “soul doc.” The new missive is a 57-page document titled “Claude’s Constitution,” which details “Anthropic’s…

Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish App Store

European consumers are fighting back against the U.S. following Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory. As…

Apple is turning Siri into an AI bot that’s more like ChatGPT

Apple is planning a big Siri overhaul that will transform the voice assistant into an AI chatbot built directly into…

Samsung Galaxy S26 battery pack leak points to Qi2 charging support

It looks like Samsung is preparing to launch a new Qi2 battery pack for the upcoming Galaxy S26, which is…

Rethinking AI’s future in an augmented workplace

“Our findings suggest that the continuation of the status quo, the basic expectation of most economists, is actually the least…

Blue Origin’s satellite internet network TeraWave will move data at 6Tbps

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has just announced a satellite internet network called TeraWave which will be capable of…

OpenEvidence hits $12B valuation, with new round led by Thrive, DST  

VCs who have backed OpenEvidence are apparently not worried about OpenAI and Anthropic’s new health information products.  On Wednesday, the…

Volvo EX60 Electric SUV: Range, Specs, Availability, and Price

For the EX60, Volvo is using cell-to-body technology, which means that the battery cells are placed straight into the body,…

Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide

Meta on Wednesday announced it’s expanding ads on Threads to all users globally. The expansion, which starts next week, will…

YouTube TV’s multiview is getting a huge upgrade, letting viewers mix and match channels

YouTube TV has been slowly expanding its multiview feature over the past few years, which initially allowed sports fans to…