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19 May 2026 Vol 19

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I stopped relying on a smart home hub and barely miss it

I stopped relying on a smart home hub and barely miss it

You used to have to put all your eggs in one basket. If you were setting up a smart home,…
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world

How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world

“Visual positioning is not a very new technology,” says Konrad Wenzel at ESRI, a company that develops digital mapping and…
Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

The Department of Defense is putting more pressure on employees to volunteer to support the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration…
Google and Tesla think we’re managing the electrical grid all wrong

Google and Tesla think we’re managing the electrical grid all wrong

Google, Tesla, and data center developer Verrus are among a group of companies arguing that the electrical grid is being…
Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding access to its healthcare AI assistant to its website and app. The assistant,…
‘Pokémon Pokopia’ is a game about rehabilitating a broken world — and I love it

‘Pokémon Pokopia’ is a game about rehabilitating a broken world — and I love it

On Friday night, my boyfriend and I sat on the couch for a refreshing evening of doing nothing together. We…
YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue

YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue

YouTube has hit some impressive numbers in 2025. According to new estimates from research firm MoffettNathanson— as reported by The…
AI-powered apps can make money, but struggle with long-term retention, new data shows

AI-powered apps can make money, but struggle with long-term retention, new data shows

With the top app stores flooded with AI apps, developers may think the best bet for turning a profit is…
Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup

Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup

Kevin Mandia, who founded the cybersecurity startup Mandiant in 2004 and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022,…
ChatGPT can now create interactive visuals to help you understand math and science concepts

ChatGPT can now create interactive visuals to help you understand math and science concepts

On Tuesday, OpenAI introduced dynamic visual explanations, a new ChatGPT feature that allows users to see how formulas, variables, and…