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13 May 2026 Vol 19
Roomba Creator Builds a Robot Called Familiar That Follows You Home and Learns Your Ways

Roomba Creator Builds a Robot Called Familiar That Follows You Home and Learns Your Ways

Photo credit: WSJColin Angle, the co-founder who transformed the humble vacuum into a household staple, left iRobot in 2024 to…
Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks

Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks

Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup founded last year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, on Monday announced something called…
MIT grad students turn Labubu into nightmare fuel with Labububot

MIT grad students turn Labubu into nightmare fuel with Labububot

Image Credit: MIT Media Lab I thought the internet had already pushed Labubu as far as it could go. We…
Apple Unlocks New Level of Privacy for Cross-Platform Texts with Arrival of iOS 26.5 and End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging

Apple Unlocks New Level of Privacy for Cross-Platform Texts with Arrival of iOS 26.5 and End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging

Users who text friends or family on Android devices will notice their conversations in the Messages app feel more secure…
The fight to stop publishers from bricking your games and shutting down servers just got a powerful new enemy

The fight to stop publishers from bricking your games and shutting down servers just got a powerful new enemy

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has come out against California bill AB 1921, a state bill that would compel developers…
This is the MacBook Pro M5 That Makes High-End Laptops Feel Affordable Again

This is the MacBook Pro M5 That Makes High-End Laptops Feel Affordable Again

Prices for computer memory and storage continue to rise every few months, driven by demand for new AI features across…
Netflix paid $500 million for a show NBC made in the 1990s — and it’s still better than most Netflix originals

Netflix paid $500 million for a show NBC made in the 1990s — and it’s still better than most Netflix originals

Netflix is home to a great many terrific comedies, movies and TV shows alike. That includes original series like Unbreakable…
Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’

Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’

Elon Musk’s trial against OpenAI and Microsoft entered its final stretch on Monday, with testimony from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella,…
Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch a second.…
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos

OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos

OpenAI is launching Daybreak, an AI initiative focused on detecting and patching vulnerabilities before attackers find them. Daybreak uses the…