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Google I/O 2026 liveblog: on the ground at Google’s keynote

  • Technology
  • Allison Johnson
  • May 19, 2026

We're back at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, for this year's edition of Google I/O. These days, Silicon Valley is buzzing about the future of AI search, agents, vibe coding,...

Google I/O 2026 live blog: On the ground at Google’s keynote

  • Technology
  • Allison Johnson
  • May 19, 2026

We're back at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, for this year's edition of Google I/O. These days, Silicon Valley is buzzing about the future of AI search, agents, vibe coding,...

Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets

  • Business
  • Bobby Allyn
  • May 19, 2026
  • US

While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket to operate.

Google I/O 2026: All the news and announcements

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • May 19, 2026

Google I/O 2026 kicks off today, with the event’s keynote presentation slated for 10AM PT / 1PM ET on May 19th.  Gemini is expected to be front-and-center once again at this year’s developer conferenc...

Sony’s 1000X The Collexion are a luxurious and expensive celebration of its iconic headphones

  • Technology
  • John.Higgins
  • May 19, 2026

Ten years ago Sony introduced the MDR-1000X headphones. They combined noise canceling, good sound, design, and comfort in a way that we hadn't quite seen before in a set of wireless headphones. (At th...

An AI announcer mispronounced and skipped names during a graduation

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • May 19, 2026

The use of AI-powered tools to announce students as they walk on stage during graduation and commencement ceremonies has grown in popularity over the past few years, but it's not always succeeding at...

America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • May 19, 2026

A law requiring social networks to quickly remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual imagery is now fully in force. But experts warn the policy could do little to help victims - and at worst cou...

Apple’s accessibility features add more AI-powered processing

  • Technology
  • Richard Lawler
  • May 19, 2026

Apple's annual update about accessibility features on its platforms has new additions for the iPhone, Mac, and especially Vision Pro, with a focus on how on-device AI processing is being used in featu...

Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations

  • Technology
  • Thomas Ricker
  • May 19, 2026

Anker's Solix S2000 solves two major pain points with power stations: idle power draw that can leave a battery unexpectedly dead, and the large footprint required to hold so much energy. Impressively,...

The Mandalorian and Grogu should have been a season of TV

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • May 19, 2026

When The Mandalorian first debuted on Disney Plus, it was a refreshing reminder of how fascinating Star Wars stories can be when they aren't focused on the same handful of well-established characters....

Microsoft launches Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 with Intel chips

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • May 19, 2026

Almost exactly two years ago, Microsoft introduced Arm-powered versions of the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7, with Intel models not ready until more than six months later. This time around Micro...

Nintendo keeps finding new ways to reinvent platformers

  • Technology
  • Andrew Webster
  • May 19, 2026

In most platforming games, you're fighting against the world around you. You're trying to beat a level, nail a seemingly impossible series of jumps, or defeat a powerful boss. But even though Yoshi an...