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Microsoft gives up on Xbox Copilot AI

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • May 5, 2026

Xbox is "winding down Copilot on mobile" and "will stop development of Copilot on console," new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on Tuesday. The move follows Sharma's reorganization of the Xbox platform...

Apple could let you pick a favorite AI model in iOS 27

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • May 5, 2026

The next update to Apple's operating systems could allow users to choose their preferred AI model for running Apple Intelligence. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to allow third...

Threads is finally getting DMs on the web

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • May 5, 2026

Nearly a year after rolling out Threads direct messaging to everyone on mobile, Meta is finally bringing the feature to the web. Meta says it's "testing" DMs on the web now, but plans to make the feat...

OpenAI claims ChatGPT’s new default model hallucinates way less

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • May 5, 2026

OpenAI's newest default model for ChatGPT might not make stuff up as much. Hallucinations have been an ongoing problem for AI models, but OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 Instant model has "significant imp...

Meta sued by major book publishers over copyright infringement

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • May 5, 2026

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit filed by five major book publishers and one author over claims the company "engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history"...

Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • May 5, 2026

Microsoft's new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma, has spent the past couple of months making her mark on the Xbox organization. After focusing on highly-requested Xbox console features, reducing the price of G...

From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • May 5, 2026

On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in bacon, scrambled eggs, and orange juice), strapped into the Freedom 7 rocket...

The new AirPods Max 2 are already on sale for $40 off

  • Technology
  • Brandon Widder
  • May 5, 2026

In terms of pricing, the original AirPods Max remained stubbornly high even years after their debut, which made them hard to recommend over the Bose QC Ultra or Sony’s XM series headphones unless you...

Orchid, the buzzy Tame Impala synth, is back in a gorgeous clear colorway

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • May 5, 2026

The Telepathic Instruments Orchid has been unavailable for a few months now. But a new batch is ready to drop on May 5th for $649, and the company is celebrating with a limited edition clear Orchid: A...

OpenAI is reportedly launching a phone for ChatGPT

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • May 5, 2026

OpenAI's first hardware product might be a phone instead of a mysterious Jony Ive gadget. As reported by MacRumors, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared details about the rumored phone, claiming O...

Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • May 5, 2026

Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Elon Musk's xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review new AI models before they're released to the public. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Commerce Depart...

New Mexico has a plan to overhaul Facebook and Instagram

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • May 5, 2026

Still fresh off its recent $375 million jury verdict against Meta, New Mexico attorney general Raul Torrez's office began arguing for even greater asks in the second phase of a landmark trial. On Mond...