26 May 2026
For AI co-scientists to scale, scientists have to trust them. The architectural bets to earn it vary.
A growing number of vendors, from Google DeepMind to Benchling to traditional ELN companies like Sapio Sciences, are pitching “co-scientist” functionality to bench researchers. They are part of a multibillion-dollar wave of AI life-sciences deals that has accelerated since late 2025.
26 May 2026
A Need for Physical Interaction? Why the Metaverse Failed
It’s just over four and a half years since one of the biggest rebrands in Big Tech history took place. On October 28, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook, Inc. would become Meta, and that the focus for the company would be on building a new virtual world where humans would work, socialize and play.
26 May 2026
Coinbase pushes further into AI payments with new MCP for Base network
Coinbase announced on Tuesday that has built a tool that allows users of its Base blockchain network to plug into services like Claude and Cursor. The new tool, called Base MCP, makes it easier to use AI for conducting crypto transactions such as trading and lending, and comes as part of a broader push by Coinbase and payments giant Stripe to redefine the technical underpinning of online commerce.
26 May 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Uses Trump’s War to Squeeze More Megabucks From Pentagon
Elon Musk has used Donald Trump’s war in Iran to quintuple the amount he’s charging the Pentagon for SpaceX services.
26 May 2026
Revel and Voltera are merging to scale urban EV charging
Revel and EQT-backed Voltera are merging to create a larger EV charging platform focused on fleets, ride-hail drivers and autonomous mobility. The deal shows how infrastructure capital is reshaping a charging market where scale, power access and site execution matter more than startup momentum.
26 May 2026
Eldercare sector reveals resilience, prospects of China’s robotics industry
Eldercare sector reveals resilience, prospects of China’s robotics industry
26 May 2026
This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots
In the last few years, India’s online food delivery market has grown significantly, with both Zomato and Swiggy going public and an increase in the number of cloud kitchens. Meanwhile, startups working on home services, such as on-demand household staffing platforms, including Urban Company, Snabbit , and Pronto , have gained popularity.
26 May 2026
'Toy Story 5' Filmmakers on Aging Woody, and Why LilyPad Isn't the Film's Villain
SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details for “ Toy Story 5 .” Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” doesn’t open until June 19, but fans are clamoring for every snippet released by the studio. Beloved toys Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie, Rex, Forky and the rest of the gang are back in the franchise’s fifth installment. The story picks up a few years after the fourth film, and things have changed. Aside…
26 May 2026
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
Today, I’m talking with Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, in a conversation we recorded just after the Google I/O developer conference. This is the fifth year Sundar and I have sat down after I/O, and it’s become one of my favorite Decoder traditions. There’s always a lot of news at I/O, and this year was no exception — Google has powerful new Gemini models, it’s putting AI agents in…
