22 May 2026
How Stanford sold its soul to Silicon Valley
Theo Baker was still a teenager when he took down the president of Stanford University. And he hadn’t even meant to become a journalist. Baker had dreamed of going to Stanford since he was a wee nerd of 7, obsessed with coding and technology. He showed up at 17 to study computer science — the kid who’d built his first website in elementary school, now inside what he came to see as the world’s…
22 May 2026
China rolls out 100 humanoid robots into employee homes this month
A hundred humanoid robots are about to move into homes in Wuhan, China. Not as roommates, exactly, but close enough to make it weird. GigaAI, working alongside the Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre and the Hubei Humanoid Robotics Industry Alliance, launched the SeeLight S1 on May 21.
22 May 2026
Our editors' favorite 50 gadgets under $50: The best affordable gear we've tested
Testing new gear is a regular thing for all of us at Yahoo Tech. We test a lot of gadgets, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the most expensive, most flashy items are usually the ones to make headlines. But we’ve found that it would be a mistake to overlook the little things in the tech world. Some of the best gadgets we’ve tested don’t cost a fortune, and are small, affordable and endlessly useful.…
22 May 2026
AGIBOT’s humanoid robot steals the show with dance, calligraphy at cultural event
Chinese firm AGIBOT showcased its advanced humanoid robot during a cultural event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 21.
22 May 2026
Your brain's inner AI has a wild side, explaining every trippy vision you could imagine
Imagine what would happen if the enigmas of the human brain could be unraveled through technologies developed to replicate its workings. Consider an experience involving spiraling fractal shapes, forming a kaleidoscope of impossible figures. Next, think of meeting an illusory loved one in the flesh, or being menaced by a phantom animal in your midst. These scenarios involve hallucinations, but…
22 May 2026
Space X IPO shows Musk has found cheat code for capitalism
Would you buy an AI company that's actually a space company from this man? Probably.
22 May 2026
Inside the New Era of Healthcare Compliance: What Every Provider and Health Plan Needs to Know
Medical records used to be paperwork. Now they’re financial documents, legal documents, and increasingly, the difference between a healthy bottom line and a federal recoupment notice. Every diagnosis a clinician writes down feeds into a much larger system. Insurance reimbursement, federal payments, quality scores, and audit risk all flow from those notes. And the people reviewing them have gotten…
22 May 2026
xAI Releases Grok Skills and Updates Tool Calling Responses API
xAI has released Grok Skills together with enhancements to the Responses API for Grok 4.3 , enabling persistent custom expertise that the model retains across all conversations on the web platform, iOS app, and Android app.
22 May 2026
Satya Nadella is reorganizing Microsoft around AI — and changing who holds power
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just dismantled the senior leadership structure that has run Microsoft for decades. It's the latest step in his plan to reboot Microsoft for the AI era and transform the 220,000-person behemoth into a company capable of competing with its smaller, faster, technically sophisticated rivals.
