02 May 2026
Best of 9to5Toys – This week’s top deals: 2026 MacBooks, Mother’s Day gifts, more
Best of/9to5Toys Good morning and welcome to Best of 9to5Toys Weekly – a one-stop shop for all of the week’s best deals on Apple gear, Samsung and Android tech, accessories for smartphones and Macs,...
02 May 2026
Universities face funding threat as lawmakers target schools with ties to adversarial nations
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is moving to crack down on foreign influence in American education by targeting universities’ financial ties to adversarial nations. The package would ban federal funding to colleges that operate branch campuses in adversarial countries or accept research funding for sensitive fields like artificial intelligence, biotech, and quantum computing.
02 May 2026
AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop
By the time doctors detect pancreatic cancer, it’s often too late to treat effectively. But a new study suggests that artificial intelligence might be able to find signs of the disease before tumors are visible on a scan. An AI model developed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, detected abnormalities on patients’ CT scans up to three years before they were diagnosed with pancreatic…
02 May 2026
New Oscars rules: No AI actors, human-written scripts only
Actors created with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for an Oscar, said the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday introducing new rules for the awards. The governing body clarified that acting performances and screenplays must be created by humans, while allowing AI tools.
02 May 2026
Humanoid robot delays flight to San Diego after Southwest seized its oversized batteries
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego turned into an unexpected comedy show Thursday after a dancing humanoid robot named Bebop caused a delay, confused airline staff, and sparked a lithium battery standoff that grounded the trip before it even got rolling. The flight eventually landed at San Diego International Airport about an hour late, according to FlightAware, but passengers…
02 May 2026
Humanoid robot named Bebop causes Southwest Airlines flight delay out of Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport
Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego arrived more than an hour late Thursday after an unusual traveler—a humanoid robot named Bebop—prompted a runway delay.
01 May 2026
US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems
The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies—Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection, and SpaceX—to use their artificial intelligence in classified computer networks, enabling the military to integrate AI-powered capabilities for warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments. Anthropic was notably absent from the list due…
01 May 2026
Academy Awards Rule Updates Tackle AI, Multiple Nominations for the Same Actor, and More Ahead of 99th Oscars
Updated May 1, 2026, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences revealed major rule changes ahead of the 99th Academy Awards in 2027. Key updates include AI restrictions: roles must be performed by humans with consent, and screenplays must be human-authored. The Academy also allows actors to be nominated multiple times in the same category if they place in the top five votes.
01 May 2026
Pentagon says US military to be an 'AI-first' fighting force
Pentagon says US military to be an 'AI-first' fighting force
