21 May 2026
I Cloned Myself With Gemini’s AI Avatar Tool. The Result Was Unnervingly Me
It’s a beautiful, balmy afternoon at Dolores Park in San Francisco, and I’m singing a birthday song to a prehistoric dinosaur. A cupcake with a pink candle magically appears in my empty hand as I finish my serenade. When I blow out the flame, a calm look of contentment washes over the CGI-esque creature. While the man in this AI video looks and sounds just like me, the clip was actually generated…
21 May 2026
Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex
Today, I’m pleased to introduce something I’ve been working on for the past six months: Shortcuts Playground, a plugin for Claude Code and Codex that can create any shortcut for Apple’s Shortcuts app using natural language.
21 May 2026
Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Su…
On Wednesday, the Taiwan Keelung District Prosecutors' Office executed search warrants across 12 locations and is now seeking to detain three individuals in the island’s first formal crackdown on illicit AI semiconductor exports to China.
21 May 2026
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Linux Rootkits, Router 0-Day, AI Intrusions, Scam Kits and 25 New Stories
This week starts small. A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up again. At first, it feels like the usual mess. Then you see the pattern: attackers are not always breaking in. They are using the parts we already trust. That is what makes it worrying. The danger is in normal things now - updates, apps, cloud buttons, support chats, trusted accounts. AI does…
21 May 2026
GlobalFoundries launches Quantum Technology Solutions to scale U.S. quantum manufacturing
Built on years of cryogenic innovation and deep partnerships with the world’s leading quantum innovators, anchored by industry demand MALTA, N.Y., May 21, 2026 — GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today launched Quantum Technology Solutions, a new quantum business to scale the manufacturing capabilities the quantum industry needs to achieve utility-scale quantum computing. The new business…
21 May 2026
SpaceX And Tesla Combined Bitcoin Holdings Rank Fifth Among Public Companies
SpaceX and Tesla, both led by Elon Musk, together hold approximately 30,221 Bitcoin, valued at around $2.3 billion at current market prices.
21 May 2026
Ryzen AI Halo is AMD’s $3,999 answer to maxing out ChatGPT
PCWorld reports on AMD’s new Ryzen AI Halo mini PC, a $3,999 local AI processing solution targeting businesses seeking alternatives to cloud services.
21 May 2026
The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces
This sponsored article is brought to you by Wetour Robotics . A field technician on a wind turbine, harness clipped, both hands on a wrench, needs to send a command to the diagnostic device hanging at her belt. A logistics worker on a loading dock, gloves on, eyes on the pallet, needs to redirect a connected lift. A person using an assistive mobility device on a crowded street wants to nudge it…
21 May 2026
Meet The 25-Year-Old Vying To Become Hollywood’s First AI Movie Mogul
In years past, when a great athlete retired, they typically told their story through a ghost-written memoir or perhaps even a biopic. But Hall of Fame basketball player Carmelo Anthony opted instead for the storytelling medium of the moment, striking a partnership with Utopai Studios, the Silicon Valley-based startup specializing in AI movies and TV shows.
