21 May 2026
Google's AI-Powered 'Magic Pointer' Is Its Latest Feature In A Frustrating Trend
Google is expected to unveil several new Gemini AI features at the Google I/O event in mid-May 2026, but the company already shared AI innovations a week earlier, hosting the I/O 2026 Edition of "The Android Show" on YouTube to announce new Android 17 features and the Android-based Googlebook laptops that will replace Chromebooks.
21 May 2026
Embodied AI steps out of the lab but scaling challenges remain
At Singapore’s ATxSummit tech conference, industry leaders noted that while embodied artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of robots is becoming more capable thanks to advances in hardware, simulation and sensors, broader adoption will depend on reliability, safety, cost, data availability and stronger governance standards.
21 May 2026
Zuckerberg defends Meta’s bloodbath layoffs: ‘Success isn’t a given’ in AI push
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the company’s brutal layoffs of 8,000 workers – saying “success isn’t a given” as the tech giant pushes full steam ahead into the highly competitive AI sector.
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.
